PM57038: PM25896 POST INSTALL ACTION MAY FAIL 12/02/10 PTF PECHANGE

6.1.0.47: WebSphere Application Server V6.1 Fix Pack 47
6.1.0.43: Java SDK 1.5 SR13 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
6.1.0.45: Java SDK 1.5 SR14 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
6.1.0.47: Java SDK 1.5 SR16 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The PM25896 post install action may fail if coming from a
  very old level (6.1.0.8 or earlier).  The files that the action
  needs to work on did not exist at this early PTF level.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server V6.1.0 for z/OS that created a       *
  *                  configuration image using a Fix Pack level  *
  *                  prior to 6.1.0.8.                           *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: WebSphere Application Server for z/OS   *
  *                      fails to warmstart after moving to      *
  *                      Fix Pack level 6.1.0.37, 6.1.0.39 or    *
  *                      6.1.0.41.                               *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  After moving to the 6.1.0.37, 6.1.0.39 or 6.1.0.41 Fix Pack,
  WebSphere Application Server for z/OS fails to warmstart due to
  a failure in the PM25896.xml post install action. The following
  message appears in the applyPTF.out file:
  <wasHome>/properties/service/product/WebSphere/service/
  actions/PM25896.xml:24: Unable to delete file
  <wasHome>/java/lib/cmm/CIEXYZ.pf
  The PM25896.xml post install action is attempting to delete
  the symbolic links contained within the <wasHome>/java/lib/cmm
  and <wasHome>/java64/lib/cmm directories and copy the
  respective files from the install image into these directories
  in place of the symbolic links. The problem is that
  configuration images that were created using a Fix Pack
  prior to 6.1.0.8 do not contain the <wasHome>/java/lib/cmm and
  <wasHome>/java64/lib/cmm directories. Rather,
  <wasHome>/java/lib/cmm and <wasHome>/java64/lib/cmm are
  symbolic links that point to the corresponding directories in
  the install image. The PM25896.xml post install action was not
  designed to handle this case.
  

Problem conclusion

• The PM25896.xml post install action was updated to invoke a
  new script (PM25986.sh) that will first test whether
  <wasHome>/java/lib/cmm and <wasHome>/java64/lib/cmm
  are symbolic links. If they are, the script will delete them
  and and replace them with directories. If
  <wasHome>/java/lib/cmm and <wasHome>/java64/lib/cmm are
  directories then the PM25986.sh script will delete any
  symbolic links that they contain. Either way, the PM25986.sh
  script will finish by copying the files from the corresponding
  "cmm" directories in the install image into these two
  directories.
  
  APAR PM57038 is currently targeted for inclusion in
  Fix Pack 6.1.0.43 of WebSphere Application Server V6.1.
  
  Please refer to URL:
  //www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=404&uid=swg27006970
  for Fix Pack availability.
  

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WEBSPHERE FOR Z

• Fixed component ID

  5655I3500

Applicable component levels

• R610 PSY UK76696

     UP12/03/18 P F203 {

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