PM58071: INSTALL ACTIONS HAVE TO HANDLE IBM-1024 ENCODING FOR Z/OS PLATFORM.

8.0.0.3: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 3
8.0.0.4: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 4
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8.0.0.14: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 14
8.0.0.15: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 15

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• All development is being done in Ascii by stack products.
  
  Install actions are not being developed specifically for z/OS
  and are not handling the IBM-1024 encoding.
  Following lines need to be added to the launchConfigManager.sh
  script:
  
  FILE_ENCODING=ISO8859-1
  and
  -Dfile.encoding="$FILE_ENCODING" \
  These should appear at the end of the file to look like this:
  FILE_ENCODING=ISO8859-1
  # called without an action registry defined
  ${JAVA_EXE} \
  $JVM_EXTRA_CMD_ARGS \
  -DWAS_HOME=${WAS_HOME} \
  -Dwas.install.root=${WAS_HOME} \
  -Dfile.encoding="$FILE_ENCODING" \
  -DWS_CMT_LOG_HOME=${LOG_HOME} \
  -DWS_CMT_LOG_NAME=${LOG_NAME} \
  -DWS_CMT_LOG_LEVEL=3 \
  -DWS_CMT_CONF_DIR=${ACTION_REPOSITORY} \
  -classpath ${CONFIG_MANAGER_CLASSPATH} \
  -Dws.ext.dirs=${WAS_EXT_DIRS} \
  com.ibm.ws.install.configmanager.launcher.Launcher \
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server V8.0 for z/OS that configure stack   *
  *                  products.                                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The augmentation customization jobs     *
  *                      that are generated by the Profile       *
  *                      Management for z/OS do not support      *
  *                      ASCII file encodings.                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  The config actions that are run during profile augmentation
  for some stack products are not designed to run with an EBCDIC
  file encoding. Significant rework and testing can be required
  to get these config actions to run on the z/OS platform.
  

Problem conclusion

• The zAugmentProfile.sh script, which is used to invoke profile
  augmentation on the z/OS platform, was updated such that
  profile augmentation can be run with either an EBCDIC
  (IBM-1047) or an ASCII (ISO8859-1) file encoding. Each stack
  product can then specify the file encoding for profile
  augmentation, with EBCDIC being the default file encoding.
  
  APAR PM57985 is currently targeted for inclusion in
  Service Level (Fix Pack) 8.0.0.3 of WebSphere Application
  Server V8.0.
  
  Please refer to the Recommended Updates page for delivery
  information:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980
  
  In addition, please refer to URL:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=404&uid=swg27006970
  for Fix Pack PTF information.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

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

• R800 PSY

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