PQ98556: WEBSPHERE V6.0 DOES NOT HAVE BACKWARD COMPATABILITY WITH 2.3 SERVLET SPEC. ONLY OPERATES WITH 2.4 SERVLET SPEC.

6.0.2: WebSphere Application Server V6.0 Refresh Pack 2 for AIX platforms
6.0.2: WebSphere Application Server V6.0 Refresh Pack 2 for HP-UX platforms
6.0.2: WebSphere Application Server V6.0 Refresh Pack 2 for Solaris platforms
6.0.2: WebSphere Application Server V6.0 Refresh Pack 2 for Windows platforms
6.0.2: WebSphere Application Server V6.0 Refresh Pack 2 for Linux platforms

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Applications that use WEBDav methods will not deploy in
  WebSphere Application Server V6.0.
  
  The symptom of this problem is an exception seen during
  application deployment:
  
  ---
  
  [12/13/04 8:02:40:591 PST] 00000028 SystemErr R
  AppDeploymentException:
  [null]
  com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.exception.
  DeploymentDescriptorLoadException:
  IWAE0022E Exception occurred loading deployment
  descriptor for module "ave15.war" in EAR file
  "C:\WAS6\AppServer\profiles\IBMWSENT2_WAS51\wstemp\116457\
  upload\ave15.ear"
  [12/13/04 8:02:40:671 PST] 00000028 SystemErr R
  com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.exception.
  DeploymentDescriptorLoadException:
  IWAE0022E Exception occurred loading deployment
  descriptor for module "ave15.war" in EAR file
  "C:\WAS6\AppServer\profiles\IBMWSENT2_WAS51\wstemp\116457\
  upload\ave15.ear"
  !Stack_trace_of_nested_exce!
  com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.exception.
  DeploymentDescriptorLoad
  Exception: WEB-INF/web.xml
  !Stack_trace_of_nested_exce!
  com.ibm.wtp.internal.emf.xml.util.FeatureValueConversionExceptio
  n:
  IWAE0014E Failed to convert PROPPATCH to Enumeration.
  at
  com.ibm.wtp.internal.emf.xml.util.DefaultFeatureValueConverter.
  failedToConvert(DefaultFeatureValueConverter.java:264)
  at
  com.ibm.wtp.internal.emf.xml.util.DefaultFeatureValueConverter.
  convertToEnum(DefaultFeatureValueConverter.java:93)
  
  ---
  
  The key features of the exception are the two exception types,
  "DeploymentDescriptorLoad" and
  "FeatureValueConversionException", along with exception text
  that notes a failure to convert a WEBDav-specific HTTP method
  type to Enumeration.  (The example above shows the
  WEBDav-specific HTTP method type "PROPPATCH".)
  
  No workaround is available for this problem.
  
  This APAR / fix provides support for all WEBDav method types
  *except* "MKWORKSPACE", "UPDATE", "LABEL", "MKACTIVITY", "BIND",
  "UNBIND", and "REBIND".
  
  The APAR / fix was integrated into WAS 6.0.0.2.
  
  An iFix is available for this problem, see the iFix package
  "PQ98556.zip".  That iFix is installable on WAS 6.0.0.1.
  
  A second APAR, PK30110, addresses the subset of WEBDav method
  types which were not addressed by PQ98556.  See that APAR for
  additional information.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Customers using the servlet 2.3 servlet API  *
  *                 in the WebSphere Application Server 6.0      *
  *                 release.                                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Application Server 6.0 does not have    *
  *                      full backwards compatibility with the   *
  *                      2.3 servlet specification.              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  [12/13/04 8:02:40:591 PST] 00000028 SystemErr R
  AppDeploymentException:
   [null]
   com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.exception.
  DeploymentDescriptorLoad
   Exception: IWAE0022E Exception occurred loading deployment
   descriptor
   for module "ave15.war" in EAR file
   "C:\WAS6\AppServer\profiles\IBMWSENT2_WAS51\wstemp\116457\
   upload\ave15.ear"
   [12/13/04 8:02:40:671 PST] 00000028 SystemErr R
   com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.exception.
  DeploymentDescriptorLoad
   Exception: IWAE0022E Exception occurred loading deployment
   descriptor for module "ave15.war" in EAR file
   "C:\WAS6\AppServer\profiles\IBMWSENT2_WAS51\wstemp\116457\
   upload\ave15.ear"
   !Stack_trace_of_nested_exce!
   com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.exception.
   DeploymentDescriptorLoad
   Exception: WEB-INF/web.xml
   !Stack_trace_of_nested_exce!
   com.ibm.wtp.internal.emf.xml.util.
   FeatureValueConversionException:
   IWAE0014E Failed to convert PROPPATCH to Enumeration.
   at
   com.ibm.wtp.internal.emf.xml.util.
   DefaultFeatureValueConverter.failedToConvert
   (DefaultFeatureValueConverter.java:264)
   at
   com.ibm.wtp.internal.emf.xml.util.
   DefaultFeatureValueConverter.convertToEnum
   (DefaultFeatureValueConverter.java:93)
  
  The WebDAV http methods are not valid in 6.0 as they were in
  5.02. PROPPATCH and PROPFIND are two such methods.
  
  See the related fix for APAR number PQ76729.
  
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg21145705
  
  For more information on the Sun specified supported
  http-methodTypes in the Servlet 2.4 specification:
  
   http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/j2ee/web-app_2_4.xsd
  
  For more information on the Sun specified supported
  http-methodTypes in the Servlet 2.3 specification:
  
   It looks like these were never defined in the 2.3 spec.
  
   http://java.sun.com/dtd/web-app_2_3.dtd
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix for this APAR is targetted to be included in 6.0.0.2.
  Please refer to the Recommended Updates page for delivery dates:
   http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&context=SSEQTP
  &uid=swg27004980
  

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:

Modules/Macros

• WCCM
  

Fix information

Applicable component levels

• R60A PSY

     UP

• R60H PSY

     UP

• R60I PSY

     UP

• R60P PSY

     UP

• R60S PSY

     UP

• R60W PSY

     UP