PI84500: PROXY FAILS TO DEAL WITH HTTP/0.9

Rational Performance Test Server 9.1.1
Rational Test Virtualization Server 9.1.1
Rational Integration Tester 9.1.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When a client sends a http 0.9 request the port forwarding code
  in the proxy blows up:
  
  java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: empty text
       at
  org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpVersion.<init>(HttpVersio
  n.java:97)
       at
  org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpVersion.valueOf(HttpVersi
  on.java:62)
  
  Need to update/patch the netty class so that if the string is
  empty it treats this as version 0.9
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users of the RIT HTTP Proxy with the F5 load balancer        *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * F5 load balancer ping requests caused data loss and an       *
  * exception in the HTTP Proxy                                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Update to version 9.1.1 of the HTTP Proxy and the problem is
  resolved.
  

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

  RATL INTEGRA TE

• Fixed component ID

  5725G79IT

Applicable component levels

• R800 PSN

     UP

• R801 PSN

     UP

• R850 PSN

     UP

• R851 PSN

     UP

• R860 PSN

     UP

• R870 PSN

     UP

• R871 PSN

     UP

• R900 PSN

     UP

• R901 PSN

     UP

• R910 PSN

     UP

• R911 PSY

     UP