PI54207: UPDATE WEBSPHERE LIBERTY PROFILE TO 8.5.5 FIXPACK 8

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APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• Update the WebSphere Liberty Profile in CICS to version 8.5.5
  fixpack 8.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All CICS Users.                              *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: This APAR upgrades the embedded         *
  *                      WebSphere Application Server Liberty    *
  *                      Profile to Version 8.5.5 fixpack 8.     *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  The embedded CICS TS Liberty JVM server requires an upgrade
  of WebSphere Application Server Liberty profile to Version
  8.5.5 fixpack 8.
  

Problem conclusion

• CICS TS has been updated to use a Liberty JVM server
  that is based on WebSphere Application Server Liberty profile
  Version 8.5.5 fixpack 8.
  
  IBM is required to provide you with certain notices and other
  information regarding third party components, included by this
  APAR and obtained as part of IBM WebSphere Liberty 8.5.5 fixpack
  8. This information is available at:
  
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21977760
  
  The CICS Transaction Server 5.2 Java Applications in CICS
  (SC34-7282) has been updated.  JVM server options have been
  updated as follows:
  .
  Table 1 has been updated to add
  .
  Option       OSGi      Liberty       Axis2         STS
  OSGI_CONSOLE Supported Not supported Not supported Not supported
  .
  The following description has been added to 'Descriptions of
  options'
  .
  OSGI_CONSOLE= TRUE|FALSE}
  .
  Adds the required OSGi bundles to the OSGi framework to enable
  the OSGi console. You must also set the following properties in
  the JVM profile: -Dosgi.console=host:port and
  -Dosgi.console.encoding=ISO8859-1. The default value is FALSE.
  If you want to look at the state of OSGi bundles and services,
  see Troubleshooting Java applications.
  

Temporary fix

• FIX AVAILABLE BY PTF ONLY
  

Comments

• ×**** PE16/12/28 FIX IN ERROR. SEE APAR PI73576  FOR DESCRIPTION
  ×**** PE16/12/28 FIX IN ERROR. SEE APAR PI73576  FOR DESCRIPTION
  

APAR Information

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

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

  PI54208 UI36701 UI36702 UI36703 UI36704 UI36705 UI36706

Modules/Macros

• DFHSJSC  DFHWLPAX DFJ@H176 DFJ@H340 DFJ@H349 DFJ@H350 DFJ@H351
  DFJ@H352 DFJ@H358 DFJ@H375 DFJ@H403 DFJ@H409 DFJ@H410 DFJ@H411
  DFJ@H412 DFJ@H413 DFJ@H417 DFJ@H431 DFJ@H433 DFJ@H436 DFJ@H437
  DFJ@H438 DFJ@H439 DFJ@H440 DFJ@H441 DFJ@H442 DFJ@H443 DFJ@H444
  DFJ@H445 DFJ@H446 DFJ@H447 DFJ@H448 DFJ@H449
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CICS TS Z/OS V5

• Fixed component ID

  5655Y0400

Applicable component levels

• R80D PSY UI36701

     UP16/04/22 P F604

• R80L PSY UI36702

     UP16/04/22 P F604

• R803 PSY UI36703

     UP16/04/22 P F604

• R90D PSY UI36704

     UP16/04/26 P F604

• R90L PSY UI36705

     UP16/04/26 P F604

• R903 PSY UI36706

     UP16/04/26 P F604

Fix is available

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