PK79287: PARTIAL APPLICATION UPDATE DOES NOT UPDATE APPLICATION CORRECTLY

Fixes are available

APAR status

Closed as program error.

Error description

Partial application update does not update the application
correctly.

1. Create a partial zip update to add a file, update a file
and remove an existing file, for example add a/b/foo.xml,
update test.xml, delete dummy.txt

2. run application update partial

3. The application is updated in the configuration but the
expanded binaryURL location did not get updated correctly

delta file contents show
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><app-delta>
<change_input changetype="fg-update" contenttype="partialapp"
operation="update"/>
<files>
<file operation="update" uri="a/b/foo.xml"/>
<file operation="update" uri="test.xml"/>
</files>
</app-delta>

where it should be:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><app-delta>
<change_input changetype="fg-update" contenttype="partialapp"
operation="update"/>
<files>
<file operation="add" uri="a/b/foo.xml"/>
<file operation="update" uri="test.xml"/>
<file operation="delete" uri="dummy.txt"/>
</files>
</app-delta>

Note that foo.xml was not added and test.xml was not deleted,
which was wrong.

Local fix

Problem summary

****************************************************************
* USERS AFFECTED:  Users of WebSphere Application Server       *
*                  V7.0 doing a partial update of web          *
*                  services application                        *
****************************************************************
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Partial update is slow and does not     *
*                      update the application correctly        *
****************************************************************
* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
****************************************************************
After partial update, the delta file shows operation="update"
when a new file is added and doesn't show operation="delete"
when a file is deleted. In addition, the application from the
expand binary URL location (that is, installedApps) is not
updated correctly.

Problem conclusion

In ServiceIndexServerTask, it called getMergeEar to
merge the ear file. This should not be called because at this
point, the appmgmt framework already merged the ear. The extra
getMergetEar causes slow performance and multiple updates,
which results in an incorrect application ear file after
update. The fix is to remove the getMergeEar call in
ServiceIndexServerTask.

The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
fixpack 7.0.0.3.  Please refer to the Recommended Updates
page for delivery information:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

APAR number
PK79287
Reported component name
WEBS APP SERV N
Reported component ID
5724H8800
Reported release
700
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2009-01-23
Closed date
2009-02-16
Last modified date
2009-06-24

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
WEBS APP SERV N
Fixed component ID
5724H8800

Applicable component levels

R700 PSY
UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
25 October 2021

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PK79287: PARTIAL APPLICATION UPDATE DOES NOT UPDATE APPLICATION CORRECTLY

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APAR status

Closed as program error.

Error description

Local fix

Problem summary

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

APAR number

Reported component name

Reported component ID

Reported release

Status

PE

HIPER

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Submitted date

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Last modified date

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

Fixed component ID

Applicable component levels

R700 PSY

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