PM24073: IHS COLLOCATED WITH THE DEPLOYMENT MANAGER DOES NOT SUPPORT PLUGIN PROPAGATION VIA IHS ADMIN SERVICE OR NODE AGENT

Fixes are available

APAR status

Closed as program error.

Error description

When an IBM HTTP Server web server is collocated on the
Deployment Manager the propagation method for the
plugin-cfg.xml file is a local file copy to the location
specified in console under Web Servers>webservername>Plug-in
Properties:
*Plug-in Configuration directory and file name
(defined in the webserver defintion's Server.xml)

Deployment Manager makes a determination to see if the IBM
HTTP Server host/ip is the same as the Deployment Manager and
sets a flag as either 'Local' or 'Remote". If the flag is
local the OS file copy process is called.

This method also supports plugin-cfg.xml propagation for
non_IBM HTTP Server web servers that are collocated with the
Deployment Manager and is considered superior to using IBM
HTTP Server Admin Service or Node Sync. This also means that
the permissions are with the WebSphere username that logged
into WebSphere and not those granted under IBM HTTP Server
Admin Service.  Some environments will not allow usernames
with permissions to manage WebSphere to have permissions over
WebServer files due to security policies. This causes localcopy
propagation of plugin files to fail and currently we have no
method to alternate to the other propagation methods via IBM
HTTP Server Admin or Node Agent in this senario.

WebSphere Application Server needs a fix to allow localcopy of
plugin files (cfg,kdb,sth) to be done thru the IBM HTTP Server
Admin Service port or Node Agent port (depending on IBM HTTP
Server being defined as managed or unmanaged) instead of
localcopy. using the OS copy feature.. This is needed to
correctly interact with all security policies.

LOCAL FIX:
Manual propagation of the plugin-cfg.xml

Local fix

Problem summary

****************************************************************
* USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
*                  Server V6.1 and V7.0                        *
****************************************************************
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Propagation of the plugin doesn't       *
*                      work with co-located web server.        *
****************************************************************
* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
****************************************************************
Propagation of the plugin may fail for a web server that is
co-located with the Dmgr due to stringent file system
security.  Web servers that reside on the same box as the Dmgr
use a straight file system copy method instead of the Node
Sync.

Problem conclusion

A new system property has been added
"localWebServerUseNodeSync".  This new property takes the
node name associated to the web server.  When set, plug-in
propagation will use the node sync process instead of the file
system copy method.

This new property is set within the Dmgr at:
System Admin>Deployment Mgr>Java and Process
Management/Process Definition>Java Virtual Machine>Custom
Properties.  This property can take multiple values (node
names) which need to be separated with a semi colon ";".

Since this is set as a system property, this is not available
when using the GenPluginCfg script.

The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
fix packs 6.1.0.37 and  7.0.0.15.  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
PM24073
Reported component name
WEBSPHERE APP S
Reported component ID
5724J0800
Reported release
61A
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2010-10-07
Closed date
2010-10-20
Last modified date
2016-10-11

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 APP S
Fixed component ID
5724J0800

Applicable component levels

R61A PSY
UP
R61H PSY
UP
R61I PSY
UP
R61P PSY
UP
R61S PSY
UP
R61W PSY
UP
R700 PSY
UP

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Modified date:
25 October 2021

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PM24073: IHS COLLOCATED WITH THE DEPLOYMENT MANAGER DOES NOT SUPPORT PLUGIN PROPAGATION VIA IHS ADMIN SERVICE OR NODE AGENT

Fixes are available

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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

Special Attention

Submitted date

Closed date

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

R61A PSY

R61H PSY

R61I PSY

R61P PSY

R61S PSY

R61W PSY

R700 PSY

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