PM76584: PORTLET CONTAINER PLUGIN.XML CONTAINS INVALID CHARACTERS

8.5.0.2: WebSphere Application Server V8.5 Fix Pack 2
8.0.0.6: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 6
8.0.0.7: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 7
8.0.0.8: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 8
8.0.0.9: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 9
8.0.0.10: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 10
8.0.0.11: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 11
8.0.0.12: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 12
8.0.0.13: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 13
8.0.0.14: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 14
8.0.0.15: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 15

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The portlet container plugin.xml contains invalid characters.
  Normally this does not constitute any problem. Some third
  party XML parsers may throw an exception when reading the
  plugin.xml during initialization of the portlet container
  component. In this case the portlet container component will
  not get initialized; the portlet container as well as the
  administrative console will not be available.
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server V8.0 and V8.5                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The portlet container plugin.xml        *
  *                      contains invalid characters. This       *
  *                      will cause some third party XML         *
  *                      parsers to fail.                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  One comment in the plugin.xml contains wrongly encoded,
  unintentional characters. These characters are normally
  ignored by the XML parser. Some third party XML parsers may
  throw an exception when parsing the file. If this occurs
  during server startup, that is, during portlet container
  component initialization, the portlet container fails to
  initialize. The administrative console relies on the portlet
  container and will fail also.
  

Problem conclusion

• The invalid characters in the plugin.xml file are removed.
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
  fix pack s8.0.0.6 and 8.5.0.2.  Please refer to the
  Recommended Updates page for delivery information:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&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:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WEBSPHERE APP S

• Fixed component ID

  5724J0800

Applicable component levels

• R800 PSY

     UP

• R850 PSY

     UP