PK97891: ALLOW CONFIGURATION OF THE LOCATION OF WEB SERVICES CACHED ATTACHMENTS

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Allow users to set with a JVM system property where temporary
  attachment copies are cached.
  

Local fix

• N/A.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of IBM WebSphere Application Server    *
  *                 V7.0 web services that send and receive      *
  *                 attachments.                                 *
  *                                                              *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: You can set the directory where         *
  *                      temporary attachment copies are cached. *
  *                                                              *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  Web services can send and receive SOAP messages with
  attachments. If an attachment file exceeds 32KB in size, for
  performance reasons, the web services runtime will cache a
  temporary copy of the attachment to disk. Previously, the
  location where these files are copied was configurable only
  with the "attachments.Directory" property that is set on the
  MessageContext.
  
  Note that you can set the
  "com.ibm.websphere.webservices.attachements.maxMemCacheSize"
  custom property to override the 32KB default for caching
  threshold and specify a custom value.
  

Problem conclusion

• This APAR allows you to set the custom property
  "com.ibm.websphere.webservices.tempAttachDir" on the JVM to
  specify where attachment copies should go. For more details on
  how to perform this task, refer to the article "Java virtual
  machine custom properties" in the Information Center for your
  WebSphere Application Server version and operating system.
  
  This custom property was added to WebSphere Application
  Server V7.0 under PK97891.
  
  APAR PK97891 requires changes to documentation.
  
  NOTE: Periodically, we refresh the documentation on our
  Web site, so the changes might have been made before you
  read this text. To access the latest on-line
  documentation, go to the product library page at:
  
  http://www.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/library
  
  Changes to the WebSphere Application Server Version 7.0
  Information Center will be made available in
  January, 2010.
  
  The topic "Java virtual machine custom properties" will
  be updated to include the following description of the
  com.ibm.websphere.webservices.tempAttachDir custom
  property:
  
  com.ibm.websphere.webservices.tempAttachDir
  
  Use this property to specify the location on a storage
  device where you want the Web services runtime to cache a
  copy of any attachment , that is greater than 32KB in size,
  that is being sent or received as part of a SOAP message.
  
  For performance reasons, the Web services runtime caches a
  temporary copy of any SOAP message attachment that is
  greater than 32KB in size. If you do not specify a value
  for this property, the cached copy of the attachment is
  typically sent to the default temporary directory for your
  operating system.
  
  APAR PK97891 is currently targeted for inclusion in Service
  Level (Fix Pack) 7.0.0.7 of WebSphere Application Server V7.0.
  
  Please refer to URL:
  //www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=404&uid=swg27006970
  for Fix Pack availability.
  

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

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

  PK87149

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

Modules/Macros

• BBGUBINF BBOUBINF
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WEBSPHERE FOR Z

• Fixed component ID

  5655I3500

Applicable component levels

• R700 PSY UK51554

     UP09/11/10 P F911

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