PI11526: No documentation stating that server tools does not support HTTP web servers with WebSphere Application Server

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Abstract:
  After adding or changing an IHS (IBM HTTP Server) or IIS
  (Microsoft) web server via the WebSphere Application Server
  (WAS) admin console in Rational Application Developer (RAD), it
  does not show after restarting WAS or re-publishing to WAS in
  RAD. This is not a problem outside of RAD.
  
  
  Error_description:
  
  The RAD v7x/8x/9x Help and Info Center do not document Server
  tools do not support HTTP web servers with WebSphere Application
  Server.
  
  A section/paragraph similar to what was put in for no support of
  Network Deployment/ND servers in
  
  RAD Info Centers - Testing and publishing on your server:
  ...Federated (managed)...
  
  RAD 75:
  http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/radhelp/v7r5/index.jsp?
  topic=org.eclipse.wst.server.ui.astrxd.doc.user/topics/cwover.ht
  ml
  RAD 80:
  http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/radhelp/v8/index.jsp?topic=%2F
  com.ibm.servertools.doc%2Ftopics%2Fcwover.html
  RAD 85:
  http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/radhelp/v8r5/index.jsp?topic=%
  2Fcom.ibm.servertools.doc%2Ftopics%2Fcwover.html
  RAD 90:
  http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/radhelp/v9/index.jsp?topic=%2F
  com.ibm.servertools.doc%2Ftopics%2Fcwover.html
  
  
  , is needed to officially indicate no support for 'web
  server(s)' with Server tools.
  This would help in planning for the use of RAD with WAS and web
  servers.
  
  There is an existing technote:
  - Embedded HTTP Server in the WebSphere Test Environment Servers
  and support for the IBM HTTP Server
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21064208
  , that says most of this.
  
  Any web server such as IIS or IHS or Apache is not officially
  supported with the WAS Test Environment servers provided with
  RAD with server tools. In RAD, WAS with IHS (IBM HTTP Server) or
  IIS (Microsoft) web servers may work the majority of the time,
  but there are corner cases that may have problems and only
  sometimes.
  
  For example:
  
  1. The Rational Application Developer (RAD) server tools will
  not support any synchronization of changes between the two on
  publish, as they only publish to the embedded WebSphere
  Application Server (WAS). Sometimes there are problems with IHS
  IIS to redirect successfully to the dynamic web application.
  
  2. Changes in the WAS admin console to the Web server plug-in
  configuration, which forwards HTTP requests from the Web server
  to WAS, may not be synchronized on publish or re-start of WAS or
  publishing to WAS in RAD. The WAS admin console may not show the
  installed IIS or IHS web server after restarting WAS in RAD.
  
  3. The above scenarios are potentially more problematic if the
  WAS servers or web servers are remote. Also, the WAS server
  profile is not supported to be run as a service with RAD server
  tools.
  
  Notes:
  - RAD does not ship the IBM IHS web server with any WAS server.
  
  - The WAS v6x/7x/8x server in RAD is assumed to have any web
  plug-in correctly added and configured using the admin console.
  WAS Support should be engaged to assist with configuration
  
  WORKAROUND:
  
  There is no known workaround at this time.
  In RAD, WAS with IIS or IHS web servers may work the majority of
  the time, but there are corner cases that may have problems.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  The Help does not document that the server tooling does not
  support HTTP web servers with WebSphere Application Server.
  
  A section/paragraph similar to what was put in for no
  support of Network Deployment/ND servers in
  
  Info Centers - Testing and publishing on your server:
  ...Federated (managed)...
  
  Version 8.5:
  http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/radhelp/v8r5/index.jsp?top
  ic=%2Fcom.ibm.servertools.doc%2Ftopics%2Fcwover.html
  
  Version 9.0:
  http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/radhelp/v9/index.jsp?topic
  =%2Fcom.ibm.servertools.doc%2Ftopics%2Fcwover.html
  
  is needed to officially indicate no support for "web
  server(s)" with Server tools.  This would help in planning
  for the use of RAD with WAS and web servers.
  

Problem conclusion

• The updated topic will appear here:
  
  http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSRTLW_8.5.5/com.
  ibm.servertools.doc/topics/cwover.html
  
  The fix for this APAR is included in Rational Application
  Developer v8.5.5.1
  

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

  RATL APP DEV WI

• Fixed component ID

  5724J1901

Applicable component levels

• R850 PSN

     UP