Default value and behavior changes from previous releases

When you upgrade the application server to a newer version, be aware of the following default values and behaviors that have changed.

Table 1. Default value and behavior changes from previous releases
Function area	What changed	Version 8.5	Version 8.0	Version 7.0	More information
Commands (wsadmin scripting)	ClusterConfigCommands command group for the AdminTask object Parameter: -resourcesScope	cluster	cluster	both	ClusterConfigCommands command group for the AdminTask object
Configuration files	IgnoreAffinityRequests	The recommended value for the IgnoreAffinityRequests custom property is `true`. Some fix pack levels default to `false`. Change the default value to `true` if it is set to `false`.	Value dependent on the distribution of the configuration file and the method of the configuration file generation	Value dependent on the distribution of the configuration file and the method of the configuration file generation	plugin-cfg.xml file
Custom properties	Java virtual machine custom property: com.ibm.websphere.logging.useJULThreadID	False	True	True	Java virtual machine custom properties
Custom properties	Object Request Broker custom properties com.ibm.CORBA.ConnectTimeout	10	10	0	Object Request Broker custom properties
Custom properties	Security custom property com.ibm.websphere.ssl.include.ECCiphers	Version 8.5.5.14 and later: True Version 8.5.5.13 and earlier: False	False	False	Security custom properties
Custom properties	Web container custom properties com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.throwpostconstructexception	True	True	False	Web container custom properties
Settings	Accept content for all requests setting	True	True	False	Web server plug-in request and response optimization properties
Settings	Connection pool minimum connections setting	Version 8.5.5.9 and later: 0 Version 8.5.5.8 and earlier: 1	1	1	Connection pool settings
Settings	HTTP transport channel settings "Discrimination failed" exception in the HTTP Channel	500 response code	403 response code	403 response code	HTTP transport channel settings
Settings	Maximum buffer size used when reading HTTP request content. PostBufferSize element in the plugin-cfg.xml file	0	64	64	Web server plug-in request routing properties
Settings	Thread pool settings: Thread inactivity timeout	60000 milliseconds	60000 milliseconds	35000 milliseconds	Thread pool settings
Settings	The Use read/write timeout setting on the administrative console, or the ServerIOTimeout attribute in the plugin-cfg.xml file	900 seconds	900 seconds	60 seconds	Application Server property settings for a web server plug-in
Web server plug-in	Secure connection creation behavior	If the web server plug-in attempts create an HTTPS connection but fails, it does not create a connection. In Version 8.5.0.x, the web server plug-in attempts create an HTTPS connection but fails, it attempts to create an HTTP connection.	If the web server plug-in attempts create an HTTPS connection but fails, it attempts to create an HTTP connection.	If the web server plug-in attempts create an HTTPS connection but fails, it attempts to create an HTTP connection.	Web server plug-in connections Web server plug-in custom properties
Security	The default value for the salt length setting in the administrative console or for the saltLength parameter	`32`
Security	The default value for the message digest algorithm setting in the administrative console or for the messageDigestAlgorithm parameter	PBKDF2WithHmacSHA1
Security	The default value for the `provider_<id>.setLtpaCookie` property	The default value is `true` when the useJwtFromRequest OIDC property is set to the `required` value. The default value is `false` when the useJwtFromRequest OIDC property is set to the `ifPresent` value or the `no` value.	False		OpenID Connect Relying Party custom properties