PH59488: NOT AUTOMATICALLY RESTART THE APPLICATION AFTER GROUP ROLLOUT COMPLETED

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Not automatically restart the application after group rollout
  completed
  
  Scenario:
  Ran the rollout with Group rollout.
  
  Then, the rollout has been completed and the application "test
  edition 1" was changed to inactive condition and "test edition
  2" was changed to active condition.
  
  But, the "test edition 1" was not stopped and "test edition 2"
  was not started.
  
  So, they needed to stop the "test edition 1" and start the "test
  edition 2" manually to ready with the new edition.
  
  This works fine 8.5.5.13 but not in 8.5.5.21.
  

Local fix

• No work-around
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server                                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: New web application edition does not    *
  *                      automatically start after rollout of an *
  *                      application edition for a stand-alone   *
  *                      application server                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When rolling out a new edition of an application, the previous
  edition of Web application was not stopped and the new edition
  of
  Web application was not automatically started (despite being
  activated).
  If the application is identified as web application, rollout
  skips stopping the old application and starting the new one.
  

Problem conclusion

• The issue was specific to stand-alone application server and
  not dynamic/static cluster rollouts. In this case, a stand-
  alone application server was erroneously treated as a web
  server and as a result the current edition of application was
  not stopped and consequently the new edition not started.
  Code changes were made to rectify the issue.
  
  The fix for this APAR is targeted for inclusion in fix packs
  9.0.5.19 and 8.5.5.26. For more information, see 'Recommended
  Updates for WebSphere Application Server':
  https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/715553
  

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

  WEBS APP SERV N

• Fixed component ID

  5724H8800

Applicable component levels