PI64162: IHS PLUGIN PROPERTIES ARE MISSING IN EXPORTED JSON

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• WAS plugin properties of a web server cannot be correctly
  discovered and applied by the UrbanCode Configuration plugin.
  
  Step to reproduce:
  1. Create a web server in the websphere via the admin console
  go to Servers --> New server
  server type: Web server
  Select node: <any node>
  Server name: webtest
  Type: IBM HTTP Server
  Select a Web server template: IHS
  Port: 9092
  Web server installation location: /opt/IBM/HTTP
  Plug-in installation location: /opt/IBM/HTTPServer/Plugins
  Application mapping to the Web server: All
  
  2. Check the plugin properties of the new created web server via
  admin
  console:
  go to Servers --> All servers --> webtest --> Plug-in properties
  and we
  can see following values:
  Refresh configuration interval: 60
  Plug-in configuration file name: plugin-cfg.xml
  Plug-in key store file name: plugin-key.kdb
  Web server copy of Web server plug-in files:
  /opt/IBM/HTTPServer/Plugins/config/webtest/plugin-cfg.xml
  Plug-in key store directory and file name:
  /opt/IBM/HTTPServer/Plugins/config/webtest/plugin-key.kdb
  Log file name:
  /opt/IBM/HTTPServer/Plugins/logs/webtest/http_plugin.log
  
  3. Use WAS Configuration discovery step 'WebSphere Configuration
  Discovery' to export all the config of this websphere instance
  and save
  in all.json
  
  4. In the all.json, note that you cannot find any plugin
  properties
  as shown in step 2, which are plugin-cfg.xml,
  /opt/IBM/HTTPServer/Plugins/logs/webtest/http_plugin.log etc.
  
  5. Use the WAS Configuration apply step 'WebSphere Configuration
  Apply'  to apply above exported all.json to this websphere
  instance
  
  6. Check the plugin properties of the web server via admin
  console:
  Go to Servers --> All servers --> webtest --> Plug-in properties
  and we
  can see following values:
  Refresh configuration interval: <no value>
  Plug-in configuration file name: <no value>
  Plug-in key store file name: <no value>
  Web server copy of Web server plug-in files: <no value>
  Plug-in key store directory and file name: <no value>
  Log file name: <no value>
  
  All properties value are removed after all.json are applied.
  These
  properties value should be kept unchanged since we apply the
  same json
  file just exported
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All WAS-Configure plugin users trying to manage webserver    *
  * configuration objects.                                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * WAS plugin properties of a web server cannot be correctly    *
  * discovered and applied by the UrbanCode Configuration        *
  * plugin.                                                      *
  *                                                              *
  * Step to reproduce:                                           *
  * 1. Create a web server in the websphere via the admin        *
  * console                                                      *
  * go to Servers --> New server                                 *
  * server type: Web server                                      *
  * Select node: <any node>                                      *
  * Server name: webtest                                         *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * A fix is delivered in the latest version of the              *
  * WAS-Configure plugin.                                        *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Added supported for webserver configuration objects.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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Fix information

• Fixed component name

  UC DEPLOY

• Fixed component ID

  5725M5400

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