PH56275: Ship Java 8 SR8 FP10 for WebSphere Application Server traditional bundled Java 8

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This fix is superseded by later interim fixes.
The interim fix for this APAR has been superseded by a later interim fix. Download and install the interim fix for PH58038 to resolve this APAR.
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ERROR DESCRIPTION:

Ship Java 8 SR8 FP10 for WebSphere Application Server traditional bundled Java 8 

LOCAL FIX: 
None

PROBLEM SUMMARY: 
Ship Java 8 SR8 FP10 for WebSphere Application Server traditional bundled Java 8 

USERS AFFECTED:
This combination of WebSphere Application Server and Java is available with fix pack 855.11 and later.

PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: 
Ship Java 8 SR8 FP10 for WebSphere Application Server traditional bundled Java 8 

RECOMMENDATION:
Apply this interim fix to your SDK to upgrade or install bundled Java 8 to Java 8 SR8 FP10.

This interim fix includes two possible upgrade scenarios:
a) If applied to WebSphere 8.5.5.11 or later where bundled Java 8 is installed, it will upgrade your bundled Java 8 to SR8 FP10.
b) If applied to WebSphere 8.5.5.11 or later where the original Java 6 is installed, it will remove Java 6 and replace it with bundled Java 8 SR8 FP10. All profiles and WebSphere infrastructure will be upgraded to use bundled Java 8.

As of 8.5.5.19, Linux PPC64 LE now supports bundled Java 8.  Please discontinue use of the extension offering Java 8 and move to use the bundled Java 8.

NOTE:

On AIX, HP-UX Linux, Solaris and Windows: In WebSphere 8.5 or 8.5.5, using Java 6, 7, and 7.1, the java.security file was not serviceable, meaning that it was not replaced when a fix pack or an interim fix was applied.  With Java 8, that file became serviceable, so it will be overwritten with fix packs and interim fixes.  When applying this interim fix the WAS_HOME/java1.8_xx/jre/lib/security/java.security file will be backed up and placed at WAS_HOME/java1.8_xx/jre/lib/security/java.security.bak.  If you have previously updated this file, you will need to merge your changes into the new copy.

On z/OS: The java.security file was always serviceable.  Since no behavior change was implemented, no backup will be created.

NOTE:

If Java 2 Security is enabled, the server will fail to start because of permission issues. The following needs to be added to the java.policy file to avoid this issue.

grant codeBase "file:${java.home}/fips${com.ibm.fips.mode}/lib/ext/*" {
        permission java.security.AllPermission;
};

PROBLEM CONCLUSION: 
Applying this apar will upgrade or install bundled Java 8 to Java 8 SR8 FP10 (Oracle 1.8.0_u381).

The fixes in this Java SDK are found here .

When downloading the fix from fix central, please also download the readme.txt with instructions for installation.

This Java SDK level was minimally tested with WebSphere 8.5.5.24.