IBM WebSphere Presence Server, Version 7.0 Fix Pack 1 Readme

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About this fix pack

This fix pack applies to the IBM® WebSphere® Presence Server version 7.0 base product. There are no prerequisite fix packs or interim fixes for Presence Server.

Fix and update history

This fix pack includes the following new functionality.

·         Message Waiting Indicator support

      Presence Server version 7.0 Fix Pack 1 supports the message-summary event package defined in RFC 3842. This type of event package called "message-summary" allows the message waiting status to be carried from a message system to an interested User Agent. This involves an indication that messages are waiting, such as playing a dial tone, a flashing light or indicator on the phone, displaying icons or text, or a combination of indicators. Presence Server version 7.0 Fix Pack 1 supports basic messages, such as publish, subscribe, and notify for RFC 3842 event types. For more details please refer the IBM InfoCenter documentation.

This fix pack includes the following fixes and APARs.

Interim Fix 001

·         APAR LI74512 - Includes the following fixes:

1.      Implement batch mode for watcher information database operations. This fix includes batching the database commit activity when handling group subscription and winfo is enabled. Using the batching mode will reduce the database transaction log activity, which will reduce the request latency.

2.      Fix the ConcurrentModificationException when loading the Presence Server application in an RLS deployment.

3.      Fix the problem in which RLS deployment is enabled and the Presence Server is configured to use the ua-profile event package. Presence Server did not issue a 200 OK response OK on group subscription.

4.      Fix the exception that occurred during document aggregation when the contact value was missing or not valid in the published presence document.

Interim Fix 002   

·         APAR LI74775 - Fix the error in partial publish when XPATH query includes ':'.

·         APAR LI74851 - Fix a redundant empty line in body part section of RLMI document when there is no publish for this member.

Interim Fix 003   

·         APAR LI75003 - Sending NOTIFY with tuple status 'closed' instead of empty data.

 Please note there is a new flag added to SystemConfiguration to enable this feature. By default the presence server keeps sending empty notifications unless <emptyNotification enable="false"/> is configured.

Interim Fix 004   

·         APAR LI75041 - Fix a problem with rejection of non-initial subscriptions to eventlist if the subscription does not include Accept headers.

Interim Fix 005   

·         APAR LI75292 - Fix a NPE in sending notification when re-subscribe does not contain Accept header (consequence for APAR LI75003 from IF3).

·         APAR LI75351 - Fix character encoding set in content indirection response for non-English characters.

Software compatibility

The supported software products and version numbers for WebSphere Presence Server are documented in the information center. This fix pack runs with the same software except as noted below.

·         Operating Systems: Same as Presence Server version 7.0

·         Application Server: This fix pack has been tested on WebSphere Application Server Fix Packs 6.1.0.23 and 7.0.0.9.

·         Java™: Same as Presence Server version 7.0

·         Databases: Same as Presence Server version 7.0 


Installation requirements

Hardware requirements

Hardware requirements for Presence Server are included in the information center and have not changed since version 7.0. Refer to the following information for details:

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wtelecom/v7r0m0/topic/com.ibm.presence.doc/com_hw_prereqs.html

Software requirements

Software requirements for Presence Server are included in the information center. Refer to the following information for details:

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wtelecom/v7r0m0/topic/com.ibm.presence.doc/com_sw_prereqs.html

Required fixes for WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment (WAS)

Before installing this fix pack, ensure that the following fixes have been installed for the WAS version that you are using.

Required iFixes when installing the fix pack on systems running WAS version 6.1.0.23:

APAR

File Name

PK89010

6.1.0.23-WS-WAS-IFPK89010.pak

PK91317

6.1.0.23-WS-WAS-IFPK91317.pak

Required iFixes when installing the fix pack on systems running WAS version 7.0.0.9:

APAR

File Name

PM13932

7.0.0.7-WS-WAS-IFPM13932.pak

PM13895

7.0.0.9-WS-WAS-IFPM13895.pak


Installation instructions

Before you begin, ensure that:

·         IBM WebSphere Presence Server version 7.0 has been installed.

·         IBM WebSphere WebSphere Application Server (WAS) version 6.1.0.23 or 7.0.0.9 has been installed, and that appropriate fixes have been installed.

·         WAS Update Installer 6.1 or 7.0 is already installed on the application server.

·         The WebSphere software for Telecom Update Installer plug-in is already installed on the WAS Update Installer.
Note: If, after applying the WebSphere software for Telecom Update Installer plug-in, you upgraded or installed a new version of the WAS Update Installer (UPDI), you must run a reset script before you can apply this fix pack. You can download the reset script from the IBM Support download site. For details, see the WebSphere software for Telecom Update Installer page.

·         You are logged in to the operating system as the actual root user in a UNIX® environment.  

To apply the fix pack, complete the following steps:

1.      If you are updating a cluster, you must perform this step on every node in the cluster.  Download the Presence Server update installer package 7.0.0.1-WS-WAS-IMS-Presence-Server-FP000001.pak into the was_root/updateInstaller/maintenance directory.

2.      Start the update installer as described by WebSphere and select the Presence Server fix pack to be installed. The update installer will update the was_root/installableApps/presence directory with the IBMWebSpherePresenceServer.ear file.

3.      Start WebSphere Application Server where Presence Server is installed.

4.      Open the Integrated Solutions Console and log in.

5.      Click Applications->Application Types->WebSphere Enterprise Applications.
Note: If you are using WebSphere Application Server version 6.1.0.23, reach this window by clicking Applications->Enterprise Applications.

6.      Select the checkbox for the Presence Server application and click Update.

7.      Click Browse to find the IBMWebSpherePresenceServer.ear.

8.      Select the file was_root/installableApps/presence/IBMWebSpherePresenceServer.ear.

9.      Click Next on the following screens, and click Finish in the summary screen.

10.  Save the changes.


Updates, limitations, and known problems

1. Delay in removing message waiting data terminated by external sources. This issue occurs only if a data is collected from external sources and not applied to regular publishers and watchers.

Other updates, limitations, and known problems about Presence Server are documented in technotes on the IBM Software Support Web site:

http://www.ibm.com/software/pervasive/presenceserver/support/

As limitations and problems are discovered and resolved, the IBM Software Support team updates the knowledge base. By searching the knowledge base, you can quickly find workarounds or solutions to problems that you experience. Each of the following links launches a customized query of the live Support knowledge base. To create your own query, go to the Advanced search page.


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