Troubleshooting: Determining what APARs are installed on WebSphere Commerce
You can confirm which APAR fixes have been applied to their system by using interim fixes. You can also see which APARs are included with a fix pack.
Problem
You want to determine what APARs, including interim fixes, you have installed in your WebSphere Commerce environment.Solution
Use one of these solutions:
- From
the WC_installdir/bin directory,
run the historyInfo command.
The historyInfo command shows feature pack, fix pack and APAR history including installation and uninstallation history for the WebSphere Commerce product.
- Check the
NIFStack.xml
file to see which APARs are currently installed.- WC_installdir/properties/version/update/backup/NIFStack.xml
WC_installdir/instances/instance_name/properties/version/update/backup/NIFStack.xml
WC_userdir/instances/instance_name/properties/version/update/backup/NIFStack.xml
Example: NIFStack.xml file <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <maintenance-stack> <maintenance name="WebSphere Commerce 7.0.0.0" order="1"> <param name="features" value="commerce;commerceear;configcommon;configmanager;docs;payments;paymentsear ;remoteutility;update"/> <param name="uritoreinstall" value=""/> <param name="isenablingifix" value="false"/> <param name="producttype" value="NA"/> <param name="wasinstalledasmaintenance" value="true"/> <param name="packagetype" value="NA"/> <param name="wasinstalledasprimary" value="true"/> <param name="uninstallablebyupdi" value="true"/> <param name="filename" value="6.0.0-WS-WCServer-FP004.pak"/> <param name="info" value="WebSphere Commerce 7.0.0.0"/> <param name="hasprofileupdates" value="false"/> <param name="supercedesapars" value=""/> <param name="supercedes" value=""/> <param name="builddate" value="2007/12/19"/> <param name="autouninstallable" value="false"/> <param name="iscopyjdkrequired" value="false"/> <param name="isbackuppackage" value="false"/> 1<param name="apars" value="IY79965;IY83748;IY83823;IY83995;IY84162;IY84389;IY84484;IY84567;IY85030; .... SE26648;SE27271;SE27480;SE29051;SI23474;SI25946;SI27143;SI27161;"/> <param name="isofficialfix" value="true"/> <param name="targetsubproductids" value="wc.server.be;wc.server.pro;wc.server.express"/> <param name="targetproductids" value="wc.server.be;wc.server.pro;wc.server.express"/> </maintenance> 2<maintenance name="JR28321" order="2"> <param name="features" value="commerce;commerceear;configcommon;configmanager;docs;payments;paymentsear ;remoteutility;update"/> <param name="uritoreinstall" value=""/> <param name="isenablingifix" value="false"/> <param name="producttype" value="NA"/> <param name="wasinstalledasmaintenance" value="true"/> <param name="packagetype" value="NA"/> <param name="wasinstalledasprimary" value="true"/> <param name="uninstallablebyupdi" value="true"/> <param name="filename" value="7.0.0.0-WS-WCServer-IFJR28321.pak"/> <param name="info" value="This APAR is to address an access control issue related to cached access beans."/> <param name="hasprofileupdates" value="false"/> <param name="supercedesapars" value=""/> <param name="supercedes" value=""/> <param name="builddate" value="2008/01/21"/> <param name="autouninstallable" value="true"/> <param name="iscopyjdkrequired" value="false"/> <param name="isbackuppackage" value="false"/> <param name="apars" value="JR28321"/> <param name="isofficialfix" value="true"/> <param name="targetsubproductids" value="wc.server.be;wc.server.pro;wc.server.express"/> <param name="targetproductids" value="wc.server.be;wc.server.pro;wc.server.express"/> </maintenance> 3<maintenance name="SE31007" order="3"> <param name="features" value="commerce;commerceear;configcommon;configmanager;docs;payments;paymentsear ;remoteutility;update"/> <param name="uritoreinstall" value=""/> <param name="isenablingifix" value="false"/> <param name="producttype" value="NA"/> <param name="wasinstalledasmaintenance" value="true"/> <param name="packagetype" value="NA"/> <param name="wasinstalledasprimary" value="true"/> <param name="uninstallablebyupdi" value="true"/> <param name="filename" value="7.0.0.0-WS-WCServer-IFSE31007.pak"/> <param name="info" value="This APAR is to fix the problem where custom banners do not display in the store front."/> <param name="hasprofileupdates" value="false"/> <param name="supercedesapars" value=""/> <param name="supercedes" value=""/> <param name="builddate" value="2008/01/21"/> <param name="autouninstallable" value="true"/> <param name="iscopyjdkrequired" value="false"/> <param name="isbackuppackage" value="false"/> <param name="apars" value="SE31007"/> <param name="isofficialfix" value="true"/> <param name="targetsubproductids" value="wc.server.be;wc.server.pro;wc.server.express"/> <param name="targetproductids" value="wc.server.be;wc.server.pro;wc.server.express"/> </maintenance> </maintenance-stack>
Where:
- 1
- Shows the APARs included with fix pack 7.0.0.0.
- 2
- Shows interim fix, JR28321.
- 3
- Shows interim fix, SE31007.
- For
details about an APAR that was installed or uninstalled, check
the logs corresponding to the specific APAR. These logs files can
be found in the following directories:
- WC_installdir/logs/update/APAR_name.install
- WC_installdir/logs/update/APAR_name.uninstall