8.5.5.25: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5.25

Abstract

IBM WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5.5.25 update install repositories for all platforms.

Download Description

Notice: Please read the important security-related information included in this document in the section and Regression List for changes with negative effects.

WebSphere Application Server 8.5.5.25 update install repository is provided as below:

• WebSphere Application Server traditional
  • Portable Installation Manager installs for z/OS
• WebSphere Application Server Supplements
  • Application Client
  • Web server plug-ins
  • Pluggable Application Client
  • IBM HTTP Server
  • WebSphere Customization Toolbox
• IBM Edge Components

IMPORTANT NOTE:

The ability to administer DataPower appliances has been removed from 8.5.5.23. Fix pack 8.5.5.22 and later will not install if Java 7 or 7.1 are in use by the application server: Support for Solaris and HP-UX ends September 30, 2022. See the for more information, or review.

Prerequisites

Version 8.5.0.x or 8.5.5.x must be installed prior to installing 8.5.5.25.

More Information

To check for status of the product and service repositories for Installation Manager, see this .

Installation Instructions

Download and install updated Installation Manager from the .

When using the "Download Links" below, single-file downloads can be used directly as IBM Installation Manager repositories. Multi-file downloads with "part<n>

 

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Download Package

. Use properly registered IDs to download fixes for WebSphere Application Server.

To verify a release package, you must obtain the public key. For more information, see Verifying WebSphere Application Server release packages.

WebSphere Application Server traditional  

Download Description	Platform	Download Links (Fix Central)
Application Server local repository ZIP files for Base, Express, ND, Developers, NDDMZ (Default with Java SDK 8)	Distributed	8.5.5-WS-WAS-FP025-part1.zip & 8.5.5-WS-WAS-FP025-part2.zip & 8.5.5-WS-WAS-FP025-part3.zip
Application Server local repository ZIP files for Base, Express, ND, Developers, NDDMZ (Default with Java SDK 8)	Linux PPC64LE	8.5.5-WS-WAS-LE-FP025-part1.zip & 8.5.5-WS-WAS-LE-FP025-part2.zip
Application Server for z/OS local repository ZIP file (includes NDDMZ for z/OS)	z/OS	8.5.5-WS-WAS-OS390-FP025-part1.zip & 8.5.5-WS-WAS-OS390-FP025-part2.zip
Web Enablement for IBM i local repository ZIP file	IBM i	8.5.5-WS-WEBENAB-FP025.zip

Portable Installation Manager installs for z/OS

WebSphere Application Server Supplements

Download Description	Platform	Download Links (Fix Central)
Supplements local repository ZIP files containing Application Client, Web server plug-ins, Pluggable Application Client, IBM HTTP Server	Distributed	8.5.5-WS-WASSupplements-FP025-part1.zip & 8.5.5-WS-WASSupplements-FP025-part2.zip & 8.5.5-WS-WASSupplements-FP025-part3.zip
Supplements local repository ZIP files containing Application Client, Web server plug-ins, IBM HTTP Server	Linux PPC64LE	8.5.5-WS-WASSupplements-LE-FP025-part1.zip & 8.5.5-WS-WASSupplements-LE-FP025-part2.zip
WebSphere Customization Toolbox local repository ZIP files Note: 8.5.5-WS-WCT-FP025-part3.zip has been removed intentionally, it is not needed to install WCT.	Distributed	8.5.5-WS-WCT-FP025-part1.zip & 8.5.5-WS-WCT-FP025-part2.zip
WebSphere Customization Toolbox local repository ZIP files	Linux PPC64LE	8.5.5-WS-WCT-LE-FP025-part1.zip & 8.5.5-WS-WCT-LE-FP025-part2.zip
IBM HTTP Server for z/OS local repository ZIP file	z/OS	8.5.5-WS-IHS-OS390-FP025.zip
Web server plug-ins for z/OS local repository ZIP file	z/OS	8.5.5-WS-PLG-OS390-FP025.zip

Edge Components

Download Description	Platform	Download Links (Fix Central)
IBM WebSphere Edge Load Balancer for IPv4 and IPv6 local repository ZIP file	Distributed, Linux PPC64LE	8.5.5-WS-EDGEULB-FP025-part1.zip & 8.5.5-WS-EDGEULB-FP025-part2.zip
IBM WebSphere Edge Components Caching Proxy local repository ZIP file	Distributed	8.5.5-WS-EDGECP-FP025.zip

Known Side Effects

WebSphere Application Server traditional

Please refer to Regression List for changes with negative effects.

• 8.5.5.25
  • For customers using mixed JDK environment, jvms running on JDK lower than 8.0.8.0 might be unable to open PKCS12 keystores due to an UnrecoverableKeyException after dmgr updates the keystore files:  Unable to open PKCS12 keystores due to an UnrecoverableKeyException
• 8.5.5.24
  • WebSphere WebServer Plug-in: WebSphere web server plug-in changes to certificate hostname validation
  • IBM HTTP Server: SSL ciphers using RSA key exchange are no longer enabled by default
  • IBM HTTP Server: Configurations with  SSLFIPSEnable and RSA Key Exchange based ciphers explicitly added will fail with SSL0212E if these ciphers are actually negotiated. RSA Key Exchange ciphers should not be added to a FIPS enabled configuration.

  • Failure to start the server if Java 2 Security is enabled with the following cause:

    Caused by: java.security.ProviderException: Access denied ("java.util.PropertyPermission" "java.home" "read")
     at com.ibm.crypto.plus.provider.IBMJCEPlus.e(IBMJCEPlus.java:287)

    Solution: The following needs to be added to the java.policy file to resolve this issue.

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

  • For customers using mixed JDK environment, jvms running on JDK lower than 8.0.8.0 might be unable to open PKCS12 keystores due to an UnrecoverableKeyException after dmgr updates the keystore files:  Unable to open PKCS12 keystores due to an UnrecoverableKeyException
• 8.5.5.23
  • The ability to administer DataPower appliances has been removed from the WebSphere Application Server Administrative Console. See details in PH50841.
  • IBM HTTP Server: IBM HTTP Server now limits HTTP request bodies to 1 Gigabyte by default. Previously, there was no limit.
    • The limit can be increased by using the LimitRequestBody directive.  Users are encouraged to limit such increases using limited scope such as <Location> rather than changing it globally.
• 8.5.5.16
  • If a WebSphere application running behind a HTTP proxy server (such as IBM HTTP Server with the WebSphere WebServer Plug-in) further configuration may be required to trust data from the proxy server. See Potential WebSphere Application Server problems when deployed behind a WebSphere-aware proxy server.

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