When I apply WAS 6.0 RP, I get a IVT failed (error code 3) in the logs.

[Albert T. Wong]

If you see this:

[2007/05/08 08:28:55:779] ALG00128I: Executing command: ./apachectl
start.
[2007/05/08 08:28:57:571] ALG00133I: Starting installation verification
test.
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/bin/ivt.sh server1 Store2Profile
/opt/IBM/SIF/java142/jre/bin/java -cp /opt/IBM/SIF/utility/SifUtility.
jar:/opt/IBM/SIF/utility:. com.ibm.sif.utility.FindString
/opt/IBM/SIF/logs/WasIvt.log IVTL0070I
Searching for <IVTL0070I>
[2007/05/08 08:29:02:420] ALG00107E: Installation verfication test
failed. Return code is 3.
Shows /opt/IBM/SIF/logs/WasIvt.log
Java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.ibm.websphere.ivt.client.IVTClient
at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:376)
at com.ibm.ws.bootstrap.ExtClassLoader.findClass(ExtClassLoader.
java:106)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:572)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:504)
at com.ibm.ws.bootstrap.WSLauncher.run(WSLauncher.java:194)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:568)

It means that "export LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.4.18" has been set. You need to clear this variable out and then it'll patch successfully.

Albert T. Wong
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/blogs/page/PragmaticOpenComputing

[jean.ab...@gmail.com]

Hi,
To which file do you propose this change to be made in?

Jean Abraham