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PI55827: INSTALLATION MANAGER HANGING DURING UPDATE OF FIX PACKS IN WEBSPHERE APPLICATION SERVER V7.0

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Installation manager hangs when updating fix packs in
    WebSphere Application server 7.0 and following a hung thread
    reported in the javacore. Hang is caused by  detectprocess.sh
    from component(com.ibm.ws.detect.running.process.***.jar) which
    is trying to detect the running process.
    
    3XMTHREADBLOCK     Waiting on: java/lang/UNIXProcess@0xCBA50AA0
    Owned
    by: <unowned>
    3XMHEAPALLOC             Heap bytes allocated since last GC
    cycle=0
    (0x0)
    3XMTHREADINFO3           Java callstack:
    4XESTACKTRACE                at java/lang/Object.wait(Native
    Method)
    4XESTACKTRACE                at
    java/lang/Object.wait(Object.java:167)
    4XESTACKTRACE                at
    java/lang/UNIXProcess.waitFor(UNIXProcess.java:279)
    5XESTACKTRACE                   (entered lock:
    java/lang/UNIXProcess@0xCBA50AA0, entry count: 1)
    4XESTACKTRACE                at
    com/ibm/ws/detect/running/process/DetectRunningProcessSelector.c
    heckRunn
    ingProcess(DetectRunningProcessSelector.java:218)
    4XESTACKTRACE                at
    com/ibm/ws/detect/running/process/DetectRunningProcessSelector.i
    sRunning
    ProcessDetected(DetectRunningProcessSelector.java:180)
    4XESTACKTRACE                at
    com/ibm/ws/detect/running/process/DetectRunningProcessSelector.e
    valuate(
    DetectRunningProcessSelector.java:124)
    4XESTACKTRACE                at
    com/ibm/cic/common/core/model/internal/SelectionExpression$WithB
    undle.ev
    aluate(SelectionExpression.java:249)
    4XESTACKTRACE                at
    com/ibm/cic/common/core/model/internal/SelectionOperator$AndOp.e
    xecute(S
    electionOperator.java:154)
    4XESTACKTRACE                at
    com/ibm/cic/common/core/model/internal/SelectionExpression$WithO
    perator.
    evaluate(SelectionExpression.java:89)
    4XESTACKTRACE                at
    com/ibm/cic/common/core/model/internal/AbstractFeatureBase.evalu
    ateAppli
    cability(AbstractFeatureBase.java:134)
    

Local fix

  • N/A
    

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
    *                  Server                                      *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Installation Manager hangs while        *
    *                      updating fix packs in WebSphere         *
    *                      Application Server v7.0                 *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    Before updating the current WebSphere Application Server to a
    new fix pack, Installation Manager calls the running process
    detect bundle to check whether or not there are running
    processes. The problem is that the bundle hangs on UNIX
    machines and never return a value back to Installation Manager.
    

Problem conclusion

  • The fix is to set time-out (5 minutes) in the running process
    detect bundle to make sure it will return a value within 5
    minutes.
    
    The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
    fix pack 7.0.0.43.  Please refer to the Recommended Updates
    page for delivery information:
    http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980
    

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PI55827

  • Reported component name

    WEBS APP SERV N

  • Reported component ID

    5724H8800

  • Reported release

    700

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2016-01-21

  • Closed date

    2016-05-12

  • Last modified date

    2016-05-12

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    WEBS APP SERV N

  • Fixed component ID

    5724H8800

Applicable component levels

  • R61A PSY

       UP

  • R61H PSY

       UP

  • R61I PSY

       UP

  • R61P PSY

       UP

  • R61S PSY

       UP

  • R61Z PSY

       UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
14 October 2021