PI61290: AN APPLICATION ERROR CAN STOP LOG ENTRIES FROM BEING WRITTEN TO SYSTEMERR.LOG

PI61290:an application error can stop log entries from being written to systemer
7.0.0.43: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 43
7.0.0.45: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 45
7.0.0.45: Java SDK 1.6 SR16 FP60 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.43: Java SDK 1.6 SR16 FP41 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• An application generating an error that is not in xml format
  can cause SimpleXMLParser in VersionInfo.java to fail. Thus log
  entries are no longer written to the SystemErr.log.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server V7.0                                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: WebSphere Application Server stops      *
  *                      writing error messages to the           *
  *                      SystemErr.log because of an             *
  *                      application generated error             *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  Whenever an application generates an error message,
  versionInfo is called to log the error message in
  SystemErr.log. While logging the error message VersionInfo
  needs to call an XML parser to parse a xml file. To avoid
  logging the parser's output messages in the SystemError.log,
  VersionInfo sets the JVM System Error to a temporary file
  instead of the default JVM System Error. The problem is that
  VersionInfo fails to restore the default JVM System Error if
  the parser generates an exception.
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix is to add try and finally codes to restore the JVM
  System Error in any case.
  
  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

Comments

APAR Information

• 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

  WEBSPHERE APP S

• Fixed component ID

  5724J0800

Applicable component levels

• R61A PSY

     UP

• R61H PSY

     UP

• R61I PSY

     UP

• R61P PSY

     UP

• R61S PSY

     UP

• R61W PSY

     UP

• R61Z PSY

     UP