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PM32939: "FAILED TO GET A SOCKET, OS ERR=3452" CAUSING WEBSPHERE APPLICATION PERFORMANCE ISSUES THROUGH WAS PLUGIN

Fixes are available

7.0.0.19: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 19
7.0.0.21: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 21
7.0.0.23: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 23
7.0.0.25: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 25
7.0.0.27: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 27
7.0.0.29: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 29
6.1.0.47: WebSphere Application Server V6.1 Fix Pack 47
7.0.0.31: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 31
7.0.0.27: Java SDK 1.6 SR13 FP2 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.33: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 33
7.0.0.35: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 35
7.0.0.37: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 37
7.0.0.39: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 39
7.0.0.41: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 41
7.0.0.43: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 43
7.0.0.45: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 45
6.1.0.39: Java SDK 1.5 SR12 FP4 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
6.1.0.41: Java SDK 1.5 SR12 FP5 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
6.1.0.43: Java SDK 1.5 SR13 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
6.1.0.45: Java SDK 1.5 SR14 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
6.1.0.47: Java SDK 1.5 SR16 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.19: Java SDK 1.6 SR9 FP2 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.21: Java SDK 1.6 SR9 FP2 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere
7.0.0.23: Java SDK 1.6 SR10 FP1 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere
7.0.0.25: Java SDK 1.6 SR11 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.27: Java SDK 1.6 SR12 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.29: Java SDK 1.6 SR13 FP2 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.45: Java SDK 1.6 SR16 FP60 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.31: Java SDK 1.6 SR15 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.35: Java SDK 1.6 SR16 FP1 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.37: Java SDK 1.6 SR16 FP3 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.39: Java SDK 1.6 SR16 FP7 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.41: Java SDK 1.6 SR16 FP20 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.43: Java SDK 1.6 SR16 FP41 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Client is experiencing very slow performance and/or a hang
    condition when accessing a WebSphere application through the
    WebSphere Application Server Plugin.  Review of the WebSphere
    Application Server Plugin log file showed the following error
    messages:
    
    ERROR: ws_common: websphereGetStream: Failed to get a socket, OS
    err=3452
    ERROR: ws_common: websphereGetStream: Out of file/socket handles
    during request.
    ERROR: ws_common: websphereExecute: Failed to create the stream
    ERROR: ws_common: websphereHandleRequest: Failed to execute the
    transaction to xxxx on host xxxx; will try another one
    
    RROR: ws_common: websphereGetStream: socket descriptor=32899
    exceeds socket descriptor limit of 32768
    
    When the WebSphere plugin experiences a heavy load, which is
    described as more than 200 simultaneous requests at a time,
    some of the requests are dropped and marked as a WebSphere
    Application Server failure. At the same time a bad file
    descriptor error 3450 is displayed in the WebSphere plugin logs.
    
    The "Failed to get a socket" is thrown as a result of the
    default maximum file and socket descriptor per job limit being
    reached.  The default max per job for the i5/OS is 200.  The
    "socket descriptor=xxx exceeds socket descriptor limit of 32768"
    message is thrown when the integer value returned from the call
    to the socket API is larger than 32768.
    
    It was found the plugin should increase the default max file and
    socket descriptors per job if the default limit of 200 is
    reached.  Also, the overall limit of 32K was found to be too
    small since valid integer socket values were being returned that
    were higher than the 32768 limit.
    

Local fix

  • Load balance the HTTP requests between HTTP Servers to reduce
    the number of file and socket descriptors per job.
    

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
    *                  Server 6.1 and 7.0                          *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: An error, "err=3452", is displayed in   *
    *                      the WebSphere plugin logs when the      *
    *                      plugin experiences a heavy load.        *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:  Apply the 6.1.0.39 or the 7.0.0.19 fixpack  *
    ****************************************************************
    When the WebSphere plugin experiences a heavy load, which is
    described as more that 200 simultaneous requests, some
    requests are dropped and marked as a WebSphere Application
    Server failure. At the same time, the following error is logged
    in the WebSphere plugin's log: "Failed to get a socket,
    OS err=3452".
    

Problem conclusion

  • To fix this problem, the WebSphere plugin's socket creation
    code is checked for "osIsOutOfHandles" error and the Job's
    capacity to create new sockets is incremented by a 100 and the
    socket creation is reattempted again.
    
    
    The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
    6.1.0.39 and 7.0.0.19 fix packs.  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

    PM32939

  • Reported component name

    WEBS APP SERV N

  • Reported component ID

    5724H8800

  • Reported release

    610

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2011-02-16

  • Closed date

    2011-04-01

  • Last modified date

    2011-04-01

  • 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

  • R61W PSY

       UP

  • R700 PSY

       UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
27 October 2021