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IJ03621: IN TADDM 7.3.0.4 VIRTUAL CENTER SENSOR THROWS NPE EXCEPTION, DOES NOT STORE ANYTHING, BUT ENDS GREEN IN UI.

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • After installing FP4, the VirtualCenterSensor ends succesfully,
but the log file traces an exception on getDCDataStores and ESX
servers are not stored in TADDM.

Example exception;
2018012910205458#VirtualCenterSensor-ESXserialnumber-10.2.3.4-80
 DEBUG sensor.VirtualCenterDiscoveryDelegate - Error
java.lang.NullPointerException at
com.ibm.cdb.discover.sys.vmware.VMUtil25.getObjectProperties(VMU
til25.java:257) at
com.ibm.cdb.discover.sys.vmware.VMUtil25.getDynamicProperty(VMUt
il25.java:182)

Local fix

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Problem summary


    

  • After installing FP4, the VirtualCenterSensor ends succesfully,
but the log file traces the following exception on
getDCDataStores and ESX
servers are not stored in TADDM.
2018012910205458#VirtualCenterSensor-ESXserialnumber-10.2.3.4-80
 DEBUG sensor.VirtualCenterDiscoveryDelegate - Error
java.lang.NullPointerException at
com.ibm.cdb.discover.sys.vmware.VMUtil25.getObjectProperties(VMU
til25.java:257) at
com.ibm.cdb.discover.sys.vmware.VMUtil25.getDynamicProperty(VMUt
il25.java:182)

    



Problem conclusion


    

  • The fix for this APAR is contained in the following maintenance
packages:
| Fix Pack | 7.3.0-TIV-ITADDM-FP0005

    



Temporary fix


    

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Comments


    

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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    IJ03621
    • 

  • Reported component name
    APP DEPENDENCY
    • 

  • Reported component ID
    5724N5500
    • 

  • Reported release
    730
    • 

  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
    • 

  • PE
    NoPE
    • 

  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
    • 

  • Special Attention
    NoSpecatt / Xsystem
    • 

  • Submitted date
    2018-01-30
    • 

  • Closed date
    2018-02-19
    • 

  • Last modified date
    2018-02-19
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  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
    

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

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Modules/Macros


    

  • 999

    



Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    APP DEPENDENCY
    • 

  • Fixed component ID
    5724N5500
    • 



Applicable component levels


    








      
              
                            

              

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            Modified date:
            

            19 February 2018
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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