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IT18332: MQ 9.0.x CD installation fails on Windows, Windows reports "Powershell no longer working".

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • While trying to install IBM MQ Continuous delivery release 9.0.1
    Server, the installation seems to hang while unzipping the Web
    Administration feature. Unzipping of Web Administration feature
    takes a long time and Windows error appear "PowerShell no longer
    working". Trying to issue the commands like strmqweb (start
    mqweb server), dspmqweb (display mqweb server status) failed as
    well.
    

Local fix

  • Customer to use modified powershell script  (UnpackFeature.ps1)
    to manually unzip the web administration. Contact Support to get
    the modified powershell script.
    
    1.  Place UnpackFeature.ps1 (after backing the old one) script
    in<InstallDir>\zips folder
    2. Delete everything under <INSTALLDIR>\web and issue the
    following command
    "<INSTALLDIR>\zips\UnpackFeature.cmd" ..\web mq_wlp.zip
    3. Add the following 2 lines to <INSTALLDIR>\web\etc\server.env
    file after manually unzipping
    
    JAVA_HOME=<INSTALLDIR>\java\jre
    WLP_USER_DIR=<DATAPATH\web\installations\<INSTALLATIONNAME>
    
    Eg:
    JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere MQ_1\java\jre
    WLP_USER_DIR=C:\ProgramData\IBM\MQ\web\installations\Installatio
    n2
    
    Provided MQ InstallDir is C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere MQ_1
    and MQ DataPath is C:\ProgramData\IBM\MQ.
    

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    USERS AFFECTED:
    Users installing an IBM MQ 9.0.x Continuous Delivery Release on
    Windows
    
    
    Platforms affected:
    Windows
    
    ****************************************************************
    PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
    The IBM MQ 9.0.x Continuous Delivery Release installer uses
    PowerShell to expand some components. The manner in which this
    was done had the potential to exhaust the available memory on
    the system, causing the MQ installer and the PowerShell process
    to hang.
    

Problem conclusion

  • The PowerShell script used by the MQ 9.0.x Continuous Delivery
    Release installer has been updated to extract these components
    using a less resource-intensive mechanism.
    
    ---------------------------------------------------------------
    The fix is targeted for delivery in the following PTFs:
    
    Version    Maintenance Level
    v9.0 CD    9.0.4
    
    The latest available maintenance can be obtained from
    'WebSphere MQ Recommended Fixes'
    http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=171&uid=swg27006037
    
    If the maintenance level is not yet available information on
    its planned availability can be found in 'WebSphere MQ
    Planned Maintenance Release Dates'
    http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=171&uid=swg27006309
    ---------------------------------------------------------------
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IT18332

  • Reported component name

    IBM MQ BASE M/P

  • Reported component ID

    5724H7261

  • Reported release

    900

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2016-12-15

  • Closed date

    2017-08-16

  • Last modified date

    2017-08-16

  • 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

    IBM MQ BASE M/P

  • Fixed component ID

    5724H7261

Applicable component levels

  • R900 PSY

       UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
16 August 2017