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PI68561: NullPointerException happens during routetable recovery

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • TargetNotAvailableException and timeouts can occur due to
failure of getting an updated routetable. On the client there
are a large number of  NullPointerExceptions with the following
stack:

[8/24/16 23:47:36:775 PDT]     FFDC
Exception:java.lang.NullPointerException
SourceId:com.ibm.ws.objectgrid.corba.cluster.ClusterStore$Route
TableRetriever.run ProbeId:395
Reporter:com.ibm.ws.objectgrid.corba.cluster.ClusterStore$RouteT
ableRetriever@6c2c1a
java.lang.NullPointerException
at
com.ibm.ws.xs.protobuf.AbstractMessageLite$Builder.addAll(Abstra
ctMessageLite.java:315)
at
com.ibm.ws.xs.xio.protobuf.CatalogMessages$CheckEpochForReplica
tionGroupInfoRequest$Builder.addAllFailedContainers(CatalogMessa
ges.java: 7356)
at
com.ibm.ws.objectgrid.catalog.XIORoutingServiceClient.checkEpoch
ForReplicationGroupInfo(XIORoutingServiceClient.java:342)
at
com.ibm.ws.objectgrid.catalog.wrapper.ReadOnlyCatalogServiceWra
pperXIO.checkEpochForReplicationGroupInfo(ReadOnlyCatalogServic
eWrapperXI O.java:74)
at
com.ibm.ws.objectgrid.corba.cluster.ClusterStore$RouteTableRetr
iever.run(ClusterStore.java:695)
at
com.ibm.ws.objectgrid.util.security.SecurityContextRunnable$2.r
u n(SecurityContextRunnable.java:111)
at
com.ibm.ws.security.auth.ContextManagerImpl.runAs(ContextManage
r Impl.java:5471)
at
com.ibm.ws.security.auth.ContextManagerImpl.runAsSystem(Context
M anagerImpl.java:5597)
at
com.ibm.ws.objectgrid.util.security.SecurityContextRunnable.runW
ithServerContext(SecurityContextRunnable.java:109)
at
com.ibm.ws.objectgrid.util.security.SecurityContextRunnable.run(
SecurityContextRunnable.java:682)

at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:682

Local fix

  • N/A

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
* USERS AFFECTED:  All IBM WebSphere eXtremeScale users        *
****************************************************************
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: NullPointerException happens during     *
*                      routetable recovery                     *
****************************************************************
* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
****************************************************************
TargetNotAvailableException and timeouts can occur due
to failure to get an updated routetable. On the client there
are a large number of  NullPointerExceptions in the client log.

Problem conclusion

  • An interim fix is available for this APAR upon request.

Temporary fix

  • 



Comments


    

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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    PI68561
    • 

  • Reported component name
    WS EXTREME SCAL
    • 

  • Reported component ID
    5724X6702
    • 

  • Reported release
    860
    • 

  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
    • 

  • PE
    NoPE
    • 

  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
    • 

  • Special Attention
    NoSpecatt / Xsystem
    • 

  • Submitted date
    2016-09-02
    • 

  • Closed date
    2016-09-28
    • 

  • Last modified date
    2016-09-28
    • 





    

  • 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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Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    WS EXTREME SCAL
    • 

  • Fixed component ID
    5724X6702
    • 



Applicable component levels


    

  • R860  PSY
       UP
    • 

  • R861  PSY
       UP
    • 








      
              
                            

              

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            Modified date:
            

            28 September 2016
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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