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PI74091: NPE is thrown when WXS client is retrieving the latest routing table from catalog during container failover.

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Example of FFDC containing such NullPointerException
    
    
    [12/7/16 15:49:42:290 CET]     FFDC
    Exception:java.lang.NullPointerException
    SourceId:com.ibm.ws.objectgrid.corba.cluster.ClusterStore$RouteT
    ableRetr
    iever.run ProbeId:395
    Reporter:com.ibm.ws.objectgrid.corba.cluster.ClusterStore$RouteT
    ableRetr
    iever@702dced0
    java.lang.NullPointerException
     at
    com.ibm.ws.objectgrid.corba.cluster.ClusterStore.checkFailedRout
    eInfo(Cl
    usterStore.java:2108)
     at
    com.ibm.ws.objectgrid.corba.cluster.ClusterStore.access$500(Clus
    terStore
    .java:107)
     at
    com.ibm.ws.objectgrid.corba.cluster.ClusterStore$RouteTableRetri
    ever.run
    (ClusterStore.java:470)
     at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:790)
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED:  IBM WebSphere eXtremeScale users            *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: NullPointerException when WXS client    *
    *                      is retrieving the latest routing        *
    *                      table from the catalog during           *
    *                      container failover.                     *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    Example of FFDC containing the NullPointerException:
    [12/7/16 15:49:42:290 CET]     FFDC
    Exception:java.lang.NullPointerException
    SourceId:com.ibm.ws.objectgrid.corba.cluster.ClusterStore$RouteT
    ableRetriever.run ProbeId:395
    Reporter:com.ibm.ws.objectgrid.corba.cluster.ClusterStore$RouteT
    ableRetriever@702dced0
    java.lang.NullPointerException
    at
    com.ibm.ws.objectgrid.corba.cluster.ClusterStore.checkFailedRout
    eInfo(ClusterStore.java:2108)
    at
    com.ibm.ws.objectgrid.corba.cluster.ClusterStore.access$500(Clus
    terStore.java:107)
    at
    com.ibm.ws.objectgrid.corba.cluster.ClusterStore$RouteTableRetri
    ever.run(ClusterStore.java:470)
    at
    java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:790)
    

Problem conclusion

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

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PI74091

  • 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

    2016-12-21

  • Closed date

    2017-02-02

  • Last modified date

    2017-02-02

  • 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

    WS EXTREME SCAL

  • Fixed component ID

    5724X6702

Applicable component levels

  • R860 PSY

       UP

  • R861 PSY

       UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
02 February 2017