PM78407: The HTTP session creation time WebSphere eXtreme Scale is incorrect after application server failover.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• HTTP session creation time is incorrect after application server
  failover. The problem occurs after failover, when the session
  creation is set to the newly created session object on
  the application server, which hosts the next request after
  failover.
  

Local fix

• None available.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of WebSphere eXtreme Scale        *
  *                  for HTTP session replication.               *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Users with applications that call the   *
  *                      HttpSession.getCreationTime method      *
  *                      get an incorrect value.                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  The session creation time after failover was set to the newly
  created session object on the application server which also
  hosts the next request after failover.
  

Problem conclusion

• The eXtreme Scale client code has been fixed to return the
  correct HTTP session creation time.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• 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

• R711 PSY

     UP

• R850 PSY

     UP