Creating a Server Profile fails while using a Roaming Profile

Launch the Profile Management Tool in one of the following two ways:

• From the Command Line:
  
C:\Program Files\IBM\SDP\runtimes\base_v[n]\bin\ProfileManagement\pmt.bat

  
  where n = 6,61,7,8 depending on the version of WebSphere Application Server for which you attempt to create the profile.
  
  OR
  
• From the menu Windows > Preferences > Server > WebSphere Application Server > Run Profile Management Tool



The error message PMT: An error has occurred.  See the log file \\Redirected_Profile\PMT\workspace\configuration\log as in the following screen capture:



and the referenced log file contains the following errors:


eclipse.buildId=unknown
java.fullversion=JRE 1.6.0 IBM J9 2.4 Windows 7 x86-32 jvmwi3260sr9-20101209_70480 (JIT enabled, AOT enabled)
J9VM - 20101209_070480
JIT  - r9_20101028_17488ifx3
GC   - 20101027_AA
BootLoader constants: OS=win32, ARCH=x86, WS=win32, NL=de_DE
Framework arguments:  -jar startup.jar
Command-line arguments:  -jar startup.jar -os win32 -ws win32 -arch x86 -clean -dev C:\Program Files\IBM\SDP80\runtimes\base_v7\bin\ProfileManagement\..\..\lib\bootstrap.jar

!ENTRY org.eclipse.update.configurator 2012-01-31 11:34:42.915
!MESSAGE Problem in ConfigurationActivator.retrieveWebSphereBundles()

!ENTRY org.eclipse.update.configurator 2012-01-31 11:34:42.993
!MESSAGE java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:60)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:37)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:611)
at org.eclipse.update.internal.configurator.ConfigurationActivator.retrieveWebsphereSelectiveBundleData(ConfigurationActivator.java:592)
at org.eclipse.update.internal.configurator.ConfigurationActivator.start(ConfigurationActivator.java:96)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl$2.run(BundleContextImpl.java:991)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java:251)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl.startActivator(BundleContextImpl.java:985)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl.start(BundleContextImpl.java:966)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleHost.startWorker(BundleHost.java:317)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.AbstractBundle.resume(AbstractBundle.java:329)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.Framework.resumeBundle(Framework.java:1046)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.StartLevelManager.resumeBundles(StartLevelManager.java:573)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.StartLevelManager.incFWSL(StartLevelManager.java:495)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.StartLevelManager.doSetStartLevel(StartLevelManager.java:275)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.StartLevelManager.dispatchEvent(StartLevelManager.java:455)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.eventmgr.EventManager.dispatchEvent(EventManager.java:189)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.eventmgr.EventManager$EventThread.run(EventManager.java:291)
Caused by: java.lang.Exception: Problem processing metadata files
at com.ibm.ws.bootstrap.SelectiveBundleMetadataMgr.ensureMetadataProcessed(SelectiveBundleMetadataMgr.java:679)
at com.ibm.ws.bootstrap.SelectiveBundleMetadataMgr.getBundlesToInstall(SelectiveBundleMetadataMgr.java:197)
... 19 more
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: URI has an authority component
at java.io.File.<init>(File.java:379)
at com.ibm.ws.bootstrap.SelectiveBundleMetadataMgr.retrieveOsgiConfigDir(SelectiveBundleMetadataMgr.java:698)
at com.ibm.ws.bootstrap.SelectiveBundleMetadataMgr.ensureMetadataProcessed(SelectiveBundleMetadataMgr.java:665)
... 20 more

Profile Management Tool needs access to a local resource to store configuration files.

It cannot store such files on a UNC path.

UNC paths begin with \\ two backslashes) and take the form:

\\Computer_name\Share_name

To resolve this issie:

1. Open the following config.ini file with a text editor:
   
   C:\Program Files\IBM\SDP\runtimes\base_v[n]\bin\ProfileManagement\configuration\config.ini
   
   
2. Edit the following lines:
   
   osgi.instance.area.default=@user.home/PMT/workspace
osgi.configuration.area=@user.home/PMT/workspace/configuration
   
   The @user.home variable refers to the current user's home directory, which in this case resolves to a UNC Path.
   
   
3. Change the lines to a local path, such as the following:
   
   osgi.instance.area.default=c\:/temp/PMT/workspace
osgi.configuration.area=c\:/temp/PMT/workspace/configuration
   
   • You can choose any directory on a local hard disk drive.
   • The data does not need to be preserved; you can delete it after PMT terminates execution.
   • Ensure to use forward slashes / instead of backslashes \ as path delimiters.
     
     
4. Save the file and retry operation.