PH26166: Performance problems in certain collection pages of the WebSphere Application Server Admin Console

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• We are experiencing performance issues while trying to list
  applications from WAS 9.0.5.2. under Applications > Application
  Types > Websphere enterprise applications. The list of 25
  applications takes a couple of seconds to load but when we try
  to raise the number of rows per page (from the 'Maximum rows'
  filter) to about a hundred or more these take quite some time
  to load. Is there anything that could be done to decrese the
  time needed to list applications on that screen? (The other
  screen for listing applications under Applications > All
  applications works great with any number of rows per page)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of the IBM WebSphere              *
  *                  Administrative                              *
  *                  console who use certain pages with          *
  *                  collection                                  *
  *                  tables.                                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: If a customer has numerous              *
  *                      applications,                           *
  *                      servers, or nodes the collection pages  *
  *                      related to those may take a while to    *
  *                      load.                                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  Certain pages in the administrative console have collection
  tables containing resources(applications, servers, nodes, etc.)
  where the status servlet is called twice. The second call was
  inadvertently added to address another issue, but is causing a
  delay in loading the elements in the collection tables. Often
  times the collection view will be blank for a few seconds before
  it starts to slowly load all the resources and their statuses.
  

Problem conclusion

• The second call to the status servlet was removed to prevent the
  delay in loading the affected collection tables.
  
  The fix for this APAR is targeted for inclusion in fix pack
  8.5.5.19 and 9.0.5.6. For more information, see 'Recommended
  Updates for WebSphere Application Server':
  https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/715553
  

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

  WEBS APP SERV N

• Fixed component ID

  5724H8800

Applicable component levels

• R850 PSY

     UP

• R900 PSY

     UP