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PI14380: PERSISTENT DATA NOT IN CTX ACROSS RESTART ON NEW ENDPOINT

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • When a job goes into the restartable state on one endpoint and
    then the job is restarted on a different endpoint the job does
    not complete.  A null pointer error appears and the job stays in
    the restartable state.
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED:  Users of WebSphere Extended Deployment      *
    *                  Compute                                     *
    *                  Grid 8.0 and the batch function             *
    *                  of WebSphere Application Server 8.5.        *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When a job is dispatched to a           *
    *                      different endpoint (on restart) than    *
    *                      it was on the initial execution, the    *
    *                      persistent user data is lost.           *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    When a job is submitted, an endpoint is assigned to that job
    based on the specifications in the xJCL file.  If a job runs
    into an issue or is stopped/cancelled by the user then
    the job will go to the restartable state.
    The problem occurs when a different endpoint is used on
    restart.  The step context that stores the information needed
    to restart the job was removed before it had a chance to
    be used, which caused the persistent user data to be null.
    

Problem conclusion

  • The loss of information that occurred when a job was restarted
    on a different endpoint was fixed so that the step context is
    passed on from endpoint to endpoint.
    The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
    fixpack 8.0.0.4. Please refer to the Recommended Updates page
    for delivery information:
    http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27022998
    

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PI14380

  • Reported component name

    WXD COMPUTE GRI

  • Reported component ID

    5725C9301

  • Reported release

    800

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2014-03-25

  • Closed date

    2014-06-11

  • Last modified date

    2014-06-11

  • 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

    WXD COMPUTE GRI

  • Fixed component ID

    5725C9301

Applicable component levels

  • R800 PSY

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Document Information

Modified date:
28 April 2022