PI15728: NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION IN THE PATH REQUESTING COMPUTE GRID JOBLOG

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Customer is getting NullPointerExceptions in the path requesting
  joblog as below.
  
  Trace: 2014/04/03 07:50:29.872 02 t=99F190 c=UNK key=P8 tag=
  (13007004)
    SourceId: com.ibm.ws.batch.SchedulerComponent
    ExtendedMessage: BBOO0220E: CWLRB5410E: [Long Running Job
  Scheduler Component invokeCR failed]:
  java.lang.NullPointerException
   at
  com.ibm.ws.gridcontainer.proxy.impl.PortableGridContainerProxyIm
  pl.getJobLogPartList(PortableGridContainerProxyImpl.java:279)
   at
  com.ibm.ws.batch.SchedulerSingleton.getJobLogPartListFromPGCEndp
  oint(SchedulerSingleton.java:1861)
   at
  com.ibm.ws.batch.SchedulerCRMBean.getJobLogPartListFromPGCEndpoi
  nt(SchedulerCRMBean.java:740)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
   at
  sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessor
  Impl.java:60)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  WebSphere Compute Grid version 8.0          *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: NullPointerException in the             *
  *                      getJobLogPartList on the scheduler      *
  *                      side                                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  The reason for the NullPointerException is because the endpoint
  is in the process of being de-registered, and its meta data is
  empty.
  

Problem conclusion

• The scheduler runtime has been updated to ensure the endpoint
  is not in the process of being de-registered when requesting
  the log.
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
  fixpack 8.0.0.5 Please refer to the Recommended Updates page
  for delivery information:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27022998
  

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

  WXD Z COMP GRID

• Fixed component ID

  5655V6201

Applicable component levels

• R800 PSY

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