PI16455: The WebSphere J2C resource workload routing mbean operation failOverToAlternateResource fails with IllegalStateException

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The default value for InactiveConnectionSupport has been set to
  true for WebSphere built-in Relational resource adapter causing
  the following exception on failOverToAlternateResource
  operation.
  
  [3/17/14 20:38:29:914 EDT] 000000b1 ConnectionFac W   J2CA0688W:
  The FailOverToAlternateResource operation issued for the
  resource with a JNDI name of ..... failed. Cause:
  java.lang.IllegalStateException: Request to failover to
  alternate cannot be executed on a resource that is not failover
  support configured.
  No-op.
  at
  com.ibm.ejs.j2c.PoolManager.failOverToAlternateResource(PoolMana
  ger.java
  :10189)
  at
  com.ibm.ejs.j2c.mbeans.ConnectionFactoryMbeanImpl.failOverToAlte
  rnateResource(ConnectionFactoryMbeanImpl.java:1640)
  at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server V8.5                                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The WebSphere J2C resource workload     *
  *                      routing mbean operation                 *
  *                      failOverToAlternateResource fails       *
  *                      with IllegalStateException              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When using the ConnectionFactory Mbean operation
  failOverToAlternateResource to manually failover to an
  alternate server, the following exception might occur for a
  cell scoped datasource even if the alternate resource has been
  configured using the custom property alternateResourceJNDIName.
  java.lang.IllegalStateException: Request to failover to
  alternate cannot be executed on a resource that is not
  failover support configured.No-op.
  Another symptom is that when a cell scoped datasource is
  configured for automatic failover using the properties
  alternateResourceJNDIName and failureThreshold, the failover
  does not happen.
  This issue happens because during the PoolManager
  initialization the  failover support(ie resource workload
  routing) is not being enabled because the property
  InactiveConnectionSupport is incorrectly read and used for the
  cell scoped WebSphere built-in relational resource adapter.
  

Problem conclusion

• The WebSphere J2C component has been corrected to properly
  initialize the resource workload routing capability.
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
  fix pack 8.5.5.4.  Please refer to the Recommended Updates
  page for delivery information:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980
  

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

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