PI40490: NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION WHEN CREATING A NAMESERVER USING A WSADMIN JYTHON SCRIPT

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• On WSAS 8.5.0.0, OS Linux;
  
  When customer tries to create a NameServer object on a Server
  with the following command:
  
  AdminConfig.create("NameServer", ServerObjId, "[ ]")
  
  they get the following error:
  
  Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
  at com.ibm.ws.management.configservice.EndpointConfigHelper.
  fillDefaultEndpoint(EndpointConfigHelper.java:1815)
  at com.ibm.ws.management.configservice.EndpointConfigHelper.
  setNamedEndpoint(EndpointConfigHelper.java:1083)
  at com.ibm.ws.management.configservice.EndpointConfigHelper.
  setEndpointAttribute(EndpointConfigHelper.java:446)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.management.configservice.MOFUtil.objectAddedBasic(MOF
  Util.
  java:1031)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.management.configservice.MOFUtil.objectAdded(MOFUtil.
  java:
  1008)
  
  at
  com.ibm.ws.management.configservice.MOFUtil.addElementAt(MOFUtil
  .
  java:459)
  at com.ibm.ws.management.configservice.DocAccessor.addElementAt
  (DocAccessor.java:405)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.management.configservice.InnerConfigObjectDelegator.
  createConfigObject(InnerConfigObjectDelegator.java:134)
  at com.ibm.ws.management.configservice.ConfigObjectDelegator.
  createConfigData(ConfigObjectDelegator.java:150)
  at com.ibm.ws.management.configservice.ConfigServiceImpl.
  createConfigDataByTemplate(ConfigServiceImpl.java:1654)
  at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
  at
  sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessor
  Impl.
  java:60)
  at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke
  (DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:37)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server version 8.5.5 or later               *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: NullPointerException when creating      *
  *                      NameServer using wsadmin jython         *
  *                      scripts                                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  AdminConfig.create("NameServer", ServerObjId, "[ ]") failed
  with the following error:
  Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
  at
  com.ibm.ws.management.configservice.EndpointConfigHelper.fillDef
  aultEndpoint(EndpointConfigHelper.java:1815)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.management.configservice.EndpointConfigHelper.setName
  dEndpoint(EndpointConfigHelper.java:1083)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.management.configservice.EndpointConfigHelper.setEndp
  ointAttribute(EndpointConfigHelper.java:446)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.management.configservice.MOFUtil.objectAddedBasic(MOF
  Util.java:1031)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.management.configservice.MOFUtil.objectAdded(MOFUtil.
  java:1008)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.management.configservice.MOFUtil.addElementAt(MOFUtil
  .java:459)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.management.configservice.DocAccessor.addElementAt(Doc
  Accessor.java:405)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.management.configservice.InnerConfigObjectDelegator.c
  reateConfigObject(InnerConfigObjectDelegator.java:134)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.management.configservice.ConfigObjectDelegator.create
  ConfigData(ConfigObjectDelegator.java:150)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.management.configservice.ConfigServiceImpl.createConf
  igDataByTemplate(ConfigServiceImpl.java:1654)
  

Problem conclusion

• Code is corrected to avoid the NullPointerException.
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
  fix pack 8.5.5.7.  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

  WEBSPHERE APP S

• Fixed component ID

  5724J0800

Applicable component levels

• R850 PSY

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