Fixes are available
8.5.5.10: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 10
8.5.5.11: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 11
8.0.0.13: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 13
8.5.5.12: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 12
8.0.0.14: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 14
8.5.5.13: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 13
8.0.0.15: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 15
8.5.5.14: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 14
8.5.5.15: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 15
8.5.5.17: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 17
8.5.5.20: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5.20
8.5.5.18: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 18
8.5.5.19: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 19
8.5.5.16: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 16
8.5.5.21: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5.21
APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5. At the "Preparing for the application installation" console panel, after you select the ear to install and click next, it takes a long time (30 minutes) before proceeding to the next panel. In trace and SystemOut.log the following is reported: [10/1/15 2:13:27:759 PDT] 000000f6 annotations 2 TransactionAttributeMergeAction applyClassAnnotation Recording annotation [ com.ibm.ws.amm.scan.util.info.impl.AnnotationInfoImpl@-857370603 ( javax.ejb.TransactionAttribute ) ] on method [ com.ibm.ws.amm.scan.util.info.impl.MethodInfoImpl@-437147755 ( application-specific packagename.ClassName.methodName) ] as target on class [ com.ibm.ws.amm.scan.util.info.impl.NonDelayedClassInfo@-15649172 67 (application-specific packagename.ClassName.methodName ) ] [10/1/15 2:13:27:759 PDT] 000000f6 annotations 1 TransactionAttributeMergeAction applyAllClassAnnotations RETURN [10/1/15 2:21:36:956 PDT] 0000017c ThreadMonitor W WSVR0605W: Thread "WebContainer : 1" (000000f6) has been active for 773734 milliseconds and may be hung. There is/are 1 thread(s) in total in the server that may be hung. at java.lang.String.toLowerCase(String.java:1213) at java.lang.String.toLowerCase(String.java:1172) at com.ibm.ws.amm.merge.ejb.TransactionAttributeMergeAction.toTrans actionAttributeType(TransactionAttributeMergeAction.java:867) at com.ibm.ws.amm.merge.ejb.TransactionAttributeMergeAction.getMeth odTransaction(TransactionAttributeMergeAction.java:239) at com.ibm.ws.amm.merge.ejb.TransactionAttributeMergeAction.updateD eploymentDescriptor(TransactionAttributeMergeAction.java:218) at com.ibm.ws.amm.merge.ejb.TransactionAttributeMergeAction.merge(T ransactionAttributeMergeAction.java:150) at com.ibm.ws.amm.AnnotativeMetadataManagerImpl.performMergeOperati ons(AnnotativeMetadataManagerImpl.java:404) at com.ibm.ws.amm.AnnotativeMetadataManagerImpl.merge(AnnotativeMet adataManagerImpl.java:272) at com.ibm.ws.amm.commonarchive.AnnotationsProcessorImpl.merge(Anno tationsProcessorImpl.java:175) at com.ibm.ws.amm.commonarchive.AnnotationsProcessorImpl.merge(Anno tationsProcessorImpl.java:77) at org.eclipse.jst.j2ee.commonarchivecore.internal.impl.EJBJarFileI mpl.processAnnotations(EJBJarFileImpl.java:584) at org.eclipse.jst.j2ee.commonarchivecore.internal.impl.EJBJarFileI mpl.getDeploymentDescriptor(EJBJarFileImpl.java:475)
Local fix
wait around 30 minutes to go to the next console panel.
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: All users of IBM WebSphere Application * * Server using the @TransactionAttribute * * annotation * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Use of the @TransactionAttribute * * annotation on classes with large * * numbers of methods can cause * * deployment to be slow. * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * **************************************************************** When deploying an application which is enabled for annotations processing and which contains @TransactionAttribute annotations on classes with many methods, annotations processing can take an extremely long time -- 30 minutes or more. The problem occurs from the IBM WebSphere Application Server Administrative Console, at the panel "Preparing for the application installation". The symptom is is a very long delay between clicking next and the display of the next panel. The problem may be accompanied by a warning message WSVR0605W displayed to server logs, which indicates that a thread may be hung. For example: [10/1/15 2:13:27:759 PDT] 000000f6 annotations 2 TransactionAttributeMergeAction applyClassAnnotation Recording annotation [ com.ibm.ws.amm.scan.util.info.impl.AnnotationInfoImpl@- 857370603 ( javax.ejb.TransactionAttribute ) ] on method [ com.ibm.ws.amm.scan.util.info.impl.MethodInfoImpl@-437147755 ( packagename.ClassName.methodName) ] as target on class [ com.ibm.ws.amm.scan.util.info.impl.NonDelayedClassInfo@- 15649172 67 ( packagename.ClassName ) ] [10/1/15 2:13:27:759 PDT] 000000f6 annotations 1 TransactionAttributeMergeAction applyAllClassAnnotations RETURN [10/1/15 2:21:36:956 PDT] 0000017c ThreadMonitor W WSVR0605W: Thread "WebContainer : 1" (000000f6) has been active for 773734 milliseconds and may be hung. There is/are 1 thread(s) in total in the server that may be hung. at java.lang.String.toLowerCase(String.java:1213) at java.lang.String.toLowerCase(String.java:1172) at com.ibm.ws.amm.merge.ejb.TransactionAttributeMergeAction.toTrans actionAttributeType(TransactionAttributeMergeAction.java:867) at com.ibm.ws.amm.merge.ejb.TransactionAttributeMergeAction.getMeth odTransaction(TransactionAttributeMergeAction.java:239) at com.ibm.ws.amm.merge.ejb.TransactionAttributeMergeAction.updateD eploymentDescriptor(TransactionAttributeMergeAction.java:218) at com.ibm.ws.amm.merge.ejb.TransactionAttributeMergeAction.merge(T ransactionAttributeMergeAction.java:150) at com.ibm.ws.amm.AnnotativeMetadataManagerImpl.performMergeOperati ons(AnnotativeMetadataManagerImpl.java:404) at com.ibm.ws.amm.AnnotativeMetadataManagerImpl.merge(AnnotativeMet adataManagerImpl.java:272) at com.ibm.ws.amm.commonarchive.AnnotationsProcessorImpl.merge(Anno tationsProcessorImpl.java:175) at com.ibm.ws.amm.commonarchive.AnnotationsProcessorImpl.merge(Anno tationsProcessorImpl.java:77) at org.eclipse.jst.j2ee.commonarchivecore.internal.impl.EJBJarFileI mpl.processAnnotations(EJBJarFileImpl.java:584) at org.eclipse.jst.j2ee.commonarchivecore.internal.impl.EJBJarFileI mpl.getDeploymentDescriptor(EJBJarFileImpl.java:475) A key symptom is the presence of class "TransactionAttributeMergeAction" in the stack which accompanies the logged warning.
Problem conclusion
The problem occurred because of errors in code that processes @TransactionAttribute annotations. Three coding errors were found: First, incorrect comparisons of EJB names caused the creation of extremely large collections of transaction attribute types. Second, incorrect list processing caused unnecessary traversals of the list of attribute types. Third, lookup values were unnecessarily recomputed during iterative searches of the attribute types lists. The combination of these errors caused the processing to take a very long time -- up to two tenths of a second or more for each method processed. The @TransactionAttribute merge processing has been updated to adddress all of the above performance issues. The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in fix packs 8.0.0.14 and 8.5.5.10. 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 number
PI50714
Reported component name
WEBS APP SERV N
Reported component ID
5724H8800
Reported release
850
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2015-10-16
Closed date
2016-01-06
Last modified date
2016-11-17
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
Document Information
Modified date:
27 April 2022