PI52832: SCHEDULED JOBS IN WEBSPHERE BATCH ARE NOT RUN ON Z/OS

8.5.5.9: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 9
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
8.5.5.12: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 12
8.5.5.13: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 13
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

• Recurring request alarm listener for scheduled jobs is not
  processing alarm events properly due to database access issue
  on z/OS.  This is causing a scheduled job to not run.
  
  trace of this shows:
  
  RecurringRequ >  perform [ARRSched] Entry
  RecurringRequ 3   perform: getting the current owning scheduler
  name for this recurring requestID [ARRSched]
  SystemErr     R
  java.lang.NullPointerExceptionnull
    at com.ibm.ws.batch.RecurringRequestStoreImpl.
  getSchedNameByRequestID(RecurringRequestStoreImpl.java:768)null
    at com.ibm.ws.batch.RecurringRequestAlarmListener.
  perform(RecurringRequestAlarmListener.java:90)null
    at com.ibm.ws.batch.RecurringRequestAlarmListener.
  alarm(RecurringRequestAlarmListener.java:61)null
    at com.ibm.ejs.util.am._Alarm.runImpl(_Alarm.java:151)null
    at com.ibm.ejs.util.am._Alarm.run(_Alarm.java:136)null
    at com.ibm.ws.util.ThreadPool$Worker.
  run(ThreadPool.java:1881)null
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server V8.5                                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Scheduled batch jobs are not            *
  *                      executed at the time they were          *
  *                      originally scheduled.                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  The Recurring Request Listener is not processing the alarms
  properly due to access to the database on z/OS.
  

Problem conclusion

• Updates were made to allow the Recurring Request Listener to
  process the alarm and access the database so that the job will
  run at the scheduled time.
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
  fixpack 8.5.5.9.
  
  Please refer to the Recommended Updates page for delivery
  information:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&context=SSEQTP&uid
  =swg27004980
  
  In addition, please refer to URL:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=404&uid=swg27006970
  for Fix Pack PTF information.
  

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 FOR Z

• Fixed component ID

  5655I3500

Applicable component levels

• R850 PSY

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