Fixes are available
17.0.0.1: WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.1
17.0.0.2: WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.2
17.0.0.3: WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3
17.0.0.4: WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.4
18.0.0.1: WebSphere Application Server Liberty 18.0.0.1
18.0.0.2: WebSphere Application Server Liberty 18.0.0.2
18.0.0.3: WebSphere Application Server Liberty 18.0.0.3
18.0.0.4: WebSphere Application Server Liberty 18.0.0.4
19.0.0.1: WebSphere Application Server Liberty 19.0.0.1
19.0.0.2: WebSphere Application Server Liberty 19.0.0.2
19.0.0.3: WebSphere Application Server Liberty 19.0.0.3
19.0.0.4: WebSphere Application Server Liberty 19.0.0.4
19.0.0.5: WebSphere Application Server Liberty 19.0.0.5
19.0.0.6: WebSphere Application Server Liberty 19.0.0.6
19.0.0.7: WebSphere Application Server Liberty 19.0.0.7
19.0.0.8: WebSphere Application Server Liberty 19.0.0.8
19.0.0.9: WebSphere Application Server Liberty 19.0.0.9
19.0.0.10: WebSphere Application Server Liberty 19.0.0.10
19.0.0.11: WebSphere Application Server Liberty 19.0.0.11
19.0.0.12: WebSphere Application Server Liberty 19.0.0.12
20.0.0.1: WebSphere Application Server Liberty 20.0.0.1
20.0.0.2: WebSphere Application Server Liberty 20.0.0.2
20.0.0.3: WebSphere Application Server Liberty 20.0.0.3
20.0.0.4: WebSphere Application Server Liberty 20.0.0.4
20.0.0.5: WebSphere Application Server Liberty 20.0.0.5
20.0.0.6: WebSphere Application Server Liberty 20.0.0.6
20.0.0.7: WebSphere Application Server Liberty 20.0.0.7
20.0.0.8: WebSphere Application Server Liberty 20.0.0.8
20.0.0.9: WebSphere Application Server Liberty 20.0.0.9
20.0.0.10: WebSphere Application Server Liberty 20.0.0.10
20.0.0.11: WebSphere Application Server Liberty 20.0.0.11
20.0.0.12: WebSphere Application Server Liberty 20.0.0.12
APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
A local repository is created to install a feature/component to Liberty, such as the remoteAdmistrator feature. Running the installUtility and/or configUtility to test the connection is successful. When the configUtility or installUtility is used to install the feature a NoClassDefFoundError is thrown.
Local fix
Use the IBM hosted repository when they want to install or get the configuration stanzas. Rename your local repository configuration so it is not used with the following command. Example of local repository being renamed ${wlp.install.dir}/etc/repositories.properties file to ${wlp.install.dir}/etc/repositories.properties.disabled the command will run successfully after which they could rename their properties file back - this would however mean that the system would be trying to reach the IBM hosted repository when they run configUtilty configUtility -install remoteAdmistrator
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: All users of IBM WebSphere Application * * Server Liberty - Using configUtility with a * * local repository configured * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: configUtility giving * * ClassNotFoundException for * * com.ibm.ws.kernel.feature.provisioning. * * ProvisioningFeatureDefinition * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * **************************************************************** When running the "configUtility find" command or the "configUtility install <option>" command you will receive the error stack below in the situation where you have a <WLP_INSTALL_DIR>/etc/repositories.properties file configured. java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com.ibm.ws.kernel.feature.provisioning.ProvisioningFeatureDefini tion at com.ibm.ws.install.RepositoryConfigUtils.loadRepoProperties(Repo sitoryConfigUtils.java:88) at com.ibm.ws.config.utility.utils.RepositoryAccessUtility.getProxy (RepositoryAccessUtility.java:126) at com.ibm.ws.config.utility.utils.RepositoryAccessUtility.getLogin Info(RepositoryAccessUtility.java:113) at com.ibm.ws.config.utility.utils.RepositoryAccessUtility.getConfi gSnippetList(RepositoryAccessUtility.java:59) at com.ibm.ws.config.utility.actions.FindAction.handleAction(FindAc tion.java:38) at com.ibm.ws.config.utility.ConfigUtility.runProgram(ConfigUtility .java:109) at com.ibm.ws.config.utility.ConfigUtility.main(ConfigUtility.java: 154) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessor Impl.java:95) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethod AccessorImpl.java:56) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:620) at com.ibm.ws.kernel.boot.cmdline.UtilityMain.internal_main(Utility Main.java:157) at com.ibm.ws.kernel.boot.cmdline.UtilityMain.main(UtilityMain.java :42) at com.ibm.ws.kernel.boot.cmdline.Main.main(Main.java:52) class load: java/util/Collections$EmptyIterator from: C:\Program Files\IBM\Java_7.1.3.40\jre\lib\rt.jar Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.ibm.ws.kernel.feature.provisioning.ProvisioningFeatureDefini tion at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:600) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassHelper(ClassLoader.java:786) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:764) at com.ibm.ws.kernel.boot.cmdline.PackageDelegateClassLoader.loadCl ass(PackageDelegateClassLoader.java:56) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:741) ... 14 more The problem occurs as the configUtility command reads information from the repositories.properties file and then tries to call InstallUtils.close(repoFile). The JVM classloader then tries to load the InstallUtils class, succesfully finds the InstallUtils class but then fails during bytecode validation of the InstallUtils class as the JVM tries to load the com.ibm.ws.kernel.feature.provisioning.ProvisioningFeatureDefini tion. Within the InstallUtils class, a method was introduced that had ProvisioningFeatureDefinition in its method signature, a call to this new method was also added but passed in a SubsystemFeatureDefinitionImpl (which implements ProvisioningFeatureDefinition) - because of this, the JVM tries to ensure that SubsystemFeatureDefinitionImpl and ProvisioningFeatureDefinition are type compatible, and to do this it needs to load the classes. At this point it finds that these are not on the classpath and the error is thrown.
Problem conclusion
A correction to the classpath has been made for the configUtility command. The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in fix pack 17.0.0.1. 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
PI71616
Reported component name
LIBERTY PROFILE
Reported component ID
5724J0814
Reported release
850
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2016-11-01
Closed date
2016-11-16
Last modified date
2016-11-16
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
LIBERTY PROFILE
Fixed component ID
5724J0814
Applicable component levels
R850 PSY
UP
Document Information
Modified date:
18 October 2021