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PM37942: RUNTIME PROCESSING OF APPLICATION FILES WILL LIST MORE FILES IN V7.0 THAN IN V6.1 OR EARLIER RELEASES.

Fixes are available

7.0.0.19: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 19
8.0.0.1: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 1
7.0.0.21: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 21
8.0.0.2: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 2
8.0.0.3: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 3
7.0.0.23: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 23
8.0.0.4: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 4
7.0.0.25: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 25
8.0.0.5: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 5
7.0.0.27: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 27
8.0.0.6: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 6
7.0.0.29: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 29
8.0.0.7: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 7
8.0.0.8: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 8
7.0.0.31: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 31
7.0.0.27: Java SDK 1.6 SR13 FP2 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.33: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 33
8.0.0.9: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 9
7.0.0.35: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 35
8.0.0.10: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 10
7.0.0.37: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 37
8.0.0.11: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 11
7.0.0.39: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 39
8.0.0.12: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 12
7.0.0.41: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 41
8.0.0.13: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 13
7.0.0.43: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 43
8.0.0.14: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 14
7.0.0.45: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 45
8.0.0.15: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 15
7.0.0.19: Java SDK 1.6 SR9 FP2 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.21: Java SDK 1.6 SR9 FP2 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere
7.0.0.23: Java SDK 1.6 SR10 FP1 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere
7.0.0.25: Java SDK 1.6 SR11 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.27: Java SDK 1.6 SR12 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.29: Java SDK 1.6 SR13 FP2 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.45: Java SDK 1.6 SR16 FP60 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.31: Java SDK 1.6 SR15 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.35: Java SDK 1.6 SR16 FP1 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.37: Java SDK 1.6 SR16 FP3 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.39: Java SDK 1.6 SR16 FP7 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.41: Java SDK 1.6 SR16 FP20 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.43: Java SDK 1.6 SR16 FP41 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Runtime processing of web modules (WAR files) builds a list of
    files in the WAR to be used as a cache. More files
    are included in the list in v7.0 than in v6.1 or prior
    releases.  The additional listing is caused by new processing
    requirements, in particular, requirements introduced by Java EE
    5 annotations processing. The additional listing can cause
    applications migrated from v6.1 or earlier to v7.0 to start
    much more slowly, as additional time and memory is used in
    creating the list of Java "File" objects for each file in the
    WAR. An option is required for v7.0 to allow particular files
    to be omitted from the list to provide performance similar to
    that which was provided by v6.1.
    

Local fix

  • none at this time.
    

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
    *                  Server V7.0 and V8.0.                       *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: WebSphere Application Server takes      *
    *                      a long time to start because of the     *
    *                      amount of time taken to process         *
    *                      application files.                      *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    The application server builds a list of all files in web
    modules during application start to be used as a cache. A Java
    "File" object is created for each file in the list. The
    cache improves performance during annotation scanning.
    However, for web modules containing many files (10,000 or
    more), building this cache can consume a lot of memory and
    increases application start time.   Therefore, it is
    beneficial to reduce the size of the cache by not including
    some files.
    

Problem conclusion

  • This APAR provides the following JVM custom property to allow
    you to specify directories that are not to be included in the
    file list cache:
    
     "org.eclipse.jst.j2ee.commonarchivecore.FILTERBINARIES"
    
    This property should be set to the names of directories
    (relative to the root of web modules (WAR files)) which are to
    be ignored when building the file list cache during
    application start. Files beneath these directories, their
    subdirectories, and so on will not be included in the file
    list cache.
    
    The property applies only to web modules.  The directory names
    listed in the property are filtered from ALL web modules in
    ALL applications. The property has no effect during deployment.
    Also, the property has no effect at application start
    if the application contains the setting
    useMetadataFromBinaries=true in the deployment.xml.  See:
    
    http://tinyurl.com/kunlh9a
    
    The value of the JVM custom property is a list of paths,
    relative to the enclosing web module, with semicolon
    characters (";") used as the delimiter between path values.
    Forward slash characters ("/") must be used within the path
    values.
    
    For example, an application contains web modules named big.war
    and bigger.war.  Each contains a large number of files.  The
    majority of the files are beneath four directories:
    
     bigger.war/staticData/html
     bigger.war/staticData/css
     bigger.war/dojo
     big.war/dojo
    
    To filter these locations, set the JVM custom property to:
    
    
    org.eclipse.jst.j2ee.commonarchivecore.FILTERBINARIES=
    staticData/html;staticData/css;dojo
    
    
    Alternatively, you could set the property to ignore the
    entire "staticData" directory tree:
    
    
    org.eclipse.jst.j2ee.commonarchivecore.FILTERBINARIES=
    staticData;dojo
    
    
    The JVM custom property MUST NOT be set to a location which
    contains active application files relevant to Java EE; for
    example, class files, JAR files, deployment descriptors, other
    XML files and so on.  That means that these four locations
    MUST NOT be filtered:
    
     META-INF
     WEB-INF
     WEB-INF/classes
     WEB-INF/lib
    
    Subdirectories beneath any of these locations MAY be filtered
    provided they contain no active files relevant to Java EE.
    
    This functionality is used to reduce application start times.
    The functionalilty has no effect on application deployment
    times.  To improve deployment times for WARs with a large
    number of files, consider moving some of the files out of the
    WAR, and then configure extended document root; see:
    
    http://tinyurl.com/ku2fkay
    
    
    The key measure of the application which is relevant to this
    APAR is the NUMBER of files beneath the web modules.  The size
    of the individual files is not relevant.
    
    This property is not intended for improving annotation
    scanning performance.  For annotation scanning performance,
    use annotation filtering; see:
    
    http://tinyurl.com/m797drd
    
    
    Simple file names (instead of directory names) may also be
    listed in the custom property value, but that provides little
    benefit.
    
    The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
    fix pack 7.0.0.19 and 8.0.0.1.  Please refer to the Recommended
    Updates page for delivery information:
    
    http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980
    

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PM37942

  • Reported component name

    WEBS APP SERV N

  • Reported component ID

    5724H8800

  • Reported release

    700

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2011-04-28

  • Closed date

    2011-08-09

  • Last modified date

    2014-04-22

  • 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

  • R700 PSY

       UP

  • R800 PSY

       UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
27 October 2021