PM68686: ISSUE WITH ENDPOINT WITH MULTIPLE SERVANTS.

8.5.0.1: WebSphere Application Server V8.5 Fix Pack 1
8.5.0.2: WebSphere Application Server V8.5 Fix Pack 2

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When multiple servants are enabled, sometimes, the servant that
  does not process a batch job shows the output that it could not
  find endpoint-config.xml
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server Batch Component                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: On the server that hosts the batch      *
  *                      endpoint container, if multiple         *
  *                      servants option is enabled, the         *
  *                      servant that does not process batch     *
  *                      jobs shows output that it could not     *
  *                      find endpoint-config.xml                *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  PGCControllerServlet._initialize() set up all the plugins
  services that need to run in a cell and create the correct
  instance of ServicesManager. However, it does not get called
  until the first doGet or doPost is invoked. In multi SR case,
  the SR that does not process the job (i.e doGet/doPost of that
  servlet instance wasn't called), the first time
  EndpointSRMBean calls ServicesManager.getInstance(), an
  instance of servicesmanager was created, but it did not know
  that it runs in a cell, so it loads the
  DefaultConfigurationRepositoryServiceImpl, which will go out
  and look for endpoint-config.xml
  

Problem conclusion

• The ServiceManager has been updated to initialized correctly
  when the server is running with multiple servants.
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
  fix pack 8.5.0.1.  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 is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  PM70467

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WEBS APP SERV N

• Fixed component ID

  5724H8800

Applicable component levels

• R850 PSY

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