PM69680: APPLYPERFTUNING.PY SCRIPT IS FAILING WHEN SERVER NAME SPECIFIED CONTAINS DASHES

8.5.0.2: WebSphere Application Server V8.5 Fix Pack 2
8.0.0.6: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 6
8.0.0.7: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 7
8.0.0.8: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 8
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8.0.0.14: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 14
8.0.0.15: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 15

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When a server name is specified that contains dashes, the
  script for applying performance tuning actions,
  ApplyPerfTuning.py
  fails during profile creation of a custom profile. This causes
  the Profile Management tool to hang on the Profile Creation
  Summary screen showing the applyPerfTuningAction step as the
  last step run.
  .
  The applyPerfTuningTemplate.log under the profile directory
  in location: WAS_HOME/logs/manageprofiles/profile_name/
  contains the following error:
  
  ERROR: Unexpected/invalid configuration ID:
  <installation specific information>
  

Local fix

• Do not use server name that contains dashes
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server v8.0 and v8.5                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Custom profile creation for server      *
  *                      (when hyphen characters are present     *
  *                      within the server name) hangs.          *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  Custom profile creation is hung during application of
  a performance tuning template for a server, when hyphen
  characters are used in the naming convention of the server.
  

Problem conclusion

• The performance tuning script which is run during custom
  profile creation has a piece of code that attempts to
  match and validate the server name. The Regular expression
  used for this does not properly handle hyphen characters. Code
  has been corrected to handle hyphen characters and make sure
  that Profile Creation is successfull.
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
  fix packs 8.0.0.6 and 8.5.0.2.  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:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WEBSPHERE APP S

• Fixed component ID

  5724J0800

Applicable component levels

• R800 PSY

     UP

• R850 PSY

     UP