PM82458: MIGRATION JOB BBOWDPRE HANGS IN THE PREUPGRD STEP

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• A customer migrating from WebSphere Application Server 8.0.0.1
  to 8.5 encountered a hang in the PREUPGRD step of job BBOWDPRE.
  The customer expects the BBOWDPRE job to run to completion
  without hanging.
  

Local fix

• Currently, the customer is running the BBOWMG3D job,
  which is a single job that runs all the migration steps.  The
  alternative is to break down the BBOWMG3D job into separate
  processes.  BBOWMG3D may be split into 3 main steps consisting
  of:
  BBOWDPRO
  BBOWDPRE
  BBOWDPOS
  The Deployment Manager should be stopped
  - before running the BBOWDPRE job and started back up again
  - before running the BBOWDPOS job.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server                                      *
  *                  V8.5                                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: During the migration of a Deployment    *
  *                      Manager, the BBOWDPRE job appears to    *
  *                      hang.                                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  The BBOWDPRE job would hang if the Deployment Manager was
  running
  when the job was started. A certificate exchange error might
  show
  up in the logs.
  

Problem conclusion

• A change was required in PreUpgrade step that requires the
  Deployment Manager to be stopped and started again. If
  administrative security was enabled, this information was
  needed
  to stop the Deployment Manager. The change to pass the
  information on z/OS was not completed properly.
  
  APAR PM82458 is currently targeted for inclusion in Fix
  Pack 8.5.5 of WebSphere Application Server V8.5.
  
  Please refer to the Recommended Updates page for delivery
  information:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&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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