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PM93941: FILE CONTAINS NO DATA WHEN CELL LEVEL CUSTOM PROPERTY TMSLOG.ENABLE=TRUE DEFINED

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Data is not written to the log file after enabling the task
    management service event log by setting the cell level custom
    property tmslog.enable=true.
    
    An FFDC log is generated:
    
    [13/07/25 10:07:56:868 JST]     FFDC
    Exception:java.lang.NullPointerException
    SourceId:com.ibm.ws.xd.visualizationengine.cacheservice.AsciiDat
    aWriter
    ProbeId:97
    Reporter:com.ibm.ws.xd.visualizationengine.cacheservice.AsciiDat
    aWriter@
    4a6340c5
    java.lang.NullPointerException
    at
    com.ibm.ws.xd.visualizationengine.cacheservice.AsciiDataWriter.w
    rite(AsciiDataWriter.java:241)
    at
    com.ibm.ws.xd.visualizationengine.cacheservice.AsciiDataWriter.w
    riteData(AsciiDataWriter.java:149)
    at
    com.ibm.ws.xd.operations.tasklogger.TaskManagementLogger.handleN
    otification(TaskManagementLogger.java:287)
    at
    com.ibm.ws.management.event.ListenerInfo$1.run(ListenerInfo.java
    :137)
    at
    com.ibm.ws.security.auth.ContextManagerImpl.runAs(ContextManager
    Impl.java:5474)
    at
    com.ibm.ws.security.auth.ContextManagerImpl.runAsSpecified(Conte
    xtManagerImpl.java:5565)
    at
    com.ibm.ws.management.event.ListenerInfo.handleNotification(List
    enerInfo.java:155)
    at
    com.ibm.ws.management.event.NotificationDispatcher$DispatchANoti
    ficationToAListener.run(NotificationDispatcher.java:386)
    at com.ibm.ws.util.ThreadPool$Worker.run(ThreadPool.java:1862)
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
    *                  Server V8.5                                 *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The Task Management Event log exists    *
    *                      but has no entries.                     *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    The Task Management Event log is being created, but there is
    no data. This is accompanied by NullPointerExceptions seen in
    class AsciiDataWriter.
    

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PM93941

  • Reported component name

    WEBS APP SERV N

  • Reported component ID

    5724H8800

  • Reported release

    850

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2013-07-26

  • Closed date

    2013-08-21

  • Last modified date

    2013-08-21

  • 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

  • R850 PSY

       UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
12 January 2022