PQ60074: NEWER WAS CLIENT CANNOT USE THE NAMESERVER ON A PREVIOUS RELEASE WAS ( WEBSPHERE APPLICATION SERVER )

A fix is available
WebSphere Application Server Version 3.5 Fix Pack 7 (3.5.7)

APAR

APAR status
Closed as program error.

Error description
WAS clients trying to talk to WAS servers running previous
versions/releases, result in a NullPointerException.
For WAS 3.5x clients, the NPE captured in the ORB trace
is caught in  orbworkerthread.java .
For WAS 4.0x clients, the NPE captured in the ORB trace
is caught in  orbworker.java  .
KEYWORDS: interoperability
REF: ORB BPVR
Local fix
Problem summary
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* USERS AFFECTED: All users of WebSphere Application Server    *
*                 newer clients attempting to interoperate     *
*                 with WAS 3.5.3 - WAS 4.0.2 servers.          *
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: WAS newer client has interoperability   *
*                      problem communicating with WAS servers  *
*                      of previous versions.                   *
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* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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When WAS client tries to talk to WAS servers running previous
versions/releases, WAS client gets a NullPointerException in
one of the two following variations depending on WAS server
release level.

java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.ibm.CORBA.iiop.IOR.write(IOR.java:460)
at com.ibm.CORBA.iiop.OrbWorker.run(OrbWorker.java:449)

or

java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.ibm.CORBA.iiop.IOR.write(IOR.java:460)
at com.ibm.CORBA.iiop.WorkerThread.run(WorkerThread.java:459)
Problem conclusion
This required fixing the code to source WorkerThread.java or
OrbWorker.java files.
Temporary fix
ZE FIX ERROR PQ74480 03/07/22
Comments
APAR information
APAR numberPQ60074
Reported component nameWAS ADVANCED AI
Reported component ID5648C8400
Reported release350
StatusCLOSED PER
PENoPE
HIPERNoHIPER
Submitted date2002-04-12
Closed date2002-06-28
Last modified date2003-07-22

APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

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

PQ72824

Modules/Macros
ORB
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:PQ72824Modules/Macros

Fix information
Fixed component nameWAS ADVANCED AI
Fixed component ID5648C8400

Applicable component levels
R350 PSYUP











Document Information

Product categories: Software, Application Servers, Distributed Application & Web Servers, WebSphere Application Server, General
Software version: 350
Reference #: PQ60074
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: 2003-07-22