PQ73177; 3.5.7: Inter-op problem between IBM and Sun JDK
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Abstract
Inter-op problem between IBM and Sun JDK causes UID mismatch
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USERS AFFECTED:
All WebSphere Application Server users of WebSphere Commerce Suite Config Manager GUI and users of a remote client where in the client and server uses a mix of Sun and IBM-based JDKs.
PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
Inter-op problem between IBM and Sun JDK causes UID mismatch exception.
This problem only surfaces when using a remote client and the client and server uses a mix of Sun and IBM-based JDKs (for example, a Windows client and a iSeries server).
For instance the exception seen may be:
java.rmi.UnmarshalException: error unmarshalling arguments;
nested exception is:
Tue Apr 01 16:25:29 GMT+00:00 2003:RMI:RMI TCP Connection(25)-9.10.108.223:
java.io.InvalidClassException: javax.swing.JComponent; Local class not compatible:
stream classdesc serialVersionUID=-4213396809661916333
local class serialVersionUID=-3801576793736857629
PROBLEM CONCLUSION:
This is not a WebSphere defect, but a JDK defect and is fixed in JDK defect: SOV, 60239.
Note: The fix below can be applied on AIX, Windows, and Linux
Prerequisites
None
Installation instructions
Please review the readme.txt for detailed installation instructions.