V5.x: AddNode fails with "File upload Failed" error
 Technote (troubleshooting)
 
Problem(Abstract)
The following error appears in the addNode.log file when you trace the federation of a base installation to the Deployment Manager:

[4/25/03 13:23:33:544 MDT] 7934ad FileTransferC d cells/HIREDSSUN01Network2/nodes/HIREDSSUN012/servers/server1/server.xml%
com.ibm.websphere.management.filetransfer.client.TransferFailedException: File upload failed [500]
at com.ibm.ws.management.filetransfer.client.FileTransferClientImpl.uploadFile(FileTransferClientImpl.java:222)
at com.ibm.ws.management.repository.client.JMXRemoteConfigRepositoryClient.create(JMXRemoteConfigRepositoryClient.java:171)
at com.ibm.ws.management.tools.NodeFederationUtility.createDocuments(NodeFederationUtility.java:734)
at com.ibm.ws.management.tools.NodeFederationUtility.createDocuments(NodeFederationUtility.java:723)
at com.ibm.ws.management.tools.NodeFederationUtility.createDocuments(NodeFederationUtility.java:723)
at com.ibm.ws.management.tools.NodeFederationUtility.createNodeDocumentsOnDmgr(NodeFederationUtility.java:1296)
at com.ibm.ws.management.tools.NodeFederationUtility.runTool(NodeFederationUtility.java:314)
at com.ibm.ws.management.tools.AdminTool.executeUtility(AdminTool.java:159)
at com.ibm.ws.management.tools.NodeFederationUtility.main(NodeFederationUtility.java:127)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at com.ibm.ws.bootstrap.WSLauncher.main(WSLauncher.java:94)
[4/25/03 13:23:33:546 MDT] 7934ad FileTransferC < uploadFile (3) rc=500
[4/25/03 13:23:33:548 MDT] 7934ad NodeFederatio E ADMU0011E: Error creating configuration in the cell repository com.ibm.websphere.management.exception.RepositoryException
at com.ibm.ws.management.repository.client.JMXRemoteConfigRepositoryClient.create(JMXRemoteConfigRepositoryClient.java:176)
at com.ibm.ws.management.tools.NodeFederationUtility.createDocuments(NodeFederationUtility.java:734)
at com.ibm.ws.management.tools.NodeFederationUtility.createDocuments(NodeFederationUtility.java:723)
at com.ibm.ws.management.tools.NodeFederationUtility.createDocuments(NodeFederationUtility.java:723)
at com.ibm.ws.management.tools.NodeFederationUtility.createNodeDocumentsOnDmgr(NodeFederationUtility.java:1296)
at com.ibm.ws.management.tools.NodeFederationUtility.runTool(NodeFederationUtility.java:314)
at com.ibm.ws.management.tools.AdminTool.executeUtility(AdminTool.java:159)
at com.ibm.ws.management.tools.NodeFederationUtility.main(NodeFederationUtility.java:127)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at com.ibm.ws.bootstrap.WSLauncher.main(WSLauncher.java:94)
 
Resolving the problem
The federation fails for a base installation to the ND installation with a "File Upload Failed" error, because there are files in the WAS_BASE/config/cells directory that should not be there.

An example of this is when you create backup files for the repository file with improper file names; for example, creating a file called server.xml%. The % sign is a special character used by WebSphere, therefore WebSphere synchronization does not property move the server.xml% file.

To debug these problems:

  1. Determine what file is causing the error; for example, server.xml%.
  2. Verify that the file name is proper.
  3. Determine if the file name conflicts with WebSphere Application Server repository design.
  4. If you still have a problem, refer to: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?&context=SSEQTP&uid=swg21145599
 
 
Cross Reference information
Segment Product Component Platform Version Edition
Application Servers Runtimes for Java Technology Java SDK
 
 


Document Information


Product categories: Software > Application Servers > Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application Server > Servlet Engine/Web Container
Operating system(s): Windows
Software version: 5.0
Software edition:
Reference #: 1161427
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Sep 14, 2004