PQ71669: WHEN YOU HAVE ND AND/OR BASE INSTALL ON A MACHINE WITH MULTIPLE NIC CARDS AND YOU ARE NOT USING THE PRIMARY NIC DISCOVER FAILS

 Fixes are available

Cumulative WebSphere System Management Fix, 5.0.0
5.0.1: WebSphere Application Server Version 5.0 Fix Pack 1 (Version 5.0.1)
5.0.1: WebSphere Application Server Enterprise Edition Version 5.0 Fix Pack 1



APAR status
Closed as program error.

Error description
When you install the ND or BASE to a machine with multiple NIC
cards and you do not choose to use the primary NIC card the
discover process with the nodeagent and deployment manager
fails.  This is because the getLocalHost (Java command used by
WebSphere) returns the primary NIC address which WebSphere is
not listening to, hence discover fails.
Local fix Problem summary
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* USERS AFFECTED: For WebSphere Application Server 5.0 ND or   *
*                 BASE users                                   *
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When having ND or BASE installed on a   *
*                      machine with multiple NIC cards and     *
*                      you are not using the primary NIC,      *
*                      the discovery fails.                    *
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* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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When you install the ND or BASE to a machine with multiple NIC
cards and you do not choose to use the primary NIC card, the
discover process with the nodeagent and deployment manager
fails.
Problem conclusion
The discover process with the nodeagent and deployment manager
is failing because the Discovery service uses
InetAddress.getLocalHost to determine the local address which
could be incorrect on machines with multiple network adapters.
Modified the DiscoveryAdapter.java to obtain hostname from an
endpoint instead of invoking
InetAddress.getLocalHost().getHostName().
Temporary fix Comments
APAR information
APAR number PQ71669
Reported component name WAS NETWRK DEPL
Reported component ID 5630A3601
Reported release 00S
Status CLOSED PER
PE NoPE
HIPER NoHIPER
Special Attention NoSpecatt
Submitted date 2003-03-04
Closed date 2003-03-24
Last modified date 2003-03-24

APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros
AdminSvr          

Publications Referenced

Fix information

Applicable component levels
R003 PSY    UP
R00A PSY    UP
R00H PSY    UP
R00I PSY    UP
R00S PSY    UP
R00W PSY    UP


Document Information


Product categories: Software > Application Servers > Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application Server > General
Operating system(s):
Software version: 00S
Software edition:
Reference #: PQ71669
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Mar 24, 2003