Config.templates error occurs when installing Fix Pack 1 for WebSphere Application Server V5 plug-in on a remote Web server
 Technote (troubleshooting)
 
Problem(Abstract)
While applying Fix Pack 1 to a remote Web server, the process fails when attempting to update the config.templates component. This affects the plug-in-only installation, which is typically applied to remote Web servers.
 
Cause
A descriptor file in the Fix Pack 1 repository incorrectly instructs the updateInstaller to update the config.templates component, even when it is applied to a WebSphere® Application Server plug-in-only installation. Plug-in-only installations are typically installed on remote Web servers.
Error 195 -- Exception retrieving instance data : null java.lan
g.NullPointerException at
com.ibm.websphere.update.delta.earutils.InstanceData.prepareNod
eData(InstanceData.java:320) at
com.ibm.websphere.update.delta.earutils.InstanceData.prepare(In
stanceData.java:196)

Note that the error might also report Error 196.

Also note that the install_root/properties/version/log directory is used by older versions of the updateInstaller, including the versions that exhibit this issue. Newer versions of the updateInstaller, which have resolved this issue, write the logs to install_root/logs/update.
 
Resolving the problem
This issue is resolved in new versions of the updateInstaller, which can be downloaded from the support site. The latest version of the updateInstaller corrects this issue specific to Fix Pack 1.
 
 
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 > Install
Operating system(s): Windows
Software version: 5.0.2.5
Software edition:
Reference #: 1112274
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: May 11, 2004