Fix (APAR): PK40514 Status: Fix Release: 6.0.2.19,6.0.2.17,6.0.2.15,6.0.2.13 Operating System: AIX,HP-UX,i5/OS,Linux,Linux pSeries,Linux Red Hat - pSeries,Linux zSeries,OS/390,OS/400,Solaris,Windows Supersedes Fixes: PK33817 CMVC Defect: 425179 Byte size of APAR: 45411 Date: 2007-04-10 Abstract: Null pointer exceptions in webservices router Description/symptom of problem: PK40514 resolves the following problem: ERROR DESCRIPTION: Customer states null pointer exceptions in webservices router [2/21/07 11:09:02:755 EST] 00000014 SystemOut O WSWS3576I: Info: Changed java name OMSWebServiceEngine to com.ibm.commerce.webservices.OpenWebServicePortType for xml construct {http://www.ibm.com/xmlns/prod/WebSphereCommerce}OMSWebServiceEn gine due to mapping file reference. [2/21/07 11:09:02:947 EST] 00000014 WSServerImpl E WSWS1002E: Error processing Web services deployment descriptor for module: WebServicesRouter.war with error: java.lang.NullPointerException at java.net.URLClassLoader$ClassFinder.run(URLClassLoader.java (CompiledCode)) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged1(Native Method) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController. java(Compiled Code)) at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java (Compiled Code)) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java(Compiled Code)) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java(Compiled Code)) at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java (Compiled Code)) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java(Compiled Code)) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java(Compiled Code)) at com.ibm.ws.classloader.ProtectionClassLoader.loadClass (ProtectionClassLoader.java(Compiled Code)) at com.ibm.ws.classloader.ProtectionClassLoader.loadClass (ProtectionClassLoader.java(Compiled Code)) at com.ibm.ws.classloader.CompoundClassLoader.loadClass (CompoundClassLoader.java(Compiled Code)) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java(Compiled Code)) at com.ibm.ws.webservices.component.WSServerImpl.setupWsddPort (WSServerImpl.java:1027) at com.ibm.ws.webservices.component.WSServerImpl. waMetaDataCreated(WSServerImpl.java:1891) at com.ibm.ws.webservices.component.WSServerImpl. metaDataCreated(WSServerImpl.java:513) This problem occurs after deploying an ear and then restarting the application server. LOCAL FIX: None PROBLEM SUMMARY USERS AFFECTED: WebSphere Application Server version 6 users of web services. PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Null pointer exceptions in webservices router RECOMMENDATION: . [1/30/07 13:21:58:168 EST] 00000015 WSServerImpl E WSWS1002E: Error processing Web services deployment descriptor for module: WebServicesRouter.war with error: java.lang.NullPointerException Null pointer exceptions occured in the webservices router because a section of code was not synchronized. PROBLEM CONCLUSION: The section of code was sychronized. This fix is targeted for fixpacks 6.0.2.21 and 6.1.0.9. Please refer to the recommended updates page for delivery information: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980 Directions to apply fix: NOTE: Choose the: 1) Release the fix applies to 2) The Editions that apply 3) Delete the Editions & Methods that do not apply and this Note Fix applies to Editions: Release 6.0 __ Application Server (Express or BASE) __ Network Deployment (ND) __ WebSphere Business Integration Server Foundation (WBISF) __ Edge Components __ Developer __ Extended Deployment (XD) Install Fix to: Method: __ Application Server Nodes __ Deployment Manager Nodes __ Both NOTE: The user must: * Have Administrative rights in Windows, or be the Actual Root User in a UNIX environments. * Logged in with the same authority level when unpacking a fix, fix pack or refresh pack. * Be at V6.0.2.2 or newer of the Update Installer. This can be checked by reviewing the level of the Update Installer in file /updateinstaller/version.txt. The Update Installer can be downloaded from the following link: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg21205991 For detailed instructions to Extract the Update Installer see the following Technote: http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg21205400 1) Copy PKxxxxx.pak file directly to the maintenance directory 2) Shutdown WebSphere Manually execute setupCmdLine.bat in Windows or . ./setupCmdLine.sh in Unix from the WebSphere instance that maintenance is being applied to. 3) Launch Update Installer 4) Enter the installation location of the WebSphere product you want to update. 5) Select the "Install maintenance package" operation. 6) Enter the file name of the maintenance package to install (PKxxxxx.pak file which was copied in the maintenance directory). 7) Install the maintenance package. 8) Restart WebSphere Directions to remove fix: NOTE: * The user must have Administrative rights in Windows, or be the Actual Root User in a UNIX environments. * FIXES MUST BE REMOVED IN THE ORDER THEY WERE APPLIED * DO NOT REMOVE A FIX UNLESS ALL FIXES APPLIED AFTER IT HAVE FIRST BEEN REMOVED * YOU MAY REAPPLY ANY REMOVED FIX Example: If your system has fix1, fix2, and fix3 applied in that order and fix2 is to be removed, fix3 must be removed first, fix2 removed, and fix3 re-applied. 1) Shutdown WebSphere Manually execute setupCmdLine.bat in Windows or . ./setupCmdLine.sh in Unix from the WebSphere instance that uninstall is being run against. 2) Start Update Installer 3) Enter the installation location of the WebSphere product you want to remove the fix. 4) Select "Uninstall maintenance package" operation. 5) Enter the file name of the maintenance package to uninstall (PKxxxxx.pak). 6) UnInstall maintenance package. 7) Restart WebSphere Directions to re-apply fix: 1) Shutdown WebSphere. 2) Follow the Fix instructions to apply the fix. 3) Restart WebSphere. Additional Information: 6.0.2.15-WS-WAS-IFPK40514.pak installs on 6.0.2.13 - 6.0.2.15 and supersedes PK33817 6.0.2.19-WS-WAS-IFPK40514.pak installs on 6.0.2.17 - 6.0.2.19