Fix (APAR):  PQ75634

Status:  Fix

Release:  5.0.2

Operating System:  All

Supersedes Fixes:  

CMVC Defect:  PQ75634

Byte size of APAR:  53120

Date: 2003-06-27

Abstract:  *** This is the APAR abstract ***

Description/symptom of problem:      PQ75634 - CMP 11 Custom Finder encounters a NullPointerException
              when a lazy enumeration is created with greater than
              25 records found.

Directions to apply fix:  NOTE:  YOU MUST FIRST DOWNLOAD THE FIX INSTALLER TOOL IN ORDER TO INSTALL AN FIX.
       The Fix Installer can be downloaded from the following link:
       http://www-3.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/support/index.html
       

1) Download the cumulative fix set file in binary.

2) Create temporary "Fix" repository to store this APAR's zip/tar file:

             AIX: /tmp/WebSphere/fixrepos

   Solaris/Linux: /tmp/WebSphere/fixrepos

         Windows: c:\temp\WebSphere\fixrepos


3) Copy the jar/zip/tar file to the directory created above.

4) If a zip file or tar file, please extract such that the 
   jar file is in the repos directory.

5) Shutdown WebSphere

6)Prepare to run fix tool set
    - Open a new command shell where the fix installer tool set was unzipped
    - Set WAS_HOME, JAVA_HOME and add java\bin to the path to match the configuration.  
      
7a) GUI Install

    - Type updateWizard and <enter>
    - Pick your language
    - Select "install fixes"
    - Use browse to find and select the repos directory of the jar file
    - Select Next
    - Select this fix set (at least, can do more than one)
    - Continue with tool to install fix set and complete the task.  

7b) Command Line Install      

    - This examples if for Windows, modify environment and path variables as 
      required before launching commands on other platforms.

    - Command: updateSilent -fix -installDir %WAS_HOME% -fixDir c:\temp\WebSphere\efixrepos -fixJars PQ75634 -install
    
    (Note, if you forget the -install option, it will just list the fixes available in the repos directory)

    - The tool will provide information regarding what was applied and if successful.

8) Restart WebSphere

Directions to remove fix:  NOTE:  FIXES MUST BE REMOVED IN THE ORDER THEY WERE APPLIED.  DO NOT REMOVE AN 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.

       GUI

        Execute the fix installer tool as in steps above. The tool allows you to 
        uninstall the fixes you have just installed.  WebSphere cannot be operational
        while this occurs.
       
       For the command line version, use this invocation as an example:
       
        updateSilent -fix -installDir %WAS_HOME% -fixJars PQ75634 -uninstall
       

Directions to re-apply fix:  1) Shutdown WebSphere

2) Follow the Fix instructions above, and those that are packaged with the Fix Installer on how to uninstall and reinstall the Fix.

3) Restart WebSphere

Additional Information:  To list installed fixes:

Change directory to: %WAS_HOME%\bin
        
On Windows NT systems:
  For a general list of fix activity:
   versioninfo -efixDetail
  or to print out a summary list of fixes installed
   versioninfo -efixDetail | c:\winnt\system32\find "ID"
   
On supported Unix systems:
  For a general list of fix activity:
   versioninfo -efixDetail
  or to print out a summary list of fixes installed
   versioninfo -efixDetail | grep "ID"


Additional Information:
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o  This efix set was tested with the updateInstaller.zip package, the most current
   committed driver version: 05/27/03.