PQ73672: Appserver fails to start

APAR status
Closed as program error.

Error description
Component: Systems management
The austin SM development team is aware of the problem and the
apar should be transferred to the sm team.

Application server fails to start and throws the following:
Exception thrown:
com.ibm.ejs.sm.util.process.exception.ProcessOpException: Error
creating
new process. 079: Value too large for defined data type

Some information of the process creation command,
Working directory: /opt/WebSphere/CommerceServer
Executable: /opt/WebSphere/AppServer/java/jre/bin/java
Command line arguments: -server -Xbootclasspath
                . . .
. . .
Local fix
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  Exception thrown:
  com.ibm.ejs.sm.util.process.exception.ProcessOpException:
  Error creating new process.
  079: Value too large for defined data type

This is coming from an open(path, oflag, mode) system call.  The
return value from this particular open() is -1, and errno is set
to EOVERFLOW.
LOCAL FIX:
Delete entries from the log file or start with a clean log file.
The above error is because OS is unable to open a file that
Websphere uses for logging messages.
Problem summary
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* USERS AFFECTED: Users's of WebSphere Application Server.     *
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Starting app server fails and user      *
*                      is presented with message reporting     *
*                      a "ProcessOpException" and a message    *
*                      stating:                                *
*                                                              *
*                      "Error creating new process."           *
*                                                              *
*                                                              *
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* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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When trying to launch app server, user will see something
like:
>>>
 4/4/03 9:47:42:097 CST    79567c ActiveServerP A ADMS0008I:
Starting server: WebSphere Commerce higwww3_2
 4/4/03 9:47:42:217 CST    390508 ActiveServerP W ADMS0021W:
Failed to start the server: WebSphere Commerce Server . . .
Some information of the process creation command,
Working directory: /opt/WebSphere/CommerceServer

Executable: /opt/WebSphere/AppServer/java/jre/bin/java
Command line arguments: -server . . .
/opt/WebSphere/AppServer/properties:/opt/WebSphere/. . .
. . .
IOR:0000000000000039524d493a636f6d2e69626d2e65. . .
. . .
com.ibm.ejs.*=all=disabled -lsdPort 9000 -moduleVisibility 1
Exception thrown:

com.ibm.ejs.sm.util.process.exception.ProcessOpException:
Error creating new process. 079: Value too large for defined
data type
<<<

Key info to look for is:
  "Error creating new process."
and
  "Value too large for defined data type"

What is happening in this case is that a log file is
exceeding an OS specified limit.

Workaround is to identify the log file that is too large
and either remove it or rename it so that WebSphere can use a
file within OS limits.
Problem conclusion
This was corrected by LIDB1836 that introduced:

  "self-managing log files"

into WebSphere.  This new function is available in WebSphere
4.0.4 and later.
( line item 1836 )
Temporary fix Comments
APAR information
APAR number PQ73672
Reported component name WEBSPHERE AE SO
Reported component ID 5630A2202
Reported release 400
Status CLOSED PER
PE NoPE
HIPER NoHIPER
Submitted date 2003-04-29
Closed date 2003-06-02
Last modified date 2003-06-02

APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros
Admin          

Fix information

Applicable component levels
R400 PSY    UP


Document Information


Product categories: Software > Application Servers > Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application Server > General
Operating system(s):
Software version: 400
Software edition:
Reference #: PQ73672
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Jun 2, 2003