PQ67726: AFTER PQ62494 WEBSPHERE ADMIN SERVER DOESN'T RECONNECT TO RUNNING APPLICATION SERVERS.

 Fixes are available

4.0.5: WebSphere Application Server Version 4.0 Fix Pack 5 (Version 4.0.5)
System Management Component Cumulative Fix for 4.0.2/4.0.3/4.0.4 /4.0.5



APAR status
Closed as program error.

Error description
Problem occurs when the Websphere nanny process and websphere
admin server have terminated but one or more app servers are
left running. Starting the websphere nanny process will result
in the nanny process starting the admin server and, if
configured otherwise, behavior of admin server will be to start
new copies of the app servers that were left running without
attempting to connect to the existing ones. This results in a
system where multiple copies of the same app server(s) will be
executing.
Local fix
None currently avaiable
Problem summary
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* USERS AFFECTED: WebSphere Application Server users.          *
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Even though user has correctly          *
*                      specified settings in admin.config,     *
*                      when WebSphere starts up, admin server  *
*                      does not reconnect to running app       *
*                      servers.                                *
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* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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The problem would appear when app servers are left running
but both nanny process and admin server stop.  When admin
server is restarted, the property it was checking against
was invalid and would always return false - therefore, the
admin server would never reconnect to running app servers.
Problem conclusion
Corrected the string used when the System property is fetched
from:

  "com.ibm.ejs.sm.adminServer.fo rceReconnect"

to:

  "com.ibm.ejs.sm.adminServer.forceReconnect"
Temporary fix
testfix available on wasdoc0 in:
    wasdoc0:/APARS/PQ67726
Comments
APAR information
APAR number PQ67726
Reported component name WEBSPHERE AE SO
Reported component ID 5630A2202
Reported release 400
Status CLOSED PER
PE NoPE
HIPER NoHIPER
Submitted date 2002-10-29
Closed date 2003-01-07
Last modified date 2003-01-07

APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros

SRLS

Fix information
Fixed component name WEBSPHERE AE SO
Fixed component ID 5630A2202

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 #: PQ67726
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Jan 7, 2003