PQ70065: WHILE LOADING A WAR DEPLOYED ON DFS, THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTION IS THROWN: DEPLOYMENTDESCRIPTORLOADEXCEPTION

 A fix is available

4.0.6: WebSphere Application Server Version 4.0 Fix Pack 6



APAR status
Closed as program error.

Error description
while loading an application deployed in DFS following exception
is thrown:
[11/19/02 12:07:39:940 EST] 6bb7ebf7 ExceptionUtil X CNTR0020E:
Non-application  exception occurred while processing method
getRemoteArchiveInfo on bean BeanId
(admin#repository.jar#FileBrowserService, f19650308d):
java.rmi.ServerException: RemoteException occurred in server thr
read; nested exception is:
        java.rmi.RemoteException: ; nested exception is:
        java.rmi.RemoteException: ; nested exception is:
com.ibm.etools.archive.exception.DeploymentDescriptorLoadExcepti
on:
Exception occurred loading deployment descriptor for module
services_servicepac.war in ear file
DFS NFS distributed file system deployment
Local fix Problem summary
****************************************************************
* USERS AFFECTED: WebSphere Application Server AIX users       *
*                 with DFS backup enabled.                     *
****************************************************************
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Copies of all files in an EAR are       *
*                      automatically copied by the file        *
*                      system to a directory named ".backup".  *
*                      WebSphere was reading all these         *
*                      files when starting an EAR.             *
****************************************************************
* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
****************************************************************
While loading an application deployed in DFS, the following
exception is thrown:
 11/19/02 12:07:39:940 EST  6bb7ebf7 ExceptionUtil X CNTR0020E:
Non-application exception occurred while processing method
getRemoteArchiveInfo on bean BeanId
(admin#repository.jar#FileBrowserService, f19650308d):
java.rmi.ServerException:
RemoteException occurred in server thread; nested exception is:
 java.rmi.RemoteException: ;
 nested exception is: java.rmi.RemoteException: ;
nested exception is: com.ibm.etools.archive.exception.
DeploymentDescriptorLoadException: Exception occurred loading
deployment descriptor for module services_servicepac.war in ear
file.
Problem conclusion
Changed WebSphere common archive code to ignore ".backup"
if the OS is AIX.  This fix is included in WebSphere fix pack
4.0.6
Temporary fix Comments
APAR information
APAR number PQ70065
Reported component name WEBSPHERE AE AI
Reported component ID 5630A2200
Reported release 400
Status CLOSED PER
PE NoPE
HIPER NoHIPER
Submitted date 2003-01-20
Closed date 2003-04-28
Last modified date 2003-04-28

APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros
WCCM          

SRLS

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 #: PQ70065
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Apr 28, 2003