PQ72824: NEWER WAS CLIENT CANNOT USE THE NAMESERVER ON A PREVIOUS RELEASE WAS ( WEBSPHERE APPLICATION SERVER )

APAR status
Closed as program error.

Error description
WAS clients trying to talk to WAS servers running previous
versions/releases, result in a NullPointerException.
For WAS 3.5x clients, the NPE captured in the ORB trace
is caught in  orbworkerthread.java .
For WAS 4.0x clients, the NPE captured in the ORB trace
is caught in  orbworker.java  .
KEYWORDS: interoperability
REF: ORB BPVR
Local fix Problem summary
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* USERS AFFECTED: All users of WebSphere Application Server    *
*                 newer clients attempting to interoperate     *
*                 with WAS 3.5.3 - WAS 4.0.2 servers.          *
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: WAS newer client has interoperability   *
*                      problem communicating with WAS servers  *
*                      of previous versions.                   *
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* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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When WAS client tries to talk to WAS servers running previous
versions/releases, WAS client gets a NullPointerException in
one of the two following variations depending on WAS server
release level.

java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.ibm.CORBA.iiop.IOR.write(IOR.java:460)
at com.ibm.CORBA.iiop.OrbWorker.run(OrbWorker.java:449)

or

java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.ibm.CORBA.iiop.IOR.write(IOR.java:460)
at com.ibm.CORBA.iiop.WorkerThread.run(WorkerThread.java:459)
Problem conclusion
This required fixing the code to source WorkerThread.java or
OrbWorker.java files.
Temporary fix Comments
APAR information
APAR number PQ72824
Reported component name WEBSPHERE AE AI
Reported component ID 5630A2200
Reported release 400
Status CLOSED PER
PE NoPE
HIPER NoHIPER
Submitted date 2003-04-03
Closed date 2003-04-03
Last modified date 2003-04-03

APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
PQ60074

APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros
ORB          

Fix information
Fixed component name WEBSPHERE AE AI
Fixed component ID 5630A2200

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 #: PQ72824
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Apr 3, 2003