PQ68689: FAILURE STARTING SERVER REGION, MESSAGE BBOU0509E FUNCTION GETHOSTBYADDR FOR IP_ADDR 255.255.255.255 FAILED RSN=115C006C

APAR status
Closed as unreproducible in next release.

Error description
Customer starting Application Server Region, and in the output
of the Application server region, we see:
.
BossLog: { 0002} 2002/11/22 23:54:19.673 01 SYSTEM=P390
 SERVER=RICH     PID=0X01010021 TID=0X147DE0D8 00000000  c=UNK
./bbocsess.cpp+3218 ... BBOU0509E Function gethostbyaddr for
host ip_addr 255. 255.255.255 failed with RV=0, RC=0,
RSN=115C006C,  EDC5000I    No error occurred.
.
In the 'current.env' for this application server, the variable
'SRVIPADDR=' was coded incorrectly.  This variable should be
either a 'dotted decimal address', or the characters 'None'.
Note that the variable 'None' is case specific.  In this
particular case, the SRVIPADDR was coded as 'none', which
caused the problem.
Local fix
Check for the existence of environment variable 'SRVIPADDR' in
the current.env of the application server that is failing.
If it is coded, ensure that the value it is equated to is
either:
1) a valid <dotted decimal address> that you chose.
or
2) the value <None>
Problem summary
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* USERS AFFECTED: All users of WebSphere Application Server    *
*                 V4.0.1 for z/OS and OS/390.                  *
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Starting a Control Region message       *
*                      BBOU0509E is issued for GETHOSTBYADDR   *
*                      failure with IP_ADDR 255.255.255.255    *
*                      and RSN=115C006C.                       *
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* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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The reported problem can happen if the inet_addr function
returns a -1 which is in turn passed to the gethosbyaddr
function as IP_ADDR 255.255.255.255. inet_addr returns a -1 when
its input is not a valid dotted decimal ip address.  The input
to inet_addr comes from the SRVIPADDR environment variable.  The
only non-dotted decimal input allowed here is 'None' and the
case must match exactly (upper case N, lower case 'one').
Problem conclusion Temporary fix Comments
This APAR is being closed UR1 with the consent of the reporting
customer.
APAR information
APAR number PQ68689
Reported component name WASKBASE
Reported component ID 5655A9801
Reported release 401
Status CLOSED UR1
PE NoPE
HIPER NoHIPER
Submitted date 2002-11-29
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

Fix information
Fixed component name WASKBASE
Fixed component ID 5655A9801

Applicable component levels
R401 PSN    UP


Document Information


Product categories: Software > Application Servers > Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application Server for z/OS
Operating system(s):
Software version: 401
Software edition:
Reference #: PQ68689
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Jan 7, 2003