JR53561: DS PROJECT CREATION AND OTHER OPERATIONS FAIL IN 11.3.1.0 WHEN DS SPY LOGGING IS ENABLED

InfoSphere Information Server, Version 11.5 for Linux
InfoSphere Information Server, Version 11.5 for Windows
InfoSphere Information Server, Version 11.5.0.2 for Linux
InfoSphere Information Server, Version 11.5.0.2 for AIX
InfoSphere Information Server, Version 11.5.0.2 for Windows
InfoSphere Information Server, Version 11.5.0.1 for AIX

APAR status

• Closed as fixed if next.

Error description

• DS Project Creation fails in 11.x when spy trace logging is
  enabled.
  
  The error message given:
  com.ibm.iis.xmeta.client.ITransactionalSandboxClient
  Exception type: java/lang/NoClassDefFoundError
  
  When spy logging is enabled on the clients, the Java proxy
  mechanism attempts to create proxy objects, but fails because
  ITransactionalSandboxClient is not in the classpath.
  ITransactionalSandboxClient is in xmeta_repository.jar, which is
  only installed on the services tier.
  

Local fix

• Possible workarounds:
  1. disable spy trace logging when creating projects
  2. temporarily copy xmeta_repository.jar from
  <ISHOME>\ASBServer\lib into <ISHOME>\ASBNode\lib\java and then
  delete after project creation / collecting spy traces.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  Use of Administrator Client to create new projects with Spy
  Tracing is enabled on the client machine.
  ****************************************************************
  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  Project creation fails when Spy Tracing is enabled on the client
  tier becauseITransactionalSandboxClient is not in the classpath.
  ****************************************************************
  RECOMMENDATION:
  FIXED IN NEXT RELEASE
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

• Possible workarounds:
  1. disable spy trace logging when creating projects
  2. temporarily copy xmeta_repository.jar from
  <ISHOME>\ASBServer\lib into <ISHOME>\ASBNode\lib\java and then
  delete after project creation / collecting spy traces
  

Comments

APAR Information

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

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

Applicable component levels

• RB30 PSN

     UP

• RB31 PSN

     UP