IC87801: Clicking Edit Connection Settings when sizes.properties is corrupt gets HTTP 500 javax.faces.el.EvaluationException

APAR status

• Closed as fixed if next.

Error description

• Trying to configure update manager settings, e.g. by going to
  Acquire Updates in the IBM Systems Director Web console, then
  pressing the Edit Connection Settings button, should display
  configuration tabs.  Instead, it may display an HTTP 500 error
  similar to this:
  
  Error 500: javax.faces.el.EvaluationException:
  javax.faces.FacesException: javax.faces.FacesException: Can't
  instantiate class:
  'com.ibm.usmi.console.updates.settings.SettingsPropertiesHandler
  '.. class java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: ""
  
  where the value following "input string" is the first invalid
  value in the sizes.properties file.
  
  In addition, when this error occurs, the error-log-#.html will
  contain the following message, with the same value for "input
  string" as in the message displayed on the browser:
  
  SEVERE Can't instantiate class:
  'com.ibm.usmi.console.updates.settings.SettingsPropertiesHandler
  '.. class java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: ""
  ::class.method=com.sun.faces.application.ApplicationAssociate.cr
  eateAndMaybeStoreManagedBeans() ::thread=HttpServer : 9011
  ::loggername=com.ibm.ws.jsf
  
  Impact:
  
  The settings cannot be accessed.
  

Local fix

• There is no usage change that will avoid this issue.
  

Problem summary

• This occurs whenever the updates size cache
  (/opt/ibm/director/data/updateslib/cache/sizes.properties)
  contains anything other than a whole number as the value of any
  property (this can include blanks following the number).
  
  After this fix is applied, corrupted update size cache will be
  reported with the message:
  
  ATKUPD206E: An error occurred while attempting to retrieve
  resources from the database. If the problem persists, check the
  error log for more details.
  
  and the Settings page will display starting at the Location tab.
  The user may select any of the other tabs, such as the
  Connection tab, if desired.
  
  Fix details:
  UpdateSizeCacheUtility.getTotalSize() is documented to throw
  UpdateServiceException on I/O errors, but when the data was
  non-numeric, it threw the unchecked NumberFormatException.
  
  Fix will throw the NumberFormatException wrapped in an
  UpdateServiceException.
  
  Platforms:
  All platforms.
  
  Versions:
  Director Server 6.3.x
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

• Go to the <install_dir>/data/updateslib/cache directory (e.g.
  /opt/ibm/director/data/updateslib/cache in a default Linux
  install), and delete the sizes.properties file.  IBM Systems
  Director will automatically recreate the file when needed.
  
  Please contact IBM Support and reference this APAR for further
  options.
  

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APAR Information

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Fix information

Applicable component levels

• R630 PSY

     UP

• R631 PSY

     UP

• R632 PSY

     UP