JR51223: FILE DESCRIPTOR LEAKS ON BPM.LOCK FILE

Version 8.5 Refresh Pack 6 for the IBM Business Process Manager products
Version 8.5.0 Fix Pack 2 for the IBM Business Process Manager products

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When you use IBM Business Process Manager (BPM), you might
  receive the following error messages in the log files:
  
  
  java.net.SocketException: Too many open files
  
  java.io.IOException: Signals that an I/O exception of some sort
  has occurred.  Reason:  Too many open files
  
  Java? virtual machine (JVM) is trying to get a handle on the
  ?IBM/BPM/profiles/<profileName>/searchIndex/artifact/<clusterNam
  e>\bpm.lock file.
  
  Depending on what IBM BPM was trying to do at the time, various
  other error messages might occur that are related to too many
  files being open in the JVM.
  
  PRODUCTS AFFECTED:
  IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) Advanced
  IBM BPM Standard
  IBM BPM Express
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• File descriptor leaks on the bpm.lock file causes an error about
   there being too many files open.
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is available for IBM BPM V8.5.0.1 and V8.5.5.0 that
  ensures only one cluster member has write access to the index
  directory at a time.
  
  On Fix Central (http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral), search
  for JR51223:
  
  1. Select IBM Business Process Manager with your edition from
  the product selector, the installed version to the fix pack
  level, and your platform, and then click Continue.
  2. Select APAR or SPR, enter JR51223, and click Continue.
  
  When you download fix packages, ensure that you also download
  the readme file for each fix. Review each readme file for
  additional installation instructions and information about the
  fix.
  

Temporary fix

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

• Fixed component name

  BPM ADVANCED

• Fixed component ID

  5725C9400

Applicable component levels

• R850 PSY

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