PI19454: AGENT GETS NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION WHEN RESTARTED AFTER REBOOT STEP

IBM UrbanCode Deploy Fix Pack 2 (6.1.0.2) for 6.1
IBM UrbanCode Deploy Interim Fix 1 for 6.1.0.2
IBM UrbanCode Deploy Fix Pack 3 (6.1.0.3) for 6.1
IBM UrbanCode Deploy Fix Pack 4 (6.1.0.4) for 6.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• To recreate this:
  
  1) Install an agent as a service on Windows 2008
  2) Create a generic process that does a Reboot on the Windows
  machine (found in the Windows System Tools plugin).
  3) Run the process
  
  RESULT:
  
  On reboot, the agent won't start.  You see the following in the
  log file for the agent:
  
  2014-05-14 17:44:16,906 - Logging configured
  2014-05-14 17:44:17,000 - Agent version: 6.0.1.0.491104
  2014-05-14 17:44:25,492 - Plugin Recovery ...
  2014-05-14 17:44:25,493 - Recovering From plugin with file :
  ..\var\recovery\recovery5225400899976967001.rec
  2014-05-14 17:44:25,652 - java.lang.NullPointerException
  java.lang.NullPointerException
      at
  com.urbancode.air.devilfish.common.SaRawMsg.toString(SaRawMsg.ja
  va:145)
      at java.lang.String.valueOf(Unknown Source)
      at java.lang.StringBuilder.append(Unknown Source)
      at
  com.urbancode.air.agent.jms.AgentTransportJmsActiveMQ.sendMessag
  e(AgentTransportJmsActiveMQ.java:94)
      at
  com.urbancode.air.devilfish.common.SaContainer.sendMessage(SaCon
  tainer.java:153)
      at
  com.urbancode.air.devilfish.apps.plugin.PluginRuntimeServer.doPl
  uginRecovery(PluginRuntimeServer.java:526)
      at
  com.urbancode.air.devilfish.apps.plugin.PluginRuntimeServer.init
  ialize(PluginRuntimeServer.java:72)
      at
  com.urbancode.air.devilfish.common.SaContainer.addApp(SaContaine
  r.java:91)
      at
  com.urbancode.air.agent.AgentWorker.execute(AgentWorker.java:270
  )
      at
  com.urbancode.air.agent.AgentWorker.access$100(AgentWorker.java:
  65)
      at
  com.urbancode.air.agent.AgentWorker$1.run(AgentWorker.java:117)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All end users                                                *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Agent gets NullPointException when restarted after Reboot    *
  * step on windows                                              *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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Problem conclusion

• Fixed in IBM UrbanCode Deploy 6.1.0.2
  

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

  UC DEPLOY

• Fixed component ID

  5725M5400

Applicable component levels

• R610 PSY

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