PI49278: ANALYTICS DOES NOT START ON WebSphere Application Server (WAS)

IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation Interim Fix README for 7.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When installing analytics.ear with default application name of
  "IMF Operational Analytics" on Websphere, the system will throw
  following Null Pointer Exception (NPE) when application is
  started.
  
  [9/23/15 21:07:16:421 IST] 00000132 IndexManager  E   MSAN217E:
  Error creating Elasticsearch mappings
                                   java.lang.NullPointerException
          at
  com.ibm.mobile.analytics.sdk.Utilities.loadEventTypesMappingFile
  s(Utilities.java:136)
          at
  com.ibm.mobile.analytics.server.node.elasticsearch.IndexManager.
  addMappings(IndexManager.java:196)
          at
  com.ibm.mobile.analytics.server.node.elasticsearch.IndexManager.
  initializeIndex(IndexManager.java:171)
          at
  com.ibm.mobile.analytics.server.node.elasticsearch.NodeManager.g
  etClient(NodeManager.java:145)
          at
  com.ibm.mobile.analytics.server.rest.AdministrationResource.getS
  ettings(AdministrationResource.java:261)
          at
  com.ibm.mobile.analytics.server.servlet.ContextListener.configur
  eSdkSettings(ContextListener.java:84)
          at
  com.ibm.mobile.analytics.server.servlet.ContextListener.access$0
  00(ContextListener.java:36)
          at
  com.ibm.mobile.analytics.server.servlet.ContextListener$1.run(Co
  ntextListener.java:71)
          at java.util.Timer$TimerImpl.run(Timer.java:296)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * The impact is to users who wish to install analytics on      *
  * WebSphere Application Server (WAS).  Specifically this was   *
  * found on WAS Version 7.                                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * If the path to the analytics EAR file, or if the EAR file    *
  * itself contains spaces, Analytics will not start on WAS, and *
  * will fail with a NullPointerException.                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * -                                                            *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The code was modified in a way such that spaces are tolerated.
  

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

  MFPF/WORKLIGHT

• Fixed component ID

  5725I4301

Applicable component levels

• R710 PSY

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