IT23593: '500 INTERNAL SERVER ERROR' WEB MESSAGE ON CMS QUERY INSTEAD OF THE EXPECTED '404 NOT FOUND'

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• A Client Management Server (CMS) query on a task id which does
  not exist like this one :
  https://<CMS server
  name>:9028/tsmcms/backupSystems/<nodename>/tasks/<taskid>
  Will produce the browser message '500 Internal Server error'
  instead of the expected '404 Not Found'.
  in the cms server console.log, the following will be seen :
  [ERROR   ] An unhandled exception occurred which will be
             propagated to the container.
  [ERROR   ] SRVE0777E: Exception thrown by application class
     'com.ibm.cms.services.task.manager.TaskManager.getTask:131'
  java.lang.NullPointerException
      at ...
  [ERROR   ] SRVE0315E: An exception occurred:
      java.lang.Throwable: java.lang.NullPointerException
      at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebApp.handleRequest
         (WebApp.java:5027)
      at [internal classes]
  Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
      at com.ibm.cms.services.task.manager.TaskManager.getTask
         (TaskManager.java:131)
  IBM Spectrum Protect Versions Affected:
  IBM Spectrum Protect Client Management Server 7.1.x and 8.1.x
  on all supported platforms
  Initial Impact: Low
  Additional Keywords: cms server oc get query task id rest api
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All IBM Spectrum Protect Client Management Services users.   *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See error description.                                       *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply fixing level when available. This problem is currently *
  * projected to be fixed in levels 8.1.6. Note that this is     *
  * subject to change at the discretion of IBM.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem was fixed.
  Affected platforms for reported release:  AIX, Linux, and
  Windows.
  Platforms fixed:  AIX, Linux, and Windows.
  

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

  TSM OPERATIONS

• Fixed component ID

  5608E01UI

Applicable component levels