JR43105: CDC POINTBASE DATABASE FAILS TO CREATE WITH NPE

Fix list for IBM InfoSphere Change Data Capture

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• During PB database creation, the following null pointer
  exception occurs:
  
  20 2012-05-25 14:35:13.890 Agent Reader{20}
  com.datamirror.ts.eventlog.EventLogger logActualEvent()
  java.lang.NullPointerException
      at
  com.pointbase.ckpoint.ckpointManager.checkPoint(DashoA10*..:163)
      at
  com.pointbase.ckpoint.ckpointManager.asyncCheckPoint(DashoA10*..
  :127)
      at
  com.pointbase.transxn.transxnManager.requestCheckpoint(DashoA10*
  ..:491)
      at com.pointbase.transxn.transxnManager.a(DashoA10*..:592)
      at
  com.pointbase.transxn.transxnManager.endTransaction(DashoA10*..:
  430)
      at
  com.pointbase.transxn.transxnCommit.execute(DashoA10*..:282)
      at
  com.pointbase.transxn.transxnCommit.execute(DashoA10*..:94)
      at
  com.pointbase.database.database.createDatabase(DashoA10*..:536)
      at com.pointbase.cdbase.cdbaseCommand.b(DashoA10*..:392)
      at
  com.pointbase.cdbase.cdbaseCommand.execute(DashoA10*..:317)
      at com.pointbase.api.apiConnection.connect(DashoA10*..:298)
      at com.pointbase.jdbc.jdbcConnection.<init>(DashoA10*..:238)
      at
  com.pointbase.jdbc.jdbcEmbeddedDriver.getConnection(DashoA10*..:
  140)
      at
  com.pointbase.jdbc.jdbcEmbeddedDriver.connect(DashoA10*..:78)
      at
  com.pointbase.jdbc.jdbcUniversalDriver.getConnection(DashoA10*..
  :186)
      at
  com.pointbase.jdbc.jdbcUniversalDriver.connect(DashoA10*..:119)
      at
  java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:322)
      at
  java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:358)
      at
  com.datamirror.ts.metadata.MetadataManager.createConnection(Meta
  dataManager.java:1181)
      at
  com.datamirror.ts.metadata.MetadataManager.createDatabase(Metada
  taManager.java:1154)
      at
  com.datamirror.ts.metadata.MetadataManager.openConnection(Metada
  taManager.java:1109)
      at
  com.datamirror.ts.metadata.MetadataManager.getMetadataDbConnecti
  onWithoutMigration(MetadataManager.java:383)
      at
  com.datamirror.ts.metadata.MetadataManager.startDatabase(Metadat
  aManager.java:273)
      at
  com.datamirror.ts.metadata.MetadataManager.startDatabase(Metadat
  aManager.java:905)
      at
  com.datamirror.ts.jdbcagent.message.custom.MsgStartMetadata$Hand
  ler.handleRequest(MsgStartMetadata.java:145)
      at
  com.datamirror.ts.jdbcagent.messagehandler.generated.MsgTsjavaTo
  olsHandler.handleMessage(MsgTsjavaToolsHandler.java:313)
      at
  com.datamirror.ts.jdbcagent.main.MessageReader.runThread(Message
  Reader.java:136)
      at com.datamirror.ts.util.TsThread.run(TsThread.java:81)
  

Local fix

• Manually remove the database files and try again.
  

Problem summary

• Users Affected:
  - You are using ISCDC version below the fixed version.
  

Problem conclusion

• Problem was first fixed in ISCDC 6.5.1 InterimFix 5 Sybase.
  

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

  IS CDC MS SQL S

• Fixed component ID

  5724U7005

Applicable component levels

• R651 PSY

     UP

• R652 PSY

     UP