JR44758: CMVC 225010 - CHANGE WASEARUPDATER BEHAVIOUR SO THE PARTIALEAR ZIP FILE IS NOT CREATED UNTIL THE FIRST FILE IS ADDED

7.0.0.9 for Developer Express
7.0.0.9 for Developer Professional
7.0.0.9 for Developer Enterprise
7.0.0-WS-WCServer-FP009
WebSphere Commerce Version 7.0.0.7 Fix Pack
WebSphere Commerce Version 7.0.0.9 Fix Pack

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Empty zip files named like CommercePartialEAR_<timestamp>.zip
  are created in the temp directory of the WebSphere Application
  Server host where the WebSphere Commerce application is run.  If
  you enable SERVER_MANAGEMENT trace you see entries similar to
  the one below but not followed by subsequent WASEARUpdater
  addFile or update log entries.
  
  [11/6/12 16:39:08:812 EST] 0000003a WC_SERVER_MAN 3
  PartialEARBuilder initialize Partial EAR file path:
  /tmp/CommercePartialEAR_121106163908.zip
  
  When jobs such as ScheduledContentManagedFileEARUpdate  prepare
  to do an application update but end up not needing to deploy any
  changes, the act of preparing for the update creates an empty
  EAR update zip file in the temp directory and, when no
  subsequent actions are performed, it does not get cleaned up.
  

Local fix

• Manually delete the empty zip files
  

Problem summary

• USERS AFFECTED:
  WebSphere Commerce runtime v7.0 environments where scheduled
  jobs, such as ScheduledContentManagedFileEARUpdate are
  configured to deploy managed content to the Application Server
  or Web Server.
  
  PROBLEM ABSTRACT:
  Empty zip files are created in the temp directory of the host
  where the WebSphere Commerce application is run.
  
  BUSINESS IMPACT:
  Additional effort for operations personnel to clean up the host
  system's tmp location
  
  RECOMMENDATION:
  

Problem conclusion

• IBM has updated the runtime EAR update implementation
  WASEARUpdater so that the zip file does not get created until it
  is determined that at least one file needs to be deployed to the
  application
  
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  The latest available maintenance information can be obtained
  from the Recommended Fixes for WebSphere Commerce technote:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=3046&uid=swg21261296
  

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

  WC BUS EDITION

• Fixed component ID

  5724I3800

Applicable component levels

• R700 PSY

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