JR49330: FILES STAY IN TEMP FOLDER AFTER YOU USE BPMINSTALLOFFLINEPACKAGE COMMAND TO DEPLOY AN INSTALLATION PACKAGE TO PROCESS SERVER

Version 8.5 Refresh Pack 5 for the IBM Business Process Manager products
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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• A temporary directory on Process Server becomes full because
  the extracted process application files remain inside the
  local file system after the offline installation completes.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  IBM Business Process Manager Advanced       *
  *                  IBM BPM Standard                            *
  *                  IBM BPM Express                             *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The contents of the offline             *
  *                      installation package are extracted to   *
  *                      the temporary folder and remain on      *
  *                      the file system.                        *
  *                      On a Linux machine, the temporary       *
  *                      folder is '/tmp'.                       *
  *                      On a Windows machine, the temporary     *
  *                      folder is the same as the defined       *
  *                      %TEMP% system variable.                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When you use the BPMInstallOfflinePackage command to install
  an offline installation package of a process application, you
  see a number of files in the temporary folder.
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is available for IBM BPM V7.5.1.2, V8.0.1.2, V8.5.0.1 that
  deletes the extracted files in the temporary folder after the
  BPMInstallOfflinePackage command completes.
  
  On Fix Central (http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral), search
  for JR49330:
  
  1. Select IBM Business Process Manager with your edition from
  the product selector, the installed version to the fix pack
  level, and your platform, and then click Continue.
  2. Select APAR or SPR, enter JR49330, and click Continue.
  
  When you download fix packages, ensure that you also download
  the readme file for each fix. Review each readme file for
  additional installation instructions and information about the
  fix.
  

Temporary fix

• Stop IBM Process Server, and delete the files from the
  temporary folder manually or by using a scheduled task.
  

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

  BPM ADVANCED

• Fixed component ID

  5725C9400

Applicable component levels

• R750 PSY

     UP

• R800 PSY

     UP