PH18828: CORBA.MARSHAL: INCOMPATIBILITY BETWEEN STUB AND TIE ON WEBSPHERE BATCH APPLICATION

8.5.5.17: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 17
9.0.5.3: WebSphere Application Server traditional Version 9.0.5 Fix Pack 3

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Batch controller beans implemented in EJB 3.x may result in
  a CORBA.MARSHAL Incompatibility error when being called
  through their remote interface.
  
  Client hit the issue:
  org.omg.CORBA.MARSHAL: Incompatibility between Stub and Tie
  0x7f at offset 0x500 vmcid: IBM minor code: 8F6 completed: No
    at com.ibm.rmi.iiop.CDRReader.read_abstract_interface
  (CDRReader.java:758)
    at com.ibm.rmi.iiop.EncoderInputStream.
  read_abstract_interface(EncoderInputStream.java:843)
    at com.ibm.ws.batch.
  _EJSRemoteCSLBatchController_0d85b24e_Tie.
  submitJob__com_ibm_ws_longrun_CGJob
  (_EJSRemoteCSLBatchController_0d85b24e_Tie.java:100)
    at com.ibm.ws.batch.
  _EJSRemoteCSLBatchController_0d85b24e_Tie.
  _invoke(_EJSRemoteCSLBatchController_0d85b24e_Tie.java)
  

Local fix

• com.ibm.websphere.ejbcontainer.rmicCompatible=values
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server Batch or Compute-Intensive API       *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Incompatibility between Stub and Tie    *
  *                      reported for BatchJobController or      *
  *                      CIController interface                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When an implementation of the
  com.ibm.ws.batch.BatchJobController or
  com.ibm.ws.ci.CIController interface is provided in an EJB 3.0
  or later module, the following error may occur if there is an
  attempt to make a remote call to the bean:
  org.omg.CORBA.MARSHAL: Incompatibility between Stub and Tie
  0x7f at offset 0x500 vmcid: IBM minor code: 8F6 completed: No
  at
  com.ibm.rmi.iiop.CDRReader.read_abstract_interface(CDRReader.jav
  a:758)
  at
  com.ibm.rmi.iiop.EncoderInputStream.read_abstract_interface(Enco
  derInputStream.java:843)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.batch._EJSRemoteCSLBatchController_0d85b24e_Tie.submi
  tJob__com_ibm_ws_longrun_CGJob(_EJSRemoteCSLBatchController_0d85
  b24e_Tie.java:100)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.batch._EJSRemoteCSLBatchController_0d85b24e_Tie._invo
  ke(_EJSRemoteCSLBatchController_0d85b24e_Tie.java)
  

Problem conclusion

• WebSphere Application Server provides RMIC-generated Stub
  classes for the BatchController and compute-intensive
  CIController interfaces, which are not compatible with the EJB
  3.x style generated Tie classes. The EJB container was updated
  to generate a Tie for the BatchController and
  CIController implementations that is compatible with the
  RMIC-generated Stubs. The error will no longer occur.
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
  fix packs 8.5.5.17 and 9.0.5.3.  For more information, see
  'Recommended Updates for WebSphere Application Server':
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980
  

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

  WEBSPHERE APP S

• Fixed component ID

  5724J0800

Applicable component levels

• R850 PSY

     UP

• R900 PSY

     UP