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PH26093: MIGRATION TO WAS V9 MOVES ALL OF THE APPLICATIONS TO THE NODE PROFILE.

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • After migration to WAS V9 using the -clone option the app
    server does not start.
    From the admin console servers >
    servername > Installed applications does not show any
    applications. Looking at the
    <profile_home>/config/cells/cellname/applicatons all of the
    applications from the DMGR are in this folder, instead of just
    the ones deployed to this node.
    -
    
    A combination of issues
    caused this problem to occur:
    
    1. The Communication Enabled
    Application (CEA) is no longer shipped as part of WebSphere v9.
    They have a system app called commsvc, which is installed on
    all nodes in prior releases.
    
    2. The CEA config migration was
    removed from the migration code in V9, however, the commsvc
    application is still being brought forward in the
    serverindex.xml file.
    
    3. This non-existent application causes
    syncNode to throw an exception which then bypasses filtering
    the list of applications that are synced to the node from the
    dmgr. Thus the federated node gets all applications.
    

Local fix

  • As for the workaround, until we get an iFix, here is what I
    suggest.
    
    1. Migrate the Dmgr using the -includeApps script
    parameter.
    2. Migrate all federated nodes.
    3. In the Dmgr's
    config tree, you will need to remove the following from each
    node's serverindex.xml file. <deployedApplications>commsvc.ear/d
    eployments/commsvc</deployedApplications>
    4. start the Dmgr,
    and nodeagens and sync the config.
    5. Run
    WASMigrationAppInstaller from the new Dmgr's bin directory
    pointing it to the Dmgr's migration backup dir.
    6. Sync all the
    node's again.
    
    Keywords:
    waspostmigration waspremigration
    syncNode
    

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
    *                  Server                                      *
    *                  Migration to v9                             *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: All applications are migrated to a      *
    *                      federated node when migrating to        *
    *                      WebSphere Application Server v9         *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    The commsvc.ear (CEA) system application was removed in
    WebSphere
    Application Server v9, but the migration tooling still migrates
    the application to v9. The presence of this application, which
    doesn't actually exist in v9, causes syncNode to sync all of the
    applications in the cell to the federated node, even those that
    are not deployed to that node. Although the applications exist
    in
    the federated node's folder structure, the applications are not
    visible in the admin console.
    

Problem conclusion

  • The migration tooling will no longer migrate the CEA Application
    to WebSphere Application Server version 9.0.
    
    The fix for this APAR is targeted for inclusion in fix pack
    9.0.5.5. For more information, see 'Recommended Updates for
    WebSphere Application Server':
    https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/715553
    

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PH26093

  • Reported component name

    WEBS APP SERV N

  • Reported component ID

    5724H8800

  • Reported release

    900

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2020-06-04

  • Closed date

    2020-06-30

  • Last modified date

    2020-06-30

  • 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

    WEBS APP SERV N

  • Fixed component ID

    5724H8800

Applicable component levels

  • R900 PSY

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Document Information

Modified date:
01 November 2021