PH34902: IDZ Z/OS DEBUGGER PROFILES FAIL TO CREATE CONNECTION IF HTTPS PARAMETERS ARE COMMENTED OUT ON DEBUG PROFILE SERVICE

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• IBM Developer for z/OS
  
  If the HTTPS parameters are commented out on the config file
  eqaprof.env, used by the Debug Profile Service started task,
  this could cause problems when the z/OS Debugger Profiles view
  tries to connect to the system.
  
  On IDz, if the user is creating a new profile they might see a
  "Problem Occurred" prompt saying:
  Update debug profile API server status has encountered a
  problem.
  
  The IDz workspace error .log file shows:
  !ENTRY org.eclipse.core.jobs 4 2 2021-01-08 17:00:46.020
  !MESSAGE An internal error occurred during: "Update debug
  profile API server status".
  !STACK 0
  java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: ""
  
  The stack trace shows the com.ibm.debug.pdt component.
  
  When trying to activate an existing profile the user might see
  a "API Server Error" prompt saying:
  CRRDG9116E The call to Debug Profile Service:
     HttpDelete profile/dtcn/<userid>?region=<CICS-name>
    failed with the error message:
          CRRDG9111I  <connection-name> is not connected
  

Local fix

• Uncomment the HTTPS parameters on eqaprof.env, even if you are
  not going to implement the required keystore at this moment.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users of z/OS Debugger Profiles with Debug Profile Service?s *
  * secure port set to empty or not configured.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  *  When Debug Profile Service's secured port is set to empty   *
  * or not configured, users are unable to create z/OS Debugger  *
  * Profiles and the following message appears: Problem          *
  * occurred: 'Update debug profile API server status' has       *
  * encountered a problem                                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• z/OS Debugger Profile was changed to use non-secure connection
  of Debug Profile Service when the secure port is empty or not
  configured.
  
  This problem is fixed in 14.2.5 and 15.0.1 of the following
  products:
  IBM Debug for z/OS
  IBM Developer for z/OS
  IBM Developer Enterprise Edition for z/OS
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DEV FOR Z/OS

• Fixed component ID

  5724T0700

Applicable component levels