PH61060: REPAIR THE CORRUPT TRAN/PARTNER LOG ENTRY ON SYSTEMS THAT DON'T HAVE THE FIX FOR PH56881 ALREADY INSTALLED

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Repair the corrupt tran/partner log entry on systems that
  don't have the fix for PH56881 already installed.  Such a
  system will fail during recovery with the following written to
  SystemOut:
  
  WTRN0000E: An internal error occurred in method reconstruct in
  class com.ibm.ws.tx.jta.TransactionImpl; the exception stack
  trace follows: javax.transaction.SystemException
  at com.ibm.ws.Transaction.wstx.WSATRecoveryCoordinator.fromLogD
  ata(WSATRecoveryCoordinator.java:128)
  at com.ibm.ws.tx.jta.TransactionImpl.reconstructCoordinators(Tr
  ansactionImpl.java:1609)
  at com.ibm.tx.jta.impl.TransactionImpl.reconstruct(TransactionI
  mpl.java:745)
  at com.ibm.ws.tx.jta.RecoveryManager.handleTranRecord(RecoveryM
  anager.java:1015)
  at com.ibm.tx.jta.impl.RecoveryManager.replayTranLog(RecoveryMa
  nager.java:499)
  at com.ibm.tx.jta.impl.RecoveryManager.run(RecoveryManager.java
  :2160)
  at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:830)
  Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
  at com.ibm.ws.Transaction.wstx.WSATRecoveryCoordinator.fromLogD
  ata(WSATRecoveryCoordinator.java:118)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  WebSphere Application Server users of Web   *
  *                  Services-Atomic Transactions (WS-AT)        *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: NullPointerException occurs during      *
  *                      recovery in                             *
  *                      WSATRecoveryCoordinator.fromLogData     *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  APAR PH56881 provided a fix to prevent an error that caused a
  WS-AT subordinate from being logged in a 1PC rollback case
  when an error occurred during rollback that resulted in
  subordinate having a null superior WS-AT Coordinator, however
  it did not allow a system that had already logged such a
  subordinate to recover successfully.  This APAR allows such a
  system to be successfully recovered.
  

Problem conclusion

• After applying the fix, a system that has a logged
  WS-AT subordinate with a null superior can be successfully
  recovered.
  
  The fix for this APAR is targeted for inclusion in fix packs
  8.5.5.26 and 9.0.5.21. For more information, see 'Recommended
  Updates for WebSphere Application Server':
  https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/715553
  

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

  WEBS APP SERV N

• Fixed component ID

  5724H8800

Applicable component levels