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PH61708: WASPREUPGRADE.SH FAILS WHEN MIGRATING FROM LINUX TO WINDOWS

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • During migration, users might run into the below error or
    something similar when running the WASPreUpgrade.sh script
    from the remote migration jar file's bin folder: You specified
    a JAVA_HOME location of /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/java/8.0/
    .properties: No such file or directoryperties/sdk/8.0_64
    .properties: No such file or directoryperties/sdk/8.0_64
    .properties: No such file or directoryperties/sdk/8.0_64 The
    JDK provided by the createRemoteMigrJar file is for a system
    and cannot be run on this linux system. You can rerun the
    createRemoteMigrJar script with -includeJava false option.
    WASPreUpgrade aborted.... This issue occurs when migrating
    from Linux to Windows.
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
    *                  Server                                      *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: During migration, users might run       *
    *                      into the below error or                 *
    *                      something similar when running the      *
    *                      WASPreUpgrade.sh script                 *
    *                      from the remote migration jar file's    *
    *                      bin folder: You specified               *
    *                      a JAVA_HOME location of                 *
    *                      /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/java/8.0/  *
    *                      .properties: No such file or            *
    *                      directoryperties/sdk/8.0_64             *
    *                      .properties                             *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    During migration, users might run
    into the below error or
    something similar when running the
    WASPreUpgrade.sh script
    from the remote migration jar file's
    bin folder: You specified
    a JAVA_HOME location of
    /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/java/8.0/
    .properties: No such file or
    directoryperties/sdk/8.0_64
    .properties: No such file or
    directoryperties/sdk/8.0_64
    .properties: No such file or
    directoryperties/sdk/8.0_64 The
    JDK provided by the
    createRemoteMigrJar file is for a
    system
    and cannot be run on this linux
    system. You can rerun the
    createRemoteMigrJar script with
    -includeJava false option.
    WASPreUpgrade aborted.... This issue
    occurs when migrating
    from Linux to Windows.
    

Problem conclusion

  • The startup script needed to be adjusted for WASPreUpgrade.
    
    This fix is targetted for 8.5.5.27 and 9.0.5.22.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PH61708

  • 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

    2024-06-05

  • Closed date

    2024-12-02

  • Last modified date

    2024-12-02

  • 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

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Product":{"code":"SSEQTP","label":"WebSphere Application Server"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"9.0","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB67","label":"IT Automation \u0026 App Modernization"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
02 December 2024