PI42761: JAVA.LANG.ARRAYINDEXOUTOFBOUNDSEXCEPTION PROCESSING PARALLEL BATCH WITH NO SUBJOBS DEFINED AND TRACING IS ENABLED

8.5.5.8: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 8
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8.5.5.21: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5.21

APAR status

• Closed as fixed if next.

Error description

• With com.ibm.ws.batch.*=all tracing and a prallel batch job
  with no subjobs is defined which also has this defined in the
  xJCL
  <run instances="multiple" jvm="single">
  The job will go into Restartable state with this message in the
  server log:
     SourceId:
  com.ibm.ejs.container.RemoteExceptionMappingStrategy
     ExtendedMessage: BBOO0220E: CNTR0020E: EJB threw an
  unexpected (non-declared) exception during invocation of method
  "reserveJobNumberBlock" on bean
  "BeanId(LongRunningScheduler#LongRunningJobSchedulerEJBs.jar#
  Job Scheduler, null)". Exception data:
  java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: Array index out of
  range: 0
    at com.ibm.ws.batch.SchedulerSingleton.
  privateReserveJobNumberStringBlock
  (SchedulerSingleton.java:1239 7)
    at com.ibm.ws.batch.JobSchedulerBean.reserveJobNumberBlock
  (JobSched ulerBean.java:402)
    at com.ibm.websphere.longrun.
  EJSRemoteStatelessJobScheduler_d789712
  6.reserveJobNumberBlock(Unknown Source)
    at com.ibm.websphere.longrun._JobScheduler_Stub.
  reserveJobNumberBlo ck(_JobScheduler_Stub.java:717)
    at com.ibm.ws.gridcontainer.parallel.impl.
  JobSchedulerCommunicationManagerImpl.reserveSubJobNumberBlock
  (JobSchedulerCommunicationMa nagerImpl.java:650)
    at com.ibm.ws.gridcontainer.parallel.impl.
  ReserveJobNumberPrivilegedAction.executeAction
  (ReserveJobNumber PrivilegedAction.java:47)
  

Local fix

• do not run with this trace string enabled:
  com.ibm.ws.batch.*=all
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server V8.5 Parallel Job Manager Batch      *
  *                  functionality                               *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException is       *
  *                      thrown when tracing is enabled on a     *
  *                      Parallel Job Manager Batch Job          *
  *                      specified to run in a single JVM with   *
  *                      zero subjobs.                           *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  APAR PI42761 is being closed FIN with concurrence from the
  submitting customer. This means that a fix to this APAR is
  expected to be delivered from IBM in a release which is being
  developed at the time that the APAR was closed. The latest
  release of the product to exit development at the time this
  APAR was closed was:
  WebSphere Application Server V8.5.
  

Problem conclusion

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

Applicable component levels

• R850 PSY

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