PM65849: ITCAM configuration fails if configured profile does not exist in profileRegistry.xml

7.1.0.3-TIV-ITCAMAD-IF0004: ITCAM for Application Diagnostics V7.1 FP3 IF4
7.1.0.3-TIV-ITCAMAD-IF0005: ITCAM for Application Diagnostics V7.1 FP3 IF5
7.1.0.3-TIV-ITCAMAD-IF0004: ITCAM for Application Diagnostics V7.1 FP3 IF6
7.1.0.3-TIV-ITCAMAD-IF0008: ITCAM for Application Diagnostics V7.1 FP3 IF8
IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Application Diagnostics V7.1 fixes

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• NullPointerException is thrown during configuration, if
  configured profile does not exist
  
  2012-04-27 10:14:09.615-05:00
  com.ibm.tivoli.monitoring.install.itcam.ITCAMAgentConfigFormatte
  rAdapter writeTo       __ERROR__  (traceKey:1335536049614)
    java.lang.NullPointerException
   at
  com.ibm.tivoli.itcam.install.framework.discovery.was.topology.Wa
  sSystem.getProfileByHome(WasSystem.java:416)
   at
  com.ibm.tivoli.itcam.install.was.config.silent.SectionWasProfile
  .validateProfile(SectionWasProfile.java:277)
   at
  com.ibm.tivoli.itcam.install.was.config.silent.SectionWasProfile
  .validateData(SectionWasProfile.java:186)
   at
  com.ibm.tivoli.itcam.install.was.config.applyconfig.YNSilentConf
  igImpl.validateOptions(YNSilentConfigImpl.java:229)
   at
  com.ibm.tivoli.itcam.install.framework.configurator.ct.silent.De
  faultSilentConfigImpl.applyConfig(DefaultSilentConfigImpl.java:8
  7)
   at
  com.ibm.tivoli.monitoring.install.itcam.ITMConfigUtil.runConfigu
  rator(ITMConfigUtil.java:194)
   at
  com.ibm.tivoli.monitoring.install.itcam.ITCAMAgentConfigFormatte
  rAdapter.writeTo(ITCAMAgentConfigFormatterAdapter.java:249)
   at
  com.ibm.tivoli.monitoring.install.cmdline.AgentNode.run(AgentNod
  e.java:259)
   at
  com.ibm.tivoli.monitoring.install.cmdline.KinCmdLineConfig.run(K
  inCmdLineConfig.java:495)
   at
  com.ibm.tivoli.monitoring.install.cmdline.KinCmdLineConfig.runCo
  nsole(KinCmdLineConfig.java:408)
   at
  com.ibm.tivoli.monitoring.install.KinPlugin.ttyConfig(KinPlugin.
  java:77)
   at
  com.ibm.tivoli.monitoring.install.itcam.ITCAMConfigPlugin.ttyCon
  fig(ITCAMConfigPlugin.java:200)
   at
  ITMinstall.CandleConfigAgent.main(CandleConfigAgent.java:721)
  
  In such a case, the exception  ValidateException
  "PROFILE_NOT_IN_WASHOME" with profile name is expected.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: ITCAM for AD users, configuring KYN agent.
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Agent configuration fails with
  * NullPointerException, if one of WAS profiles listed
  * in profileRegistry.xml does not exist.
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:
  * Update agent to 7.1.0.3 interim fix 3 or newer
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Agent, during configuration, parses profileRegistry.xml, and
  the situation, when no profile in profileRegistry.xml pass
  the verification, was unexpected.
  
  The fix for this APAR is contained in the following maintenance
  package:
          | interim fix | 7.1.0.3-TIV-ITCAMAD-IF0003
  

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

  ITCAM WAS DIST

• Fixed component ID

  5724L6200

Applicable component levels

• R710 PSY

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