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RS03823: SOMETIMES DECISIONSERVICE APPLICATION MAY FAIL TO START

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Sometimes when starting the HTDS may fail with this exception
    
    [ERROR  ] SRVE0271E: Uncaught init() exception created by
    servlet [RESTDecisionService] in application [DecisionService]:
    java.lang.RuntimeException:
    java.util.ConcurrentModificationException
     at com.ibm.rules.htds.servlet.DecisionServiceManager.getContro
    llerInstance(DecisionServiceManager.java:61)
     at com.ibm.rules.htds.servlet.RESTDecisionServiceServlet.init(
    RESTDecisionServiceServlet.java:69)
     at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.init(Servlet
    Wrapper.java:291)
     at [internal classes]
     at com.ibm.rules.htds.ResponseHeaderFilter.doFilter(ResponseHe
    aderFilter.java:76)
     at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.FilterInstanceWrapper.doFilt
    er(FilterInstanceWrapper.java:201)
     at [internal classes]
    Caused by: java.util.ConcurrentModificationException
     at java.util.Hashtable$Enumerator.next(Hashtable.java:1506)
     at com.ibm.rules.htds.DecisionServiceController$1.accept(Decis
    ionServiceController.java:194)
     at com.ibm.rules.htds.DecisionServiceController$1.accept(Decis
    ionServiceController.java:157)
     at java.util.Spliterators$ArraySpliterator.forEachRemaining(Sp
    literators.java:959)
     at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline$Head.forEach(ReferencePi
    peline.java:591)
     at com.ibm.rules.htds.DecisionServiceController.setConfigurati
    onProperties(DecisionServiceController.java:157)
     at com.ibm.rules.htds.DecisionServiceController.<init>(Decisio
    nServiceController.java:151)
     at com.ibm.rules.htds.DecisionServiceController.createControll
    er(DecisionServiceController.java:263)
     at com.ibm.rules.htds.DecisionServiceController.getInstance(De
    cisionServiceController.java:256)
     at com.ibm.rules.htds.DecisionServiceInitializer.decisionservi
    ceInitialized(DecisionServiceInitializer.java:72)
     at com.ibm.rules.htds.DecisionServiceInitializer.decisionServi
    ceInitialized(DecisionServiceInitializer.java:49)
     at com.ibm.rules.htds.servlet.DecisionServiceManager.contextIn
    itialized(DecisionServiceManager.java:39)
     at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebApp.notifyServletContextC
    reated(WebApp.java:2417)
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
    * Users starting HTDS.                                         *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
    * Sometimes when starting the HTDS may fail with this          *
    * exception                                                    *
    *                                                              *
    * [ERROR  ] SRVE0271E: Uncaught init() exception created by    *
    * servlet [RESTDecisionService] in application                 *
    * [DecisionService]:                                           *
    * java.lang.RuntimeException:                                  *
    * java.util.ConcurrentModificationException                    *
    *  at                                                          *
    * com.ibm.rules.htds.servlet.DecisionServiceManager.getContro  *
    * llerInstance(DecisionServiceManager.java:61)                 *
    *  at                                                          *
    * com.ibm.rules.htds.servlet.RESTDecisionServiceServlet.init(  *
    * RESTDecisionServiceServlet.java:69)                          *
    *  at                                                          *
    * com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.init(Servlet  *
    * Wrapper.java:291)                                            *
    *  at [internal classes]                                       *
    *  at                                                          *
    * com.ibm.rules.htds.ResponseHeaderFilter.doFilter(ResponseHe  *
    * aderFilter.java:76)                                          *
    *  at                                                          *
    * com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.FilterInstanceWrapper.doFilt  *
    * er(FilterInstanceWrapper.java:201)                           *
    *  at [internal classes]                                       *
    * Caused by: java.util.ConcurrentModificationException         *
    *  at java.util.Hashtable$Enumerator.next(Hashtable.java:1506) *
    *  at                                                          *
    * com.ibm.rules.htds.DecisionServiceController$1.accept(Decis  *
    * ionServiceController.java:194)                               *
    *  at                                                          *
    * com.ibm.rules.htds.DecisionServiceController$1.accept(Decis  *
    * ionServiceController.java:157)                               *
    *  at                                                          *
    * java.util.Spliterators$ArraySpliterator.forEachRemaining(Sp  *
    * literators.java:959)                                         *
    *  at                                                          *
    * java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline$Head.forEach(ReferencePi  *
    * peline.java:591)                                             *
    *  at                                                          *
    * com.ibm.rules.htds.DecisionServiceController.setConfigurati  *
    * onProperties(DecisionServiceController.java:157)             *
    *  at                                                          *
    * com.ibm.rules.htds.DecisionServiceController.<init>(Decisio  *
    * nServiceController.java:151)                                 *
    *  at                                                          *
    * com.ibm.rules.htds.DecisionServiceController.createControll  *
    * er(DecisionServiceController.java:263)                       *
    *  at                                                          *
    * com.ibm.rules.htds.DecisionServiceController.getInstance(De  *
    * cisionServiceController.java:256)                            *
    *  at                                                          *
    * com.ibm.rules.htds.DecisionServiceInitializer.decisionservi  *
    * ceInitialized(DecisionServiceInitializer.java:72)            *
    *  at                                                          *
    * com.ibm.rules.htds.DecisionServiceInitializer.decisionServi  *
    * ceInitialized(DecisionServiceInitializer.java:49)            *
    *  at                                                          *
    * com.ibm.rules.htds.servlet.DecisionServiceManager.contextIn  *
    * itialized(DecisionServiceManager.java:39)                    *
    *  at                                                          *
    * com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebApp.notifyServletContextC  *
    * reated(WebApp.java:2417)                                     *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    

Problem conclusion

  • Better handling of system properties.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    RS03823

  • Reported component name

    WS DECISION CTR

  • Reported component ID

    5725B6900

  • Reported release

    8A0

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2021-07-16

  • Closed date

    2021-08-04

  • Last modified date

    2021-08-04

  • 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

    WS DECISION CTR

  • Fixed component ID

    5725B6900

Applicable component levels

[{"Line of Business":{"code":"LOB45","label":"Automation"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU053","label":"Cloud & Data Platform"},"Product":{"code":"SSQP76","label":"IBM Operational Decision Manager"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"8A0"}]

Document Information

Modified date:
05 August 2021