PK54446: APPLICATION UPDATE ALLOWS "RELATIVE PATH TO MODULE" TO HAVE A SLASH "/"

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Problem is seen updating an application. The field "Relative
  path
  to module" allows the value to begin with a slash (/). When this
  value is used the application.xml becomes invalid and any
  additional updates to the application results in the error:
  MBeanHelper   E
  Could not invoke an operation on object:
  WebSphere:platform=proxy,
   cell=cellname,version=6.0.2.17,name=AppManagement,
   mbeanIdentifier=AppManagement,type=AppManagement,
   node=nodename,process=dmgr because of an mbean exception:
   com.ibm.websphere.management.exception.AdminException:
    -
  Here are the steps to recreate the problem:
   1. From Admin Console, Applications > Enterprise Applications
   2. select application, click Update
   3. select "single Module" radio button
   4. In "Relative path to module" filed enter a new file with a
      slash in the beginning, such as:
        /Increment.jar
   5. Fill out the rest of the panel and click next.
   6. Complete the update process
   7. Click save. A Save Conflict error is seen. Click to
      save the changes that were made.
   8. reviewing the application.xml file you will see this
      update was made:
        <module>
          <ejb>/Increment.jar</ejb>
        </module>
   9. Attempting the update again the following errors are seen:
       In the Systemout.log:
       MBeanHelper   E
        Could not invoke an operation on object:
         WebSphere:platform=proxy,cell=cellname,version=6.0.2.17,
        name=AppManagement,mbeanIdentifier=AppManagement,
        type=AppManagement,node=nodename,process=dmgr
        because of an mbean exception:
         com.ibm.websphere.management.exception.AdminException:
                  -
       In the trace.log:
        SystemErr     R
         com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.exception.
         NoModuleFileException:
          A file does not exist for module element having uri:
          /Increment.jar
        SystemErr     R
         Caused
  by:com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.exception.
         DeploymentDescriptorLoadException:
         IWAE0022E Exception occurred loading deployment
         descriptor for module "/Increment.jar" in EAR file
          "C:\WASV6\WebSphere\AppServer\profiles\profname\wstemp
          \0\workspace\cells\cellname\applications\
          DefaultApplication.ear\deployments\DefaultApplication"
    -
  The admin console should be changed to not allow a "Relative
  path
  to module" value that begins with /.
  

Local fix

• To clean up the problem:
   1. Stop the app server
   2. Find the Ear file in the config\cells\cellname\applications
      folder
   3. Open APP.ear\deployments\APP\META-INF\application.xml
   4. Remove the extraneous <module> and <ejb> tags,
         <module>
           <ejb>/JARNAME.jar</ejb>
         </module>
   5. Make the same change in the EAR file under the installapps
      directory.
   6. Restart the app server
   7. Now you can do the update again.
   -
  Search Keywords: jar ear war app installedapps applications /
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Websphere Application Server        *
  *                 version 6.0.2 and 6.1                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Problem in Administrative Console when  *
  *                      accepting a "/" for the jar name in     *
  *                      the "Relative path to module" field.    *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When customer does a Single module Update, the Administrative
  Console accepts a preceding slash "/" in the jar name in the
  "Relative path to module" field.
  
  Once the update is done and configuration is saved, they are
  not able to update the application further. A Null error in
  the Administrative console is seen when performing subsequent
  single module updates.
  

Problem conclusion

• Code Changes are made such that a warning is issued to prevent
  customer from entering a value beginning with "/" .
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion
  in fixpacks 6.0.2.29 and 6.1.0.17.
  Please refer to the recommended updates page for delivery
  information:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980
  

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:

Modules/Macros

• ADMIN
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WEBS APP SERV N

• Fixed component ID

  5724H8800

Applicable component levels

• R60A PSY

     UP

• R60H PSY

     UP

• R60I PSY

     UP

• R60P PSY

     UP

• R60S PSY

     UP

• R60W PSY

     UP

• R60Z PSY

     UP

• R61A PSY

     UP

• R61H PSY

     UP

• R61I PSY

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• R61P PSY

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• R61S PSY

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• R61W PSY

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• R61Z PSY

     UP