PI28404: UNABLE TO GENERATE A PLUGIN-CFG.XML FILE WHEN THERE IS NO HTTP PORT DECLARED IN SERVER.XML

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• If the server.xml does not contain an httpPort declaration,
  plugin-cfg.xml generation can not be completed and a
  java.lang.NullPointerException is seen.
  .
  On the same system, this stanza works:
     <httpEndpoint id="defaultHttpEndpoint" host="*"
  httpPort="${gs.http.port}" httpsPort="${gs.https.port}">
         <tcpOptions soReuseAddr="true" />
      </httpEndpoint>
  .
  This stanza does not work:
  <httpEndpoint id="defaultHttpEndpoint"
  httpsPort="${gs.https.port}">
         <tcpOptions soReuseAddr="true" />
  </httpEndpoint>
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server Liberty Profile Version 8.5.5        *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Unable to generate a plugin-cfg.xml     *
  *                      file when there is no http port         *
  *                      declared in server.xml                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  If the server.xml does not contain an httpPort declaration,
  plugin-cfg.xml generation can not be completed and a
  java.lang.NullPointerException is seen.
  
  On the same system,
  this stanza works:
     <httpEndpoint id="defaultHttpEndpoint"
  host="*" httpPort="${gs.http.port}"
  httpsPort="${gs.https.port}">
         <tcpOptions
  soReuseAddr="true" />
      </httpEndpoint>
  
  This stanza does
  not work:
  <httpEndpoint id="defaultHttpEndpoint"
  httpsPort="${gs.https.port}">
         <tcpOptions
  soReuseAddr="true" />
  </httpEndpoint>
  
  This is an example of the
  stack trace that might be seen:
  
  
  java.lang.NullPointerException
      at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.osgi.mbeans.PluginGenerator.buildServerT
  ransportData(PluginGenerator.java:945)
      at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.osgi.mbeans.PluginGenerator.generateXML(
  PluginGenerator.java:356)
      at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.osgi.mbeans.GeneratePluginConfigMBean.ge
  neratePluginConfig(GeneratePluginConfigMBean.java:114)
      at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.osgi.mbeans.GeneratePluginConfigMBean.ge
  nerateDefaultPluginConfig(GeneratePluginConfigMBean.java:95)
  

Problem conclusion

• The WebContainer code was modified to avoid the
  java.lang.NullPointerException.
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in fix
  pack 8.5.5.4.  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:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WAS LIBERTY COR

• Fixed component ID

  5725L2900

Applicable component levels

• R855 PSY

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