PH69914: PLUGIN-CFG.XML FILE GENERATED WITH THE GENPLUGINCFG.SH COMMAND IS INCOMPLETE

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

   

Error description

• PLUGIN-CFG.XML FILE GENERATED WITH THE GenPluginCfg.sh COMMAND
  IS INCOMPLETE. CHANGES TO SUPPORT TO ASM 9. Related to defect
  812542 ; where the ASM  code was changed to V9
  

   

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  IBM WebSphere Application Server users      *
  *                  who use one of versions 9.0.5.23,           *
  *                  9.0.5.24, 9.0.5.25, or 9.0.5.26, who use    *
  *                  Web Server Plug-in and who manually run     *
  *                  GenPluginCfg.sh                             *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Plug-in config generation performed     *
  *                      using GenPluginCfg.sh succeeds in       *
  *                      generating a configuration file, but    *
  *                      the generated configuration might be    *
  *                      missing some of the expected URI(s).    *
  ****************************************************************
  This occurs because the ASM jar file that is provided in these
  versions contains the wrong filename. The ASM jar was upgraded
  in 9.0.5.23, and the new jar did not match the file name
  expected in GenPluginCfg.sh. In addition to missing URI(s) in
  the Plug-in configuration file, an error log identical to the
  sample below might be generated when running the script. Caused
  by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException at
  org.objectweb.asm.ClassVisitor.<init>(Unknown Source) at
  com.ibm.ws.metadata.annotations.ASMClassAdapter.<init>(ASMClassA
  apter.java:180) at
  com.ibm.ws.metadata.annotations.WSClassAdapter.<init>(WSClassAda
  ter.java:67) at
  com.ibm.ws.metadata.annotations.AnnotationConfigReader.getClassA
  apter(AnnotationConfigReader.java:1010) at
  com.ibm.ws.metadata.annotations.AnnotationConfigReader.getAnnota
  ionData(AnnotationConfigReader.java:858)
  

   

Problem conclusion

• The build configuration was fixed to provide the correct ASM jar
  version and file path.
  
  The fix for this APAR is targeted for inclusion in fix pack
  9.0.5.27 For more information, see 'Recommended Updates for
  WebSphere Application Server': https://
  www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/715553
  

   

Temporary fix

• Locate your WAS/Plugins directory and create a symbolic link.
  
  # Modify the command below if your ../WAS/plugins 
  # directory is in a different location 
  cd /opt/WAS/plugins
  
  # Expect to see the file name com.ibm.ws.prereq.asm-9.7.jar
  ls -la com.ibm.ws.prereq.asm*.jar
  
  # Creating a symbolic link with the expected file name,
  # pointing to the existing file 
  ln -s com.ibm.ws.prereq.asm-9.7.jar com.ibm.ws.prereq.asm.jar
  
  # Verify that the symbolic link was created successfully 
  ls -la com.ibm.ws.prereq.asm.jar
  

   

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

  WEBS APP SERV N

• Fixed component ID

  5724H8800

Applicable component levels