IV63295: 'CFGHACADAPTER -S' RESULTS IN NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION RC = 9

SAAM4106_Verification_Signatures
4.1.0-TIV-SAAMA-AIX-FP0006
4.1.0-TIV-SAAMR-Windows-FP0006
4.1.0-TIV-SAAMR-AIX-FP0006
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4.1.0-TIV-SAAMR-LinuxX86_64-FP0006
4.1.0-TIV-SAAM-AIX-FP0006
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4.1.0-TIV-SAAMA-AIX-FP0003
4.1.0-TIV-SAAMR-LinuxS390X-FP0003
4.1.0-TIV-SAAMR-LinuxX86_64-FP0003
4.1.0-TIV-SAAMR-LinuxPPC64-FP0003
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4.1.0-TIV-SAAM-LinuxS390X-FP0003
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4.1.0-TIV-SAAM-AIX-FP0003
4.1.0-TIV-SAAM-AIX-FP0002
4.1.0-TIV-SAAMA-AIX-FP0002
4.1.0-TIV-SAAMR-Windows-FP0002
4.1.0-TIV-SAAMR-LinuxS390-FP0002
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4.1.0-TIV-SAAMR-LinuxI386-FP0002
4.1.0-TIV-SAAMR-AIX-FP0002
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4.1.0-TIV-SAAM-LinuxS390-FP0002
4.1.0-TIV-SAAM-AIX-FP0002.fo.xml
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4.1.0-TIV-SAAMR-LinuxS390-FP0001
4.1.0-TIV-SAAMR-LinuxPPC-FP0001
4.1.0-TIV-SAAMR-LinuxI386-FP0001
4.1.0-TIV-SAAMR-AIX-FP0001
4.1.0-TIV-SAAMA-Windows-FP0001
4.1.0-TIV-SAAMA-Solaris-FP0001
4.1.0-TIV-SAAMA-AIX-FP0001
4.1.0-TIV-SAAM-LinuxS390-FP0001
4.1.0-TIV-SAAM-LinuxI386-FP0001
4.1.0-TIV-SAAM-AIX-FP0001
4.1.0-TIV-SAAM-FP0001, Tivoli System Automation Application Manager

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Support Engineer:  GBH
  Change Team Eng:  EJ
  
  Environment: TSAAM 4.1 with HACAdapter
  
  Details:
  Trying to silently configure the hacadapter by running the
  "cfghacadapter -s' command results in :
  
  java.lang.NullPointerException
    at
  com.ibm.eez.cfg.ConfigSilent.inputOK(ConfigSilent.java:1342)
    at
  com.ibm.eez.cfg.AdapterConfigSilent.inputOK(AdapterConfigSilent
  . java:274)
    at
  com.ibm.eez.cfg.AdapterHACMPConfigSilent.inputOK(AdapterHACMPCon
  figSilent.java:307)
          at
  com.ibm.eez.cfg.AdapterHACMPConfigSilent.<init>(AdapterHACMPConf
  igSilent.java:147)
          at
  com.ibm.eez.cfg.SAMConfigSilent.main(SAMConfigSilent.java:505)
  
  Configuration failed.
  
  An exception occurred when reading or writing configuration
  data:
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  rc = 9
  DEBUG data was written to file:
  /etc/opt/IBM/tsamp/eez/hac/config.trace
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Tivoli System Automation Application Manager
  * (SA AM) 4.1 users using 'cfghacadapter -s' to configure the
  * HACMP Adapter in silent mode
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  * A silent configuration of the hacadapter using the command
  * 'cfghacadapter -s' command results in :
  *   java.lang.NullPointerException
  *   at com.ibm.eez.cfg.ConfigSilent.inputOK
  *     (ConfigSilent.java:1342)
  *   at com.ibm.eez.cfg.AdapterConfigSilent.inputOK
  *     (AdapterConfigSilent.java:274)
  *   at com.ibm.eez.cfg.AdapterHACMPConfigSilent.inputOK
  *     (AdapterHACMPConfigSilent.java:307)
  *   at com.ibm.eez.cfg.AdapterHACMPConfigSilent.
  *     (AdapterHACMPConfigSilent.java:147)
  *   at com.ibm.eez.cfg.SAMConfigSilent.main
  *     (SAMConfigSilent.java:505)
  *   Configuration failed.
  *   An exception occurred when reading or writing configuration
  *   data:
  *     java.lang.NullPointerException
  *     rc = 9
  * This exception is caused by a missing check of a value within
  * the configuration file, which was not assumed to be 'Null'.
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The internal handling of 'cfghacadapter -s' has been modified to
  address the issue. Now there is an additional check for value
  'Null' that prevents the observed NullPointerException.
  .
  The official fix for this problem is included in Tivoli System
  Automation Application Manager 4.1 fix pack 1
  | 4.1.0-TIV-SAAM-FP0001 |
  .
  Additional Search Keywords
  .
  

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

  SYS AUTO APPLI

• Fixed component ID

  5724S9200

Applicable component levels