IX90178: THIN CLIENT FAILING WITH: JAVAX.NAMING.NAMINGEXCEPTION

PI76220: SHIP JDK IX90179 AS AN IFIX FOR WAS 8.0.0

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: In Thin Client, ORB initialization is failing.
  This could happen while creating initialContext
  .
  Stack Trace: javax.naming.NamingException: Failed to initialize
  the ORB <OSB>Root exception is
  java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException<CSB>
  at com.ibm.ws.naming.util.Helpers.getOrb(Helpers.java:400)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.naming.util.WsnInitCtxFactory.getInitialContextIntern
  al(WsnInitCtxFactory.java:463)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.naming.util.WsnInitCtx.getContext(WsnInitCtx.java:128
  )
  at
  com.ibm.ws.naming.util.WsnInitCtx.getContextIfNull(WsnInitCtx.ja
  va:765)
  at com.ibm.ws.naming.util.WsnInitCtx.lookup(WsnInitCtx.java:164)
  at com.ibm.ws.naming.util.WsnInitCtx.lookup(WsnInitCtx.java:179)
  at javax.naming.InitialContext.lookup(InitialContext.java:436)
  at thinrcpejb2test.TestThinEJB2.init(TestThinEJB2.java:116)
  at thinrcpejb2test.MainClient.doCalculation(MainClient.java:94)
  at thinrcpejb2test.Application.start(Application.java:18)
  at
  org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(EclipseApp
  Handle.java:169)
  at
  org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.run
  Application(EclipseAppLauncher.java:106)
  at
  org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.sta
  rt(EclipseAppLauncher.java:76)
  at
  org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStart
  er.java:363)
  at
  org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStart
  er.java:176)
  at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
  at
  sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessor
  Impl.java:60)
  at
  sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethod
  AccessorImpl.java:37)
  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:611)
  at
  org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:508)
  at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:447)
  at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1173)
  at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:1148)
  Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
  at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
  at
  sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessor
  Impl.java:60)
  at
  sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethod
  AccessorImpl.java:37)
  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:611)
  at com.ibm.ws.naming.util.Helpers.getOrb(Helpers.java:391)
  ... 22 more
  Caused by: org.omg.CORBA.INTERNAL: Unknown subcontract type:0
  vmcid: IBM minor code: 59E completed: No
  at
  com.ibm.rmi.SubcontractRegistry.getServerSubcontract(Subcontract
  Registry.java:256)
  at com.ibm.rmi.corba.ORB.initializePrereqPlugins(ORB.java:601)
  at com.ibm.rmi.corba.ORB.orbParameters(ORB.java:1370)
  at com.ibm.rmi.corba.ORB.set_parameters(ORB.java:1295)
  at com.ibm.CORBA.iiop.ORB.set_parameters(ORB.java:1695)
  at org.omg.CORBA.ORB.init(ORB.java:377)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.orb.GlobalORBFactory.init(GlobalORBFactory.java:92)
  at com.ibm.ejs.oa.EJSORBImpl.initializeORB(EJSORBImpl.java:179)
  at
  com.ibm.ejs.oa.EJSClientORBImpl.<init>(EJSClientORBImpl.java:83)
  at
  com.ibm.ejs.oa.EJSClientORBImpl.<init>(EJSClientORBImpl.java:59)
  at com.ibm.ejs.oa.EJSORB.init(EJSORB.java:102)
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Thin Client failing with: javax.naming.NamingException
  

Problem conclusion

• Due to different Classloaders being used to load ORB and its
  fields the ClassCastException is thrown while initializing the
  fields of the ORB instance
  .
  This APAR will be fixed in the following Java Releases:
     6 R1 SR8 FP40  (6.1.8.40)
     7 R1 SR4       (7.1.4.0)
     6    SR16 FP40 (6.0.16.40)
     8    SR4       (8.0.4.0)
     7    SR10      (7.0.10.0)
  .
  Contact your IBM Product's Service Team for these Service
  Refreshes and Fix Packs.
  For those running stand-alone, information about the available
  Service Refreshes and Fix Packs can be found at:
             https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/
  

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

  ORB

• Fixed component ID

  620700123

Applicable component levels

• R260 PSY

     UP

• R600 PSY

     UP

• R270 PSY

     UP