PH37617: A NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION OCCURS WHEN PROCESSING A VIRTUALHOSTS.XML THAT CONTAINS A MIMETYPE ENTRY WITH NO TYPE SPECIFIED.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• After the customer upgraded to 9.0.5.7 we were able to determine
  the cause of the NPE. It looks like there is a mimeTypes entry
  in the customer?s virtual hosts.xml that doesn?t have a type:
     <mimeTypes xmi:id="MimeEntry_998">
       <extensions>kmz</extensions>
     </mimeTypes>
  
  
  
  The entry is kind of odd given there is another entry with
  that same id (MimeEntry_998) and a different entry for that same
  extension (kmz) so the customer may want to determine whether
  that entry is needed. That being said, according to the config
  docs a type is not required so please open an APAR for us to
  update our code to handle this scenario.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server                                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The WebSphere WASPostUpgrade tool fails *
  *                      with a NullPointerException while       *
  *                      processing virtual hosts.               *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When WASPostUpgrade is processing virtualhosts.xml, if there is
  a
  mimeType entry with no type specified a NullPointerException
  will
  be thrown, causing the migration to fail.
  

Problem conclusion

• The WASPostUpgrade tool was updated to handle mimeType entries
  with no type specified.
  
  The fix for this APAR is targeted for inclusion in fix pack
  8.5.5.21 and 9.0.5.9. For more information, see 'Recommended
  Updates for WebSphere Application Server':
  https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/715553
  

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

  WEBS APP SERV N

• Fixed component ID

  5724H8800

Applicable component levels

• R850 PSY

     UP

• R900 PSY

     UP