PH44389: IN WEBSPHERE APPLICATION SERVER V9.0.5.X, MODIFYSIBJMSACTIVATIONSPEC COMMAND SETS JNDI DESTINATION LOOKUP TO NULL

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• In WebSphere Application Server v9.0.5.x, MDB Activation
  Specification configured against the SIB JMS Provider is
  modified to update certain properties using the
  AdminTask.modifySIBJMSActivationSpec wsadmin command and the
  application server is restarted. During the restart, the
  application fails to start and throws the following error:
  
  J2CA0137E: The ActivationSpec validate() method failed with an
  InvalidPropertyException. The  ActivationSpec is jms/xxxActivat
  ionSpec(com.ibm.ws.sib.api.jmsra.impl.JmsJcaActivationSpecImpl),
  lusters/xxxcluster/resources.xml#J2CResourceAdapter_nnnand is as
  xxxApp#xxxModules.jar#xxxActivationSpec. See the following list
  of failed properties along with their values:
  
  
  destination null
  destination null. The exception is:
  javax.resource.spi.InvalidPropertyException: CWSJR1181E: The JMS
  activation specification has invalid values - the reason(s) for
  failing to validate the JMS activation specification are:
  [CWSJR1188E: The destination on a JMS activation specification
  must be given a value, CWSJR1192E: JMS activation specs using a
  destination type of queue must have a destination of type
  [com.ibm.websphere.sib.api.jms.JmsQueue] but the destination
  passed was of type [null]]
  	at com.ibm.ws.sib.api.jmsra.impl.JmsJcaActivationSpecImpl.vali
  date(JmsJcaActivationSpecImpl.java:1531)
  	at com.ibm.ejs.j2c.ActivationSpecWrapperImpl.validateActivatio
  nSpecInstance(ActivationSpecWrapperImpl.java:1467)
  	at com.ibm.ejs.j2c.ActivationSpecWrapperImpl.createAndInitiali
  zeActivationSpecInstance(ActivationSpecWrapperImpl.java:1416)
  	at com.ibm.ejs.j2c.ActivationSpecWrapperImpl.activateEndpoint(
  ActivationSpecWrapperImpl.java:318)
  	at com.ibm.ejs.j2c.RAWrapperImpl.activateEndpoint(RAWrapperImp
  l.java:1112)
  	at com.ibm.ejs.j2c.RALifeCycleManagerImpl.activateEndpoint(RAL
  ifeCycleManagerImpl.java:1825)
  	at com.ibm.ejs.container.MessageEndpointFactoryImpl.activateEn
  dpoint(MessageEndpointFactoryImpl.java:152)
  	at com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.EJBContainerImpl.startMDBs(EJB
  ContainerImpl.java:4394)
  	at com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.WASEJBRuntimeImpl.startMDBs(WA
  SEJBRuntimeImpl.java:659)
  	at com.ibm.ws.ejbcontainer.runtime.AbstractEJBRuntime.startMod
  ule(AbstractEJBRuntime.java:585)
  	at com.ibm.ws.ejbcontainer.runtime.SharedEJBRuntimeImpl.startM
  odule(SharedEJBRuntimeImpl.java:347)
  

Local fix

• Explicitly specify the destinationJNDIName property in the
  modifySIBJMSActivationSpec command, which ensures it is
  persisted.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server                                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When calling the                        *
  *                      modifySIBJMSActivationSpec command in   *
  *                      wsadmin, if no value is provided for    *
  *                      the destinationJndiName or              *
  *                      destinationLookup properties then an    *
  *                      Exception can be thrown                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  The code attempts to make the destinationJndiName take
  precedence over destinationLookup, but always attempts to set
  a new value in the update, so if neither is set then the
  destinationLookup is set to null, which is not a valid value
  and so an Exception is thrown
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix for this APAR is targeted for inclusion in fix pack
  9.0.5.15.
  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