PH59984: JAVA.LANG.NOCLASSDEFFOUNDERROR: JAVAX.ANNOTATION.SQL.DATASOURCEDEFINITION

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• while performing a batch deployement with ant script, customer
  receives the following error message:
  
  com.ibm.websphere.management.application.client.AppDeploymentE
  xception:java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError:
  javax.annotation.sql.DataSourceDefinition
  They have added the line
  -Djava.endorsed.dirs=${WAS_HOME}/endorsed_apis \ in the  ws_ant
  file, with no success.
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server version 8.5.5 or later on iSeries    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: while performing a batch deployement    *
  *                      with ant script, customer               *
  *                      receives the following error message:   *
  *                      com.ibm.websphere.management.applicatio *
  *                      n                                       *
  *                      .client.AppDeploymentE                  *
  *                      xception:java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError *
  *                      :                                       *
  *                      javax.annotation.sql.DataSourceDefiniti *
  *                      o                                       *
  *                      n                                       *
  *                      They have added the line                *
  *                      -                                       *
  *                      Djava.endorsed.dirs=${WAS_HOME}/endorse *
  *                      d                                       *
  *                      _apis \ in the  ws_ant                  *
  *                      file, with no success.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  while performing a batch deployement with ant script, customer
  receives the following error message:
  com.ibm.websphere.management.application.client.AppDeploymentE
  xception:java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError:
  javax.annotation.sql.DataSourceDefinition
  They have added the line
  -Djava.endorsed.dirs=${WAS_HOME}/endorsed_apis \ in the  ws_ant
  file, with no success.
  

Problem conclusion

• The code is updated to add support for endorseddirs on iSeries.
  
  The fix for this APAR is targeted for inclusion in fix pack
  8.5.5.26 and 9.0.5.20. 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

  WEBSPHERE APP S

• Fixed component ID

  5724J0800

Applicable component levels