PM63208: WebSphere eXteme Scale returns null attributes when you run HTTP session replication on remote servers.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When you run HTTP session replication on remote eXtreme Scale
  servers, and no in-memory session cache is configured with the
  sessionTableSize=0 splicer property, the
  HttpSession.getAttributeNames() API call can return attributes
  that have no value.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  Users of WebSphere eXtreme Scale for HTTP   *
  *                  session replication with no in-memory       *
  *                  session cache configured with the splicer   *
  *                  property,                                   *
  *                  sessionTableSize=0 in a remote topology.    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: HttpSession.getAttributeNames() API     *
  *                      returns attributes with no value when   *
  *                      HttpSession.getAttribute(attributeN     *
  *                      ame)is called.                          *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  HttpSession.getAttributeNames() returns a list of session
  attributes that are not valid.
  

Problem conclusion

• The eXtreme Scale client code has been fixed to retrieve a
  list of session attributes so that the getAttributeNames()
  method returns only valid attributes.
  

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

  WS EXTREME SCAL

• Fixed component ID

  5724X6702

Applicable component levels

• R711 PSY

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