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Originally posted by mransley
Hello All,

I am running WPS 5.0.2 ontop of WAS 5.0.2.5 (I needed to run FP5 to patch across another issue). When I attempt to run a remote JNDI call I get the following error:

SEVERE: Problem occurred during processing of action: com.aon.eclaims.common.exceptions.RemoteApplicationSystemException, (No message associated with this exception)
Message: (No message associated with this exception)
Cause: javax.naming.ServiceUnavailableException: A communication failure occurred while attempting to obtain an initial context with the provider URL: "corbaloc::gbmdaep06:60420/NameServiceServerRoot". Make sure that any bootstrap address information in
the URL is correct and that the target name server is running. A bootstrap address with no port specification defaults to port 2809. Possible causes other than an incorrect bootstrap address or unavailable name server include the network environment an
d workstation network configuration. [Root exception is org.omg.CORBA.TRANSIENT: Operation timed out: connect:host=gbmdaep06.uk.aon.com,port=60420 minor code: 4942F301 completed: No]
at com.aon.eclaims.common.helpers.DocexServiceLocator.getDocexRemoteEJB(DocexServiceLocator.java:120)
at com.aon.eclaims.model.claim.ejb.ClaimServicesBean.getDocEx(ClaimServicesBean.java:163)
at com.aon.eclaims.model.claim.ejb.ClaimServicesWrapper.getDocEx(ClaimServicesWrapper.java:39)
at com.aon.eclaims.draw.actions.View.eclaimsPortletAction(View.java:34)
at com.aon.eclaims.common.actions.EClaimsAction.aonPortletAction(EClaimsAction.java:198)
at com.aon.portal.common.AonPortletActions.execute(AonPortletActions.java:63)
at com.ibm.wps.portlets.struts.WpsRequestProcessor. processActionPerform(WpsRequestProcessor
.java:251)
at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.process(RequestProcessor.java:274)
at com.ibm.wps.portlets.struts.WpsStrutsPortlet.processActionPerformed(WpsStrutsPortlet.java:1536)
at com.ibm.wps.portlets.struts.WpsStrutsPortlet.processStrutsAction(WpsStrutsPortlet.java:1882)
at com.aon.portal.common.AonPortlet.processStrutsAction(AonPortlet.java:85)
at com.aon.portal.common.AonPortlet.messageReceived(AonPortlet.java:137)
at com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.SPIPortletInterceptorImpl.handleEvents(SPIPortletInterceptorImpl.java:455)
at org.apache.jetspeed.portlet.Portlet._dispatch(Portlet.java:794)
at org.apache.jetspeed.portlet.Portlet.access$100(Portlet.java:88)
at org.apache.jetspeed.portlet.Portlet$Context.callPortlet(Portlet.java:899)
at com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.cmpf.impl.PortletFilterChainImpl.doFilter(PortletFilterChainImpl.java:139)
at com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.cmpf.impl.PortletFilterManager.doFilter(PortletFilterManager.java:242)
at org.apache.jetspeed.portlet.Portlet.dispatch(Portlet.java:636)
at org.apache.jetspeed.portlet.Portlet.doPost(Portlet.java:516)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:760)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853)
at org.apache.jetspeed.portlet.Portlet.service(Portlet.java:491)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.StrictServletInstance.doService(StrictServletInstance.java:110)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.StrictLifecycleServlet._service(StrictLifecycleServlet.java:174)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.IdleServletState.service(StrictLifecycleServlet.java:313)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.StrictLifecycleServlet.service(StrictLifecycleServlet.java:116)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletInstance.service(ServletInstance.java:283)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ValidServletReferenceState.dispatch(ValidServletReferenceState.java:42)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletInstanceReference.dispatch(ServletInstanceReference.java:40)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebAppRequestDispatcher. handleWebAppDispatch(WebAppRequestDispat
cher.java:1023)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebAppRequestDispatcher.dispatch(WebAppRequestDispatcher.java:561)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebAppRequestDispatcher.include(WebAppRequestDispatcher.java:251)
at com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.invoker.impl.PortletInvokerImpl.callMethod(PortletInvokerImpl.java:474)
at com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.invoker.impl.PortletInvokerImpl.message(PortletInvokerImpl.java:230)
at com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.PortletContainerImpl.callPortletMethod(PortletContainerImpl.java:1238)
at com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.EventEnvironmentImpl.includePortlet(EventEnvironmentImpl.java:191)
at com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.event.MessageEventImpl.prepare(MessageEventImpl.java:105)
at com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.event.MessageTriggerEvent.prepare(MessageTriggerEvent.java:216)
at com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.event.EventQueueManager.processEventLoop(EventQueueManager.java:92)
at com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.PortletContainerImpl.performEventPhase(PortletContainerImpl.java:1560)
at com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.PortletContainerImpl.initPage(PortletContainerImpl.java:219)
at com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.PortletContainerImpl.initPage(PortletContainerImpl.java:213)
at com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.PortletContainer.initPage(PortletContainer.java:148)
at com.ibm.wps.engine.templates.themes.Home.doPreRender(Home.java:205)
at com.ibm.wps.engine.templates.themes.Default.render(Default.java:67)
at com.ibm.wps.engine.templates.ThemeTemplate.render(ThemeTemplate.java:71)
at com.ibm.wps.engine.Servlet.callPortal(Servlet.java:770)
at com.ibm.wps.engine.Servlet.doGet(Servlet.java:465)
at com.ibm.wps.engine.Servlet.doPost(Servlet.java:801)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:760)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.StrictServletInstance.doService(StrictServletInstance.java:110)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.StrictLifecycleServlet._service(StrictLifecycleServlet.java:174)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServicingServletState.service(StrictLifecycleServlet.java:333)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.StrictLifecycleServlet.service(StrictLifecycleServlet.java:116)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletInstance.service(ServletInstance.java:283)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ValidServletReferenceState.dispatch(ValidServletReferenceState.java:42)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletInstanceReference.dispatch(ServletInstanceReference.java:40)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.doFilter(WebAppFilterChain.java:76)
at com.ibm.wps.mappingurl.impl.URLAnalyzer.doFilter(URLAnalyzer.java:185)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.FilterInstanceWrapper.doFilter(FilterInstanceWrapper.java:132)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.doFilter(WebAppFilterChain.java:71)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebAppRequestDispatcher. handleWebAppDispatch(WebAppRequestDispat
cher.java:1014)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebAppRequestDispatcher.dispatch(WebAppRequestDispatcher.java:561)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebAppRequestDispatcher.forward(WebAppRequestDispatcher.java:198)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.srt.WebAppInvoker.doForward(WebAppInvoker.java:80)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.srt.WebAppInvoker.handleInvocationHook(WebAppInvoker.java:212)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.cache.invocation.CachedInvocation.handleInvocation(CachedInvocation.java:71)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.srp.ServletRequestProcessor.dispatchByURI(ServletRequestProcessor.java:182)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.oselistener.OSEListenerDispatcher.service(OSEListener.java:334)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.http.HttpConnection.handleRequest(HttpConnection.java:56)
at com.ibm.ws.http.HttpConnection.readAndHandleRequest(HttpConnection.java:618)
at com.ibm.ws.http.HttpConnection.run(HttpConnection.java:439)
at com.ibm.ws.util.ThreadPool$Worker.run(ThreadPool.java:672)

The Cactus unit tests that we had running this code worked so I investigated further. I ran dump name space from the admin server directory associated with portal and received the following error:

C:\programs\WebSphere\AppServer\bin>dumpnamespace -host gbmdaep06 -port 60420

Getting the initial context
ERROR: Could not get the initial context or unable to look up the starting context. Exiting.
Exception received: javax.naming.CommunicationException: A communication failure occurred while attempting to obtain an
initial context with the provider URL: "corbaloc:iiop:gbmdaep06:60420". Make sure that any bootstrap address informatio
n in the URL is correct and that the target name server is running. A bootstrap address with no port specification defa
ults to port 2809. Possible causes other than an incorrect bootstrap address or unavailable name server include the net
work environment and workstation network configuration. [Root exception is org.omg.CORBA.COMM_FAILURE: WRITE_ERROR_SEND_
1 minor code: 49421050 completed: No]
javax.naming.CommunicationException: A communication failure occurred while attempting to obtain an initial context with
the provider URL: "corbaloc:iiop:gbmdaep06:60420". Make sure that any bootstrap address information in the URL is corr
ect and that the target name server is running. A bootstrap address with no port specification defaults to port 2809.
Possible causes other than an incorrect bootstrap address or unavailable name server include the network environment and
workstation network configuration. Root exception is org.omg.CORBA.COMM_FAILURE: WRITE_ERROR_SEND_1 minor code: 49421
050 completed: No
at com.ibm.ws.orbimpl.transport.HTTPOutputStream.write(Unknown Source)
at com.ibm.rmi.iiop.IIOPOutputStream.writeTo(IIOPOutputStream.java:283)
at com.ibm.rmi.iiop.Connection.send(Connection.java:1483)
at com.ibm.rmi.iiop.Connection._locate(Connection.java:263)
at com.ibm.rmi.iiop.Connection.locate(Connection.java:242)
at com.ibm.rmi.iiop.GIOPImpl.locate(GIOPImpl.java:184)
at com.ibm.rmi.corba.Corbaloc.locateUsingINS(Corbaloc.java:305)
at com.ibm.rmi.corba.Corbaloc.resolve(Corbaloc.java:367)
at com.ibm.rmi.corba.ORB.string_to_object(ORB.java:2938)
at com.ibm.ws.naming.util.WsnInitCtxFactory.stringToObject(WsnInitCtxFactory.java:1256)
at com.ibm.ws.naming.util.WsnInitCtxFactory.mergeWsnNSProperties(WsnInitCtxFactory.java:1107)
at com.ibm.ws.naming.util.WsnInitCtxFactory. getRootContextFromServer(WsnInitCtxFacto
ry.java:679)
at com.ibm.ws.naming.util.WsnInitCtxFactory.getRootJndiContext(WsnInitCtxFactory.java:607)
at com.ibm.ws.naming.util.WsnInitCtxFactory. getInitialContextInternal(WsnInitCtxFact
ory.java:482)
at com.ibm.ws.naming.util.WsnInitCtx.getContext(WsnInitCtx.java:102)
at com.ibm.ws.naming.util.WsnInitCtx.<init>(WsnInitCtx.java:82)
at com.ibm.ws.naming.util.WsnInitCtxFactory.getInitialContext(WsnInitCtxFactory.java:327)
at com.ibm.websphere.naming.WsnInitialContextFactory. getInitialContext(WsnInitialContextFacto
ry.java:112)
at javax.naming.spi.NamingManager.getInitialContext(NamingManager.java:674)
at javax.naming.InitialContext.getDefaultInitCtx(InitialContext.java:255)
at javax.naming.InitialContext.init(InitialContext.java:231)
at javax.naming.InitialContext.<init>(InitialContext.java:207)
at com.ibm.websphere.naming.DumpNameSpace.getStartingContext(DumpNameSpace.java:397)
at com.ibm.websphere.naming.DumpNameSpace.main(DumpNameSpace.java:319)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at com.ibm.ws.bootstrap.WSLauncher.main(WSLauncher.java:94)

Interesting, when I ran it from the runtimes\base_v5\bin directory it worked without error. I then checked the configuration directory, the Java directory and finally settled on the lib directory as the cause of the problem. When I investigated further
it appeared to be a problem with the iwsorb.jar and the sas.jar, when I copied these files from my portal directory it worked like a dream, copied them back and it failed. Unfortunately, the copied files mean that portal startup fails so it isn't a fix f
or me.

More interestingly, the problem appears to be introduced after the 5.0 base installation as I have another machine that runs the code fine at version 5.0 of portal.

Any help would be appreciated.

Just to summarise, all the above test where ran from the local machine so I don't think it can be environmental. My development environment is Windows 2000 so I can't verify that it isn't platform specific, although I shall be testing the problem in Sola
ris tomorrow.

Thanks in advance,

Michael.

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