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"Timed out obtaining a license" error in a RAM clu


Revathi Subramanian (369) | asked Jun 11 '10, 1:13 p.m.
I have a 2 node cluster, each node running 2 App Servers. I have a third node on which the Rational License Server runs. The cluster has been running for 2 weeks with no restarts. But now, only one of the nodes in the cluster appears to be able to communicate with the license server. The other node is unable to communicate with the license server OR is unable to get a license (I am not sure which)

Any pointers on how to recover from these errors?

Here are the kind of exceptions I see in the ramDebug.log & SystemOut.log

java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.ibm.ram.license.LicenseManager$ServerDown.process(LicenseManager.java:2233)
at com.ibm.ram.license.LicenseManager$3.messageReceived(LicenseManager.java:1808)
at com.ibm.ram.license.LicenseManager$3.messageReceived(LicenseManager.java:1)
at com.ibm.ram.cache.NotificationManager$Notifier.messageReceived(NotificationManager.java:841)
at com.ibm.ram.cache.WebsphereNotificationManager$WebsphereNotifier.processMessage(WebsphereNotificationManager.java:290)
at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor119.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:618)
at com.ibm.websphere.asynchbeans.JMXBroadcaster$JMXListenerTriple.run(JMXBroadcaster.java:152)
at com.ibm.ws.asynchbeans.J2EEContext$RunProxy.run(J2EEContext.java:261)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java:214)
at javax.security.auth.Subject.doAs(Subject.java:495)
at com.ibm.websphere.security.auth.WSSubject.doAs(WSSubject.java:118)
at com.ibm.ws.asynchbeans.J2EEContext$DoAsProxy.run(J2EEContext.java:328)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java:241)
at com.ibm.ws.asynchbeans.J2EEContext.run(J2EEContext.java:757)
at com.ibm.websphere.asynchbeans.JMXBroadcaster$JMXListenerTriple.fireEvent(JMXBroadcaster.java:119)
at com.ibm.websphere.asynchbeans.JMXBroadcaster.fireEvent(JMXBroadcaster.java:414)
at com.ibm.websphere.asynchbeans.JMXBroadcaster$TriggerProxy.invoke(JMXBroadcaster.java:348)
at $Proxy34.processMessage(Unknown Source)
at com.ibm.ram.cache.WebsphereNotificationManager$MessageWork.run(WebsphereNotificationManager.java:326)
at com.ibm.ws.asynchbeans.J2EEContext$RunProxy.run(J2EEContext.java:261)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java:214)
at javax.security.auth.Subject.doAs(Subject.java:495)
at com.ibm.websphere.security.auth.WSSubject.doAs(WSSubject.java:118)
at com.ibm.ws.asynchbeans.J2EEContext$DoAsProxy.run(J2EEContext.java:328)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java:241)
at com.ibm.ws.asynchbeans.J2EEContext.run(J2EEContext.java:757)
at com.ibm.ws.asynchbeans.WorkWithExecutionContextImpl.go(WorkWithExecutionContextImpl.java:218)
at com.ibm.ws.asynchbeans.ABWorkItemImpl.run(ABWorkItemImpl.java:158)
at com.ibm.ws.util.ThreadPool$Worker.run(ThreadPool.java:1497)




java.lang.RuntimeException: Time out on request for license. Server not responding.
at com.ibm.ws.webservices.engine.WebServicesFault.makeFault(WebServicesFault.java:192)
at com.ibm.ws.webservices.engine.dispatchers.java.SessionDispatcher.invoke(SessionDispatcher.java:213)
at com.ibm.ws.webservices.engine.PivotHandlerWrapper.invoke(PivotHandlerWrapper.java:248)
at com.ibm.ws.webservices.engine.handlers.jaxrpc.JAXRPCHandler.invoke(JAXRPCHandler.java:152)
at com.ibm.ws.webservices.engine.handlers.WrappedHandler.invoke(WrappedHandler.java:64)
at com.ibm.ws.webservices.engine.PivotHandlerWrapper.invoke(PivotHandlerWrapper.java:248)
at com.ibm.ws.webservices.engine.PivotHandlerWrapper.invoke(PivotHandlerWrapper.java:248)
at com.ibm.ws.webservices.engine.WebServicesEngine.invoke(WebServicesEngine.java:336)
at com.ibm.ws.webservices.engine.transport.http.WebServicesServlet.doPost(WebServicesServlet.java:840)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:763)
at com.ibm.ws.webservices.engine.transport.http.WebServicesServletBase.service(WebServicesServletBase.java:341)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:856)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWrapper.java:1152)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWrapper.java:1087)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.doFilter(WebAppFilterChain.java:118)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain._doFilter(WebAppFilterChain.java:87)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterManager.doFilter(WebAppFilterManager.java:837)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterManager.doFilter(WebAppFilterManager.java:680)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.handleRequest(ServletWrapper.java:588)
at com.ibm.ws.wswebcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.handleRequest(ServletWrapper.java:525)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebAppRequestDispatcher.forward(WebAppRequestDispatcher.java:321)
at com.ibm.ram.repository.web.ws.RAMSecure.doPost(RAMSecure.java:48)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:763)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:856)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWrapper.java:1152)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWrapper.java:1087)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.doFilter(WebAppFilterChain.java:145)
at com.ibm.ram.repository.web.RAMWSServletFilter.doFilter(RAMWSServletFilter.java:411)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.FilterInstanceWrapper.doFilter(FilterInstanceWrapper.java:190)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.doFilter(WebAppFilterChain.java:130)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain._doFilter(WebAppFilterChain.java:87)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterManager.doFilter(WebAppFilterManager.java:837)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterManager.doFilter(WebAppFilterManager.java:680)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.handleRequest(ServletWrapper.java:588)
at com.ibm.ws.wswebcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.handleRequest(ServletWrapper.java:525)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.CacheServletWrapper.handleRequest(CacheServletWrapper.java:90)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.WebContainer.handleRequest(WebContainer.java:751)
at com.ibm.ws.wswebcontainer.WebContainer.handleRequest(WebContainer.java:1478)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.channel.WCChannelLink.ready(WCChannelLink.java:126)
at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.handleDiscrimination(HttpInboundLink.java:458)
at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.handleNewInformation(HttpInboundLink.java:387)
at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.ready(HttpInboundLink.java:267)
at com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.NewConnectionInitialReadCallback.sendToDiscriminators(NewConnectionInitialReadCallback.java:214)
at com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.NewConnectionInitialReadCallback.complete(NewConnectionInitialReadCallback.java:113)
at com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.AioReadCompletionListener.futureCompleted(AioReadCompletionListener.java:165)
at com.ibm.io.async.AbstractAsyncFuture.invokeCallback(AbstractAsyncFuture.java:217)
at com.ibm.io.async.AsyncChannelFuture$1.run(AsyncChannelFuture.java:205)
at com.ibm.ws.util.ThreadPool$Worker.run(ThreadPool.java:1497)



Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Time out on request for license. Server not responding.
at com.ibm.ram.license.LicenseManager.allocateLicense(LicenseManager.java:1611)
at com.ibm.ram.repository.security.SecurityManager$PromoteLicensePolicy.allocateLicense(SecurityManager.java:2119)
at com.ibm.ram.repository.security.AbstractUser.allocateLicense(AbstractUser.java:585)
at com.ibm.ram.repository.core.RepositorySessionHandler.allocateLicense(RepositorySessionHandler.java:381)
at com.ibm.ram.repository.assets.AssetManager.assertReadDetails(AssetManager.java:2862)
at com.ibm.ram.repository.assets.AssetManager.primGetAsset(AssetManager.java:1814)
at com.ibm.ram.repository.assets.AssetManager.getAsset(AssetManager.java:1954)
at com.ibm.ram.repository.web.ws.core.RAM1Impl.getAsset(RAM1Impl.java:269)
at com.ibm.ram.repository.web.ws.core.RAM1Impl.getAssetByID(RAM1Impl.java:254)
at com.ibm.ram.repository.web.ws.was.RAM1SoapBindingImpl.getAssetByID(RAM1SoapBindingImpl.java:1302)
at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor161.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:618)
at com.ibm.ws.webservices.engine.dispatchers.java.JavaDispatcher.invokeMethod(JavaDispatcher.java:178)
at com.ibm.ws.webservices.engine.dispatchers.java.JavaDispatcher.invokeOperation(JavaDispatcher.java:141)
at com.ibm.ws.webservices.engine.dispatchers.SoapRPCProcessor.processRequestResponse(SoapRPCProcessor.java:481)
at com.ibm.ws.webservices.engine.dispatchers.SoapRPCProcessor.processMessage(SoapRPCProcessor.java:427)
at com.ibm.ws.webservices.engine.dispatchers.BasicDispatcher.processMessage(BasicDispatcher.java:134)
at com.ibm.ws.webservices.engine.dispatchers.java.SessionDispatcher.invoke(SessionDispatcher.java:204)
... 46 more

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Rich Kulp (3.6k38) | answered Jun 14 '10, 4:46 p.m.
FORUM MODERATOR / JAZZ DEVELOPER
Hi,

Please tell us the exact version of RAM installed. Including any testfixes.

Thanks,
Rich

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Rich Kulp (3.6k38) | answered Jun 14 '10, 5:05 p.m.
FORUM MODERATOR / JAZZ DEVELOPER
Hi,

If you restart the cluster does it start working? Or are they still bad?

Rich

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Revathi Subramanian (369) | answered Jun 18 '10, 1:38 p.m.
RAM version 7.2.0.2 with testfix1
I did restart the cluster a couple of times. The first time, it did not help. But the error is gone now. Am not sure what fixed it.

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