OSPatterns.xml for iSeries / JSPM install

Question

Hi guys,
We have just installed SAP PI 7.1 on an iSeries 6.1 server, all is 100% fine except we cannot get the JSPM to start properly, the error is:
The execution ended in error.
Cannot initialize application data.
*Could not detect operating system.*
*Cannot determine OS version from command uname.*
We are running JSPM version 7.10.4.0.2.4.9
We initially assumed this was because of a codepage error but now I am thinking it *may* be something wrong with the OSPatterns.xml file situated in JSPM/config/OSPatterns.xml
We are running a 64 bit Power Processor iSeries machine, can you please tell me if these setting look of to you guys?
Here are the required XML variables first:
<ColumnName>os.name</ColumnName>
<ColumnName>os.arch</ColumnName>
<ColumnName>OS_TYPE</ColumnName>
<ColumnName>OS_FAMILY</ColumnName>
<ColumnName>OS_ARCH</ColumnName>
And here are the setting we have for iSeries:
<!-- OS/400 with IBMJVM -->
   <StringArray>
     <StringValue>OS/400</StringValue>
     <StringValue> *PowerPC* </StringValue>
     <StringValue>OS400</StringValue>
     <StringValue>AS400</StringValue>
     <StringValue>64</StringValue>
   </StringArray>
   <!-- OS/400 with SAPJVM -->
   <StringArray>
     <StringValue>OS400</StringValue>
     <StringValue> PowerPC </StringValue>
     <StringValue>OS400</StringValue>
     <StringValue>AS400</StringValue>
     <StringValue>64</StringValue>
   </StringArray>
The PowerPC highlighted above used to be BLANK.....but do the above settings look ok to you?
Thanks for the help
Lynton

Answer 1

Hi Lynthon,
Did you solve the JSPM start problem?
Did you first update the JSPM itself using i.e. SDM
You should run JSPM version 7.10.7 at least
Then you can start JSPM.
I found out an alternative way to start JSPM server and GUI native on i, and then controlling the JSPM GUI using VNC.
Here is how:
Get the vnc server for i software from:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21243973
put it in a savf
CRTSAVF FILE(QGPL/Q5799PTL)
TEXT('iSeries Tools for Developers PRPQ (5799PTL)')
ftp binary mode your file to i
put q5799ptl_v5r4m0.savf q5799ptl
Restore lic
RSTLICPGM LICPGM(5799PTL) DEV(*SAVF) LNG(2924) SAVF(QGPL/Q5799PTL)
Now you have a VNC server on your i.
allow multi threaded jobs:
ADDENVVAR ENVVAR(QIBM_MULTI_THREADED) VALUE(Y)
Continue as mentioned in OSS 1257481 - SAP NetWeaver Inst. Based on Kernel 7.11: IBM DB2 for i
Then start the vnc server as the <SID>ADM of your instance
Start the vnc viewer on your local (NT, MAC, Linux, OS/2) PC: you now have a 64-bit graphical PASE/Linux environment running on your i
Now how to start JSPM:
Copy the gui file to the non gui file used by i/os:
CPY OBJ('/usr/sap/NWD/DVEBMGS13/j2ee/JSPM/param/jspm_config.txt')
TOOBJ('/usr/sap/NWD/DVEBMGS13/j2ee/JSPM/param/jspm-rui_config.txt') REPLACE(*YES)
Now on the VNC viewer GUI, open the xterm console
There you have a Linux 64-bit prompt, and there you can start jour JSPM:
cd /usr/sap/<SID>/DVEBMGS<nn>/j2ee/JSPM
(linux is case sensitive !!)
check if you have the JSPM program:
ls -l g*
(you should see an executable go)
start JSPM
./go
It takes a few minutes, but then after a while a JSPM GUI is shown, while the JSPM server side is started in the <SID> SBS R3_<nn>
No more local windows client is needed for JSPM, any OS can serve as a VNC viewer for your (remote) i
Good luck,
Paul Hoogendoorn