websphere集群在DNS主服务器宕机后异常的处理办法

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Problem(Abstract)

Nodeagent restarts all application servers on the node when DNS server is down if the system is not configured to use IPv6 in /etc/hosts. This problem occurs on IBM WebSphere Application Server V5.1 and V6.0 (all releases) and does not occur on V5.0.

故障的现象：如果系统没有在/etc/hosts中配置IPv6服务，nodeagent会在DNS宕机后重启所有的was。故障发生在was版本5.1和6.0。5.0版本不受影响。

Cause

In Java™ 2 SDK 1.4, JVM performs both IPv6 and IPv4 queries. If the system is not configured to use IPv6 in /etc/hosts, IPv6 queries will fail when DNS server is down. Nodeagent checks the status of applications on the node at one minute interval by way of the network. If nodeagent can not connect to an application server, it will assume that the server is hung and try to restart the server. So if nodeagent fails to lookup the hostname of its node, it will restart all the application servers in the same node.

故障发生的原因：在java 2 SDK 1.4中，java虚拟机相应IPv4和IPv6请求。如果系统没有在/etc/hosts中配置IPv6，IPv6请求会在DNS服务器宕机后停止。Nodeagent会每分钟检查应用服务器的状态，如果nodeagent不能连接到应用服务器，则nodeagent会认为服务器挂起并会自动重启该服务器。所以，如果nodeagent在/etc/hosts中没有找到该节点，则nodeagent会重启该node。

解决方案：

Resolving the problem

To solve this problem, you can select either way from the following 2 options;

• Java solution
  Set the JVM custom property java.net.preferIPv4Stack to all servers including nodeagent and dmgr.
  1. Open the administrative console and navigate to:
     
     System Administration > Application Servers > server_name > Process Definition > Java Virtual Machine > Custom Properties
     
     
  2. Add the following name and value pair:
     
     Name: java.net.preferIPv4Stack
     Value: true
     
     
  3. Click Apply, then save all changes.
     
     
  4. Restart the application server.
     
     
• AIX solution
  The following AIX APARs address this issue:
  
  For AIX V520: IY47908
  For AIX V510: IY48783
  
  Ensure that you AIX V5.1 and V5.2 systems are at the latest maintenance level.
  
  Run the following:
  
  vi /etc/netsvc.conf
  hosts=local,bind4
  
  or
  
  export NSORDER=local,bind4