NW SR3: Step Install Software Units fails with Nullpointer Exception

[Former Member]

Hello experts,

The step Install Software units fails with the following NPE: Our system runs on Linux Enterprise 10, AMD 64Bit, MaxDB. We are using the IBM JDK for AMD 64 Bit.

09/03/17 07:39:29 - ***********************************************************

Mar 17, 2009 7:39:29 AM Info: End of log messages of the target system.

Mar 17, 2009 7:39:29 AM Info: ***** End of SAP J2EE Engine Deployment (J2EE Application) *****

Mar 17, 2009 7:39:29 AM Error: Aborted: development component 'irj'/'sap.com'/'SAP AG'/'7.0014.20071112134549.0000'/'1', grouped by software component 'EPBC'/'sap.com'/'SAP AG'/'1000.7.00.14.0.20071210152326''/'1':

Caught exception during application deployment from SAP J2EE Engine's deploy API:

com.sap.engine.deploy.manager.DeployManagerException: ERROR: NOT deployed. The Deploy Service returned the following error: java.lang.NullPointerException

Exception is:

java.lang.NullPointerException

at com.sap.engine.deploy.manager.DeployManagerImpl.deployUpdateAction(DeployManagerImpl.java:666)

at com.sap.engine.deploy.manager.DeployManagerImpl.deploy(DeployManagerImpl.java:513)

at com.sap.sdm.serverext.servertype.inqmy.extern.EngineJ2EE620OnlineDeployerImpl.performDeployment(EngineJ2EE620OnlineDeployerImpl.java:332)

at com.sap.sdm.serverext.servertype.inqmy.extern.EngineDeployerImpl.deploy(EngineDeployerImpl.java:96)

at com.sap.sdm.serverext.servertype.inqmy.EngineProcessor.executeAction(EngineProcessor.java:224)

at com.sap.sdm.app.proc.deployment.impl.PhysicalDeploymentActionExecutor.execute(PhysicalDeploymentActionExecutor.java:60)

at com.sap.sdm.app.proc.deployment.impl.DeploymentActionImpl.execute(DeploymentActionImpl.java:186)

at com.sap.sdm.app.proc.deployment.controllers.internal.impl.DeploymentExecutorImpl.execute(DeploymentExecutorImpl.java:48)

at com.sap.sdm.app.proc.deployment.states.eventhandler.ExecuteDeploymentHandler.executeAction(ExecuteDeploymentHandler.java:83)

at com.sap.sdm.app.proc.deployment.states.eventhandler.ExecuteDeploymentHandler.handleEvent(ExecuteDeploymentHandler.java:60)

at com.sap.sdm.app.proc.deployment.states.StateBeforeNextDeployment.processEvent(StateBeforeNextDeployment.java:127)

at com.sap.sdm.app.proc.deployment.states.InstContext.processEventServerSide(InstContext.java:73)

at com.sap.sdm.app.proc.deployment.states.InstContext.processEvent(InstContext.java:59)

at com.sap.sdm.app.sequential.deployment.impl.DeployerImpl.doPhysicalDeployment(DeployerImpl.java:128)

at com.sap.sdm.app.sequential.deployment.impl.DeployerImpl.deploy(DeployerImpl.java:97)

at com.sap.sdm.app.sequential.deployment.impl.DeployerImpl.deploy(DeployerImpl.java:68)

at com.sap.sdm.control.command.cmds.Deploy.execute(Deploy.java:179)

at com.sap.sdm.control.command.decorator.AssureStandaloneMode.execute(AssureStandaloneMode.java:53)

at com.sap.sdm.control.command.decorator.AssureOneRunningSDMOnly.execute(AssureOneRunningSDMOnly.java:61)

at com.sap.sdm.control.command.decorator.SDMInitializer.execute(SDMInitializer.java:52)

at com.sap.sdm.control.command.decorator.GlobalParamEvaluator.execute(GlobalParamEvaluator.java:60)

at com.sap.sdm.control.command.decorator.AbstractLibDirSetter.execute(AbstractLibDirSetter.java:46)

at com.sap.sdm.control.command.decorator.ExitPostProcessor.execute(ExitPostProcessor.java:48)

at com.sap.sdm.control.command.decorator.CommandNameLogger.execute(CommandNameLogger.java:49)

at com.sap.sdm.control.command.decorator.AdditionalLogFileSetter.execute(AdditionalLogFileSetter.java:65)

at com.sap.sdm.control.command.decorator.AbstractLogDirSetter.execute(AbstractLogDirSetter.java:54)

at com.sap.sdm.control.command.decorator.SyntaxChecker.execute(SyntaxChecker.java:37)

at com.sap.sdm.control.command.Command.exec(Command.java:42)

at SDM.main(SDM.java:21)

;

(message ID: com.sap.sdm.serverext.servertype.inqmy.extern.EngineJ2EE620OnlineDeployerImpl.performAction(DeploymentActionTypes).DMEXC)

Mar 17, 2009 7:39:29 AM Info: Starting to save the repository

Mar 17, 2009 7:39:30 AM Info: Finished saving the repository

Mar 17, 2009 7:39:30 AM Info: Starting: Initial deployment: Selected software component 'EPBC'/'sap.com'/'SAP AG'/'1000.7.00.14.0.20071210152326''/'1' will be deployed.

Mar 17, 2009 7:39:30 AM Error: Aborted: software component 'EPBC'/'sap.com'/'SAP AG'/'1000.7.00.14.0.20071210152326''/'1':

Failed deployment of SDAs:

development component 'irj'/'sap.com'/'SAP AG'/'7.0014.20071112134549.0000'/'1' : aborted

Please, look at error logs above for more information!

Mar 17, 2009 7:39:30 AM Info: Starting to save the repository

Mar 17, 2009 7:39:30 AM Info: Finished saving the repository

Mar 17, 2009 7:39:30 AM Info: J2EE Engine is in same state (online/offline) as it has been before this deployment process.

Mar 17, 2009 7:39:30 AM Error: -

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At least one of the Deployments failed -

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Mar 17, 2009 7:39:33 AM Info: Summarizing the deployment results:

Mar 17, 2009 7:39:33 AM Error: Aborted: /opt/sap_inst/JAVA_J2EE_OSINDEP_UT/EPBC14_0.SCA

Mar 17, 2009 7:39:33 AM Error: Admitted: /opt/sap_inst/JAVA_J2EE_OSINDEP_UT/EPBC214_0.SCA

Mar 17, 2009 7:39:33 AM Error: Admitted: /opt/sap_inst/JAVA_J2EE_OSINDEP_UT/EPPSERV14_0.SCA

Mar 17, 2009 7:39:33 AM Error: Admitted: /opt/sap_inst/JAVA_J2EE_OSINDEP_UT/EPWDC14_0.SCA

Mar 17, 2009 7:39:33 AM Error: Admitted: /opt/sap_inst/JAVA_J2EE_OSINDEP_UT/UWLJWF14_0.SCA

Mar 17, 2009 7:39:33 AM Error: Admitted: /opt/sap_inst/JAVA_J2EE_OSINDEP_UT/SAPEU14_0.SCA

Mar 17, 2009 7:39:33 AM Error: Processing error. Return code: 4

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Starting of SDM GUI separately also fails.

Any ideas?

[Former Member]

Marco,

What is the version of JDK? Did you install the JDK as per the installation guide for your platform?

Hope this helps.

Manoj Chintawar

[Former Member]

Hello Manoj,

we are using this JDK: IBMJava2-AMD64-142-SDK-1.4.2-12.0.x86_64.rpm, see note 1172419

Regards,

Marco