The bootstrapProcessServerData command returns a null pointer exception when configuring an IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) Advanced-only deployment environment

Troubleshooting

Problem

The bootstrapProcessServerData command aborts with a NullPointerException message in the wsadmin.traceout file when it is run for an IBM Business Process Manager Advanced-only deployment environment.

Symptom

The following exception is logged in the wsadmin.traceout file:

WASX7015E: Exception running command: "AdminTask.bootstrapProcessServerData(['-clusterName','AppCluster'])"; exception information: java.lang.NullPointerException:java.lang.NullPointerException

[date / time] 00000001 AbstractShell E WASX7120E: Diagnostic information from exception with text "java.lang.NullPointerException: java.lang.NullPointerException" follows: java.lang.NullPointerException at com.ibm.bpm.bootstrap.BootstrapProcessServerDataHelper.determineClusterMember(BootstrapProcessServerDataHelper.java:828) at com.ibm.bpm.bootstrap.BootstrapProcessServerDataHelper.init(BootstrapProcessServerDataHelper.java:135) at com.ibm.bpm.bootstrap.BootstrapProcessServerDataHelper.bootstrapData(BootstrapProcessServerDataHelper.java:213) at com.ibm.bpm.bootstrap.BootstrapHelper.execute(BootstrapHelper.java:91) at com.ibm.websphere.management.async.client.AsyncCommandClient.execute(AsyncCommandClient.java:177) at com.ibm.ws.scripting.adminCommand.AdminCmdController.executeCmd(AdminCmdController.java:1876) at com.ibm.ws.scripting.adminCommand.AdminCmdController.processCmd(AdminCmdController.java:317) at com.ibm.ws.scripting.adminCommand.AdminCmdProxyHandler.invoke(AdminCmdProxyHandler.java:92) at com.ibm.ws.scripting.adminCommand.AdminCmdProxyBase.__method4(AdminCmdProxyBase.java:58) at com.ibm.ws.scripting.adminCommand.AdminTask.bootstrapProcessServerData(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597) at org.python.core.PyReflectedFunction.__call__(PyReflectedFunction.java) at org.python.core.PyMethod.__call__(PyMethod.java) at org.python.core.PyObject.__call__(PyObject.java) at org.python.core.PyInstance.invoke(PyInstance.java)

Cause

An IBM Business Process Manager Advanced-only deployment environment is configured for deploying Business Process Choreographer and SCA modules. This configuration is equivalent to a WebSphere Process Server configuration and does not contain the IBM Business Process Manager Standard components. There is no need to run the bootstrapProcessServerData command for an IBM Business Process Manager Advanced-only deployment environment.

Resolving The Problem

The bootstrapProcessServerData command is not required for an IBM Business Process Manager Advanced-only deployment environment.

Related Information

BPM deployment options

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Product Synonym

BPM

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Document Information

Modified date:
15 June 2018

UID

swg21672885

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