javax.ejb.EJBException: Unable to initialize deferred EJB

Problem

The following exception was found in the systemOut.log: [3/4/15 15:17:28:674 EST] 0000003e ServiceLogger I com.ibm.ws.ffdc.IncidentStreamImpl resetIncidentStream FFDC0010I: FFDC closed incident stream file /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/ctpProfile/logs/ffdc/cuaServer1_00 00003e_15.03.04_15.17.28_5.txt [3/4/15 15:17:28:707 EST] 00000033 EJBContainerI I WSVR0037I: Starting EJB jar: OLBBCalendarServiceEJB.jar [3/4/15 15:17:28:783 EST] 0000003e ServiceLogger I com.ibm.ws.ffdc.IncidentStreamImpl open FFDC0009I: FFDC opened incident stream file /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/ctpProfile/logs/ffdc/cuaServer1_0000003e_15.03.04_15.17.28_6.txt [3/4/15 15:17:28:788 EST] 0000003e ServiceLogger I com.ibm.ws.ffdc.IncidentStreamImpl resetIncidentStream FFDC0010I: FFDC closed incident stream file /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/ctpProfile/logs/ffdc/cuaServer1_0000003e_15.03.04_15.17.28_6.txt [3/4/15 15:17:28:789 EST] 0000003e EJBContainerI W WSVR0111W: EJB Timer Service could not be started, EJBs implementing the TimedObject interface will not function properly. [3/4/15 15:17:28:794 EST] 0000003e ServiceLogger I com.ibm.ws.ffdc.IncidentStreamImpl open FFDC0009I: FFDC opened incident stream file /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/ctpProfile/logs/ffdc/cuaServer1_0000003e_15.03.04_15.17.28_7.txt [3/4/15 15:17:28:798 EST] 0000003e ServiceLogger I com.ibm.ws.ffdc.IncidentStreamImpl resetIncidentStream FFDC0010I: FFDC closed incident stream file /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/ctpProfile/logs/ffdc/cuaServer1_0000003e_15.03.04_15.17.28_7.txt [3/4/15 15:17:28:799 EST] 0000003e EJBMDOrchestr E CNTR0080E: EJB Timer Service is not available for EJB implementing the javax.ejb.TimedObject interface: com.bmo.ctp.cua.agent.ftf.ejb.UserEventBackupTimerEJB. [3/4/15 15:17:28:813 EST] 0000003e EJBContainerI E WSVR0068E: Attempt to start EntepriseBean FTFAgentEAR#FTFAgent.jar#UserEventBackupTimerEJB failed with exception: com.ibm.ejs.container.EJBConfigurationException: EJB Timer Service not available for TimedObject EJB: com.bmo.ctp.cua.agent.ftf.ejb.UserEventBackupTimerEJB at com.ibm.ws.metadata.ejb.EJBMDOrchestrator.processTimeoutMetaData(EJBMDOrchestrator.java:6362) at com.ibm.ws.metadata.ejb.EJBMDOrchestrator.finishBMDInit(EJBMDOrchestrator.java:1386) at com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.EJBContainerImpl.finishDeferredBeanMetaData (EJBContainerImpl.java:4862) at com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.EJBContainerImpl$3.run(EJBContainerImpl.java:4675) at com.ibm.ws.security.util.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java:118) at com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.EJBContainerImpl.initializeDeferredEJB(EJBContainerImpl.java:4671) at com.ibm.ejs.container.HomeOfHomes.getHome(HomeOfHomes.java:396) at com.ibm.ejs.container.HomeOfHomes.getHome(HomeOfHomes.java:336) ... In the FFDC logs: Exception = com.ibm.websphere.csi.EJBContainerException Source = com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.EJBContainerImpl.getTimerServiceSchedulerprobeid = 1772 Stack Dump = com.ibm.websphere.csi.EJBContainerException: EJB Timer Service not started at com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.EJBContainerImpl.getSchedulerInstance(EJBContainerImpl.java:1930) at com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.EJBContainerImpl.getTimerServiceScheduler(EJBContainerImpl.java:2328) at com.ibm.ejs.container.EJSContainer.getTimerServiceScheduler(EJSContainer.java:5345) ... Caused by: com.ibm.websphere.ce.cm.StaleConnectionException: Failed to start database '/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/ctpProfile/databases/EJBTimers/cuaServer1/EJBTimerDB', see the next exception for details.DSRA0010E: SQL State = XJ040, Error Code = 40,000 at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:67) at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:45) at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:523) ...