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Not able to install WebGui 8.1.0.18

Troubleshooting


Problem

The installation of WebGUI FP18 failed with update failed upon the start of Websphere Server step.

 

The logs are showing these errors:

ui/logs/OMNIbusWebGUI_8.1.0.18/startServer.out: 

ADMU0116I: Tool information is being logged in file

           /IBM/JazzSM/WAS/profile/logs/server1/startServer.log

ADMU0128I: Starting tool with the JazzSMProfile profile

ADMU3100I: Reading configuration for server: server1

ADMU3200I: Server launched. Waiting for initialization status.

ADMU3011E: Server launched but failed initialization. Server logs,

           startServer.log, and other log files under

           /IBM/JazzSM/WAS/profile/logs/server1 should contain failure

           information.

Symptom

The /opt/IBM/JazzSM/profile/logs/server1/SystemErr.log showed a few NullPointerException..

 

[5/9/20 12:01:11:460 SGT] 000000bb SystemErr     R java.util.logging.ErrorManager: 1

[5/9/20 12:01:11:460 SGT] 000000bb SystemErr     R java.lang.NullPointerException

[5/9/20 12:01:11:462 SGT] 000000bb SystemErr     R  at java.util.logging.StreamHandler.publish(StreamHandler.java:235)

[5/9/20 12:01:11:462 SGT] 000000bb SystemErr     R  at java.util.logging.FileHandler.publish(FileHandler.java:712)

[5/9/20 12:01:11:462 SGT] 000000bb SystemErr     R  at java.util.logging.Logger.log(Logger.java:749)

[5/9/20 12:01:11:462 SGT] 000000bb SystemErr     R  at com.ibm.ws.logging.WsLogger.deliverOrBuffer(WsLogger.java:422)

[5/9/20 12:01:11:462 SGT] 000000bb SystemErr     R  at com.ibm.ws.logging.WsLogger.log(WsLogger.java:400)

[5/9/20 12:01:11:462 SGT] 000000bb SystemErr     R  at com.ibm.ws.logging.WsLogger.logp(WsLogger.java:605)

[5/9/20 12:01:11:463 SGT] 000000bb SystemErr     R  at com.ibm.tivoli.nm.logging.NAMLogger.logp(NAMLogger.java:317)

[5/9/20 12:01:11:463 SGT] 000000bb SystemErr     R  at com.micromuse.ncw.utility.NCWBringUpWorker.run(NCWBringUpWorker.java:65)

[5/9/20 12:01:11:463 SGT] 000000bb SystemErr     R  at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:820)

[5/9/20 12:09:24:212 SGT] 00000001 SystemErr     R com.ibm.websphere.management.exception.AdminException: java.lang.NullPointerException

[5/9/20 12:09:24:213 SGT] 00000001 SystemErr     R  at com.ibm.ws.management.MBeanFactoryImpl.deactivateMBean(MBeanFactoryImpl.java:1168)

Document Location

Worldwide

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Modified date:
09 May 2025

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ibm16218294