DSCC: application error - unknown error (NPE)

Question

HI,
just trying to test DSEE 7. However, as soon as I have setup the DS, almost every task in the DSCC web app gets an unknown application error (as long as DS was not active everything was fine - empty).
Actually I don't know, what should be wrong: 'bin/dsadm info' and 'bin/dsccsetup status' look ok, connecting to the ldap servers with Apache Directory Studio (ports 389 and 3998) is also ok.
So webapp bug or did I something wrong?
Here is my proto install sheet, i.e. what I did:
# http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/820-4807/install-dsee?a=view
setenv SRCDIR /local/scratch/downloads/sun
setenv LC_CTYPE en_US.ISO8859-15
# for testing we put the admin GUI stuff on the server as well
setenv adminhost localhost
setenv serverhost localhost
# + is actually a link to /usr/bin/pfexec (for lazy admins and tribute to
#   Tom Pritlove's root tool aka + ;-))
# DS EE 7 software "installieren"  - ca. 300M
mkdir /var/tmp/x ; cd /var/tmp/x
gtar xzf $SRCDIR/DSEE/DSEE.7.0.Solaris10-X86-zip.tar.gz
+ mkdir /opt/dsee7 ; + chown dsadm:staff /opt/dsee7
unzip -qq DSEE_ZIP_Distribution/sun-dsee7.zip -d /opt
cp -p DSEE_ZIP_Distribution/idsktune /opt/dsee7/bin/
cd /opt/dsee7/
rm -rf /var/tmp/x
# no need for an old JRE - ca. 134M
rm -rf jre
ln -s /usr/jdk/instances/jdk1.6.0/jre
# system tuning - should be run in the global zone and adjustments made
+ bin/idsktune >/var/tmp/dsee7-tuning-tips.txt
# optional: DS ControlCenter (DSCC) setup
# create var/dscc7.war file to be deployed later on the WebAppServer@$adminhost
bin/dsccsetup war-file-create
# configure Common Agent Container (cacao) for and register DSCC Agent
# DEFAULT: $serverhost:11162
bin/dsccsetup cacao-reg
# Create DSCC registry (DS instance for DSCC to store config data)
# NOTE: password must have at least 8 characters, otherwise:
#       /opt/dsee7/bin/dsadm exited with unexpected error code 11
# DEFAULT: $serverhost:3998 (ldap) , $serverhost:3999 (ldaps), DN suffix:cn=dscc
bin/dsccsetup ads-create
# check status (whether DSCC has been registered with cacao)
bin/dsccsetup status
    # Install Glassfish v3 (GF) or Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server (GF-ES),
    # on your $adminhost, if not already done (GFv2 and Sun Java System
    # Application Server (SJSAS) 9.x should be ok as well):
    + mkdir /opt/glassfishv3 ; + chown dsadm:staff /opt/glassfishv3
    # for reproduceable result we use no GUI but an answer file
    cat>/tmp/answer<<EOF
        License.license.ACCEPT_LICENSE=0
        InstallHome.directory.INSTALL_HOME=/opt/glassfishv3
        glassfish.Administration.HTTP_PORT=8080
        glassfish.Administration.ADMIN_PORT=4848
        glassfish.Administration.ADMIN_USER=admin
        glassfish.Administration.ADMIN_PASSWORD=12345678
        updatetool.Configuration.ALLOW_UPDATE_CHECK=true
        updatetool.Configuration.BOOTSTRAP_UPDATETOOL=true
        JDKSelection.directory.JDK_TYPED_IN_CHOICE=true
        JDKSelection.directory.JDK_TYPE_IN=/usr/jdk/instances/jdk1.6.0
EOF
    # adjust /tmp/answer for your needs (e.g. password), than
    sh $SRCDIR/GF-ESv3/sges-v3-unix.sh -s -a /tmp/answer
    rm /tmp/answer
    # create an app server instance if you have none yet or want a separate one
    + mkdir -p /var/data/glassfishv3 ; + chown dsadm:staff /var/data/glassfishv3
    /opt/glassfishv3/bin/asadmin create-domain \
        --domaindir /var/data/glassfishv3 \
        --portbase 9000 --user admin dscc7
    cat>>/var/data/glassfishv3/dscc7/config/server.policy<<EOF
// Permissions for Directory Service Control Center (DSCC 7)
grant codeBase
    "file:\${com.sun.aas.instanceRoot}/applications/j2ee-modules/dscc7/-"
    permission java.security.AllPermission;
EOF
    # start the app server
    /opt/glassfishv3/bin/asadmin start-domain \
        --domaindir /var/data/glassfishv3 \
        --user admin dscc7
    # login to the admin web console and register your AppServer
    http://$adminhost:9048/
    # deploy the dscc web app archive via web console or hotdeploy and check
    cp var/dscc7.war /var/data/glassfishv3/dscc7/autodeploy/
    http://$adminhost:9080/dscc7
# DS setup on $serverhost
+ mkdir -p /var/data/ds ; + chown dsadm:staff /var/data/ds
bin/dsadm create -p 389 -P 636 /var/data/ds/dsee7
    # dsadm's priviliges default to 'basic'
+ ppriv -s EI+net_privaddr bin/dsadm start /var/data/ds/dsee7
bin/dsadm info --all --separator = /var/data/ds/dsee7
    # create an empty prefix - as defined above - e.g. 12345678
bin/dsconf create-suffix -p 389 -e dc=example,dc=com
    # register server instance with DSCC web app on dscc-host=localhost and
    # dscc-registry-port=3998 (see 'bin/dsccsetup status')
bin/dsccreg add-server -h $serverhost -p 3998 /var/data/ds/dsee7
# NOTE: To see it immediately in the DSCC, one may need to restart the
#       DSCC web app instance on the $adminhost
# Check with eclipse Apache LDAP-Browser plugin
# update-site to add in eclipse: http://directory.apache.org/studio/update/1.x/
Menu: Window | Open Perspective | Other | LDAP
# DS
Connection Tab: New Connection
        Network-Parameters:
            Connection Name: DSEE 7
            Hostname: $servername
            Port: 389
            Encryption Method: none
        Authentification:
            Authentification Method: simple authentication
            Bind DN or User: cn=Directory Manager
            Bind Password: 12345678
# DS Registry
Connection Tab: New Connection
        Network-Parameters:
            Connection Name: DSEE 7 Registry
            Hostname: $servername
            Port: 3998
            Encryption Method: none
        Authentification:
            Authentification Method: simple authentication
            Bind DN or User: cn=Directory Manager
            Bind Password: 12345678Exception for the 'Directory Server' tab e.g.
java.lang.NullPointerException
     com.sun.web.admin.directory.dcc.GlobalViewBean.getServerGroups(GlobalViewBean.java:543)
     com.sun.web.admin.directory.dcc.ServersViewBean.createTableFilters(ServersViewBean.java:297)
     com.sun.web.admin.directory.dcc.DirectoryServersViewBean.createTableModel(DirectoryServersViewBean.java:120)
     com.sun.web.admin.directory.dcc.DirectoryServersViewBean.getTableModel(DirectoryServersViewBean.java:99)
     com.sun.web.admin.directory.dcc.GlobalViewBean.registerChildren(GlobalViewBean.java:289)
     com.sun.web.admin.directory.dcc.ServersViewBean.registerChildren(ServersViewBean.java:341)
     com.sun.web.admin.directory.dcc.GlobalViewBean.(GlobalViewBean.java:128)
     com.sun.web.admin.directory.dcc.ServersViewBean.(ServersViewBean.java:42)
...Any ideas?
Thanx,
jel.

Answer 1

Thanks for the answears and good Monday.
No, the problem is still here. Today in the Event Viewer there's another error immediately after the original:
Type event:
Error
Source:
Application Error
Category:
Nessuno
ID event:
1001
Date:
28/09/2012
Time:
14.54.18
User:
N/D
Computer:
WKSXXX
Description:
Bucket -1548073178 errato.For further information, ....
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 42 75 63 6b 65 74 3a 20   Bucket:
0008: 2d 31 35 34 38 30 37 33   -1548073
0010: 31 37 38 0d 0a            178..  
@Bill Hunt I checked the Event viewer System Tab and the only errors are when power on the PC:
1. Adfs service can't start:Impossible find the specified file.This I don't know what it is.
2. Google Update service can't start: Impossible find the specified file. I removed the software.
Warnings:
1.Event: 20 Source: Print Description:The driver of a network printer (HP LJ P3005)for Windows NT x86 Version-3 was add or updated.
2. Event: 4226 Source: Tcpip Description:TCP/IP has reached the security limit imposed on the number of concurrent (incomplete) TCP connect attempts.
In the Application Tab there's no warnings or errors.
Any other ideas?