Exception while initializing services.

Question

Error:
C:\Endeca\apps\Discover\control>initialize_services.bat
Setting EAC provisioning and performing initial setup...
[09.24.13 08:40:16] INFO: Checking definition from AppConfig.xml against existin
g EAC provisioning.
[09.24.13 08:40:16] INFO: Setting definition for application 'Discover'.
[09.24.13 08:40:17] INFO: Setting definition for host 'AuthoringMDEXHost'.
[09.24.13 08:40:21] SEVERE: Caught an exception while checking provisioning.
Caused by com.endeca.soleng.eac.toolkit.exception.EacCommunicationException
com.endeca.soleng.eac.toolkit.host.Host setDefinition - Caught exception while s
etting host definition.
Caused by com.endeca.eac.client.ProvisioningFault
sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl newInstance0 - null
Full trace:
Error:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601] 
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
C:\Windows\system32>cd C:\Endeca\ToolsAndFrameworks\3.1.2\deployment_template\bi
n
C:\Endeca\ToolsAndFrameworks\3.1.2\deployment_template\bin>deploy --app C:\Endec
a\ToolsAndFrameworks\3.1.2\reference\discover-data\deploy.xml
   Found version 6.1 of the Endeca IAP installed in directory
   C:\Endeca\PlatformServices\6.1.3. If either the version or location are
   incorrect, type 'Q' to quit and adjust your ENDECA_ROOT environment variable.
   Press enter to continue with these settings.
   Continue?
Y
     Deployment Template installation script.
     This script creates the directory structure for your
     deployment and installs configuration files and scripts
     into the directory structure.
09/24/2013 08:33:02 [deploy.pl] INFO:  Starting deployment template
   installation.
   The following app modules were specified on the command line argument:
   C:\Endeca\ToolsAndFrameworks\3.1.2\reference\discover-data\deploy.xml
   Modules may be deployed standalone or on top of a base deployment type. Do
   you want to install a base deployment with the specified module(s)?
   Install base deployment? [Y/N]:
Y
09/24/2013 08:33:22 [AppDescriptorReader] INFO:  Parsing application descriptor
   file C:\Endeca\ToolsAndFrameworks\3.1.2\reference\discover-data\deploy.xml.
09/24/2013 08:33:22 [AppDescriptorReader] INFO:  Parsing application descriptor
   file
   C:\Endeca\ToolsAndFrameworks\3.1.2\deployment_template\app-templates\base_des
criptor.xml.
   Enter a short name for your application.
   Note: The name must conform to this regular expression: ^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$
    [default: Discover]
   Choosing a different application name may require additional configuration on
   your web application.
   Application name:
Discover
   Specify the path into which the application will be deployed. The specified
   directory must exist and cannot contain spaces.
   For example, to deploy into c:\apps\Discover, specify the path as c:\apps.
   Deployment directory:
c:\Endeca\apps
   Specify the port on which the Endeca Application Controller is running. This
   is configured in the server.xml file in the workspace of the Endeca software
   install and should be the same for all applications deployed in this
   environment. Ports must be in the range 1024-65535 [default: 8888].
   EAC port:
8888
09/24/2013 08:35:36 [deploy.pl] INFO:  Deploying application into
   C:\Endeca\apps\Discover
   What port is the Workbench running? [Default: 8006]
8006
   What port should be used for the Live Dgraph? [Default: 15000]
15000
   What port should be used for the Authoring Dgraph? [Default: 15002]
15002
   What port should be used for LogServer? [Default: 15010]
15010
09/24/2013 08:37:39 [AppDescriptorReader] INFO:  Parsing application descriptor
   file
   C:\Endeca\ToolsAndFrameworks\3.1.2\deployment_template\app-templates\base_des
criptor.xml.
09/24/2013 08:37:39 [deploy.pl] INFO:  Processing install with id 'Dgraph'
09/24/2013 08:37:39 [AppDescriptorReader] INFO:  Parsing application descriptor
   file C:\Endeca\ToolsAndFrameworks\3.1.2\reference\discover-data\deploy.xml.
09/24/2013 08:37:39 [deploy.pl] INFO:  Processing install with id
   'DefaultTemplateManagerApp'
09/24/2013 08:37:39 [deploy.pl] INFO:  Application successfully deployed.
C:\Endeca\ToolsAndFrameworks\3.1.2\deployment_template\bin>cd ..\..\..
C:\Endeca\ToolsAndFrameworks>cd ..
C:\Endeca>apps
'apps' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
C:\Endeca>cd apps
C:\Endeca\apps>cd Discover
C:\Endeca\apps\Discover>cd control
C:\Endeca\apps\Discover\control>initialize_services.bat
Setting EAC provisioning and performing initial setup...
[09.24.13 08:40:16] INFO: Checking definition from AppConfig.xml against existin
g EAC provisioning.
[09.24.13 08:40:16] INFO: Setting definition for application 'Discover'.
[09.24.13 08:40:17] INFO: Setting definition for host 'AuthoringMDEXHost'.
[09.24.13 08:40:21] SEVERE: Caught an exception while checking provisioning.
Caused by com.endeca.soleng.eac.toolkit.exception.EacCommunicationException
com.endeca.soleng.eac.toolkit.host.Host setDefinition - Caught exception while s
etting host definition.
Caused by com.endeca.eac.client.ProvisioningFault
sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl newInstance0 - null
Please help to resolve the issue.

Answer 1

I got the exact the same issue with the same steps as above. I was using Windows 7. I could not figure out what was the issue. Would like to get help also. Thx.
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