Problem with the NodeManager in Weblogic 10.0 MP1

Question

Hi,
I have a problem starting the Nodemanager successfully. I have currently installed BEA Weblogic 10.0 MP1. The admin server is getting started successfully. When, I start the Nodemanager with the command:
startnodemanager -machine <hostname>, it neither gives the success message nor the error message. It comes to a stand still. Please see the below text, which appears on the Command prompt, when I run the nodemanager command.
Machine PUNITP128166D.ad.infosys.com
Listen Address: PUNITP128166D.ad.infosys.com
Listen Port: 8097
PID for D:\Ariba9r1\shared/bin/startNodeManager.cmd: 5980
D:\Ariba9r1\BuyerDev9r1\Server\bin>
D:\Ariba9r1\BuyerDev9r1\Server>set CLASSPATH=D:\BEA10\wlserver_10.0\server\lib\A
ribaWebLogic81Patches.jar;.;D:\BEA10\jdk150_11\lib\tools.jar;D:\BEA10\wlserver_1
0.0\server\lib\weblogic_sp.jar;D:\BEA10\wlserver_10.0\server\lib\weblogic.jar;
D:\Ariba9r1\BuyerDev9r1\Server>chdir /d "D:\Ariba9r1\shared\nodemanager"
D:\Ariba9r1\shared\nodemanager>"D:\BEA10\jdk150_11\bin\java.exe" -client -Xms32m
-Xmx200m -XX:MaxPermSize=128m -XX:+UseSpinning -Xverify:none -classpath "D:\BE
A10\wlserver_10.0\server\lib\AribaWebLogic81Patches.jar;.;D:\BEA10\jdk150_11\lib
\tools.jar;D:\BEA10\wlserver_10.0\server\lib\weblogic_sp.jar;D:\BEA10\wlserver_1
0.0\server\lib\weblogic.jar;" -Dbea.home=D:\BEA10 -Djava.security.policy=D:\BEA1
0\wlserver_10.0\server\lib\weblogic.policy -DSavedLogsDirectory=D:\Ariba9r1\shar
ed\nodemanager\logs -DJavaHome=D:\BEA10\jdk150_11 -DTrustedHosts=D:\BEA10\wlserv
er_10.0\common\nodemanager\config\nodemanager.hosts -DListenAddress=PUNITP128166
D.ad.infosys.com -DListenPort=8097 -DReverseDnsEnabled=true -DLogToStderr=true -
DLogFile=D:\Ariba9r1\shared\nodemanager\nodemanager.log -DNodeManagerHome=D:\Ari
ba9r1\shared\nodemanager weblogic.NodeManager
After this, when I check the nodemanager status in Console, then the status appears as REACHABLE. Assuming, this to be the successfully message, I try to start the managed servers associated with the Machine/Server. But, it fails and there appears a message on the console with the status as 'Force Shutting Down' for this server.
When I check the logs, there seems to be some problem with the Nulll exception. Please see the below logs as it appears, its only a part of the logs
####<Jun 28, 2010 4:20:25 PM IST> <Info> <JMS> <punitp128166d> <buyerserver1> <[ACTIVE] ExecuteThread: '0' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)'> <<WLS Kernel>> <> <> <1277722225995> <BEA-040407> <Default connection factory "DefaultXAConnectionFactory" with its JNDI name "weblogic.jms.XAConnectionFactory" is started.>
####<Jun 28, 2010 4:20:25 PM IST> <Info> <JMS> <punitp128166d> <buyerserver1> <[ACTIVE] ExecuteThread: '0' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)'> <<WLS Kernel>> <> <> <1277722225995> <BEA-040407> <Default connection factory "QueueConnectionFactory" with its JNDI name "javax.jms.QueueConnectionFactory" is started.>
####<Jun 28, 2010 4:20:25 PM IST> <Info> <JMS> <punitp128166d> <buyerserver1> <[ACTIVE] ExecuteThread: '0' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)'> <<WLS Kernel>> <> <> <1277722225995> <BEA-040407> <Default connection factory "DefaultXAConnectionFactory2" with its JNDI name "weblogic.jms.XAConnectionFactory2" is started.>
####<Jun 28, 2010 4:20:25 PM IST> <Info> <JMS> <punitp128166d> <buyerserver1> <[ACTIVE] ExecuteThread: '0' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)'> <<WLS Kernel>> <> <> <1277722225995> <BEA-040407> <Default connection factory "MessageDrivenBeanConnectionFactory" with its JNDI name "weblogic.jms.MessageDrivenBeanConnectionFactory" is started.>
####<Jun 28, 2010 4:20:25 PM IST> <Info> <JMS> <punitp128166d> <buyerserver1> <[ACTIVE] ExecuteThread: '0' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)'> <<WLS Kernel>> <> <> <1277722225995> <BEA-040407> <Default connection factory "DefaultXAConnectionFactory0" with its JNDI name "weblogic.jms.XAConnectionFactory0" is started.>
####<Jun 28, 2010 4:20:25 PM IST> <Info> <JMS> <punitp128166d> <buyerserver1> <[ACTIVE] ExecuteThread: '0' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)'> <<WLS Kernel>> <> <> <1277722225995> <BEA-040407> <Default connection factory "DefaultConnectionFactory" with its JNDI name "weblogic.jms.ConnectionFactory" is started.>
####<Jun 28, 2010 4:20:25 PM IST> <Info> <JMS> <punitp128166d> <buyerserver1> <[ACTIVE] ExecuteThread: '0' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)'> <<WLS Kernel>> <> <> <1277722225995> <BEA-040407> <Default connection factory "TopicConnectionFactory" with its JNDI name "javax.jms.TopicConnectionFactory" is started.>
####<Jun 28, 2010 4:20:25 PM IST> <Info> <JMS> <punitp128166d> <buyerserver1> <[ACTIVE] ExecuteThread: '0' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)'> <<WLS Kernel>> <> <> <1277722225995> <BEA-040306> <JMS service is active now.>
####<Jun 28, 2010 4:20:26 PM IST> <Info> <SAFService> <punitp128166d> <buyerserver1> <[ACTIVE] ExecuteThread: '0' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)'> <<WLS Kernel>> <> <> <1277722226041> <BEA-281003> <SAF Service has been initialized.>
####<Jun 28, 2010 4:20:26 PM IST> <Info> <SAFService> <punitp128166d> <buyerserver1> <[ACTIVE] ExecuteThread: '0' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)'> <<WLS Kernel>> <> <> <1277722226041> <BEA-281002> <SAF Service has been started.>
####<Jun 28, 2010 4:20:26 PM IST> <Info> <HTTP> <punitp128166d> <buyerserver1> <[ACTIVE] ExecuteThread: '0' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)'> <<WLS Kernel>> <> <> <1277722226120> <BEA-101128> <Initializing HTTP services.>
####<Jun 28, 2010 4:20:26 PM IST> <Info> <HTTP> <punitp128166d> <buyerserver1> <[ACTIVE] ExecuteThread: '0' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)'> <<WLS Kernel>> <> <> <1277722226135> <BEA-101135> <buyerserver1 is the default Web server.>
####<Jun 28, 2010 4:20:26 PM IST> <Info> <HTTP> <punitp128166d> <buyerserver1> <[ACTIVE] ExecuteThread: '0' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)'> <<WLS Kernel>> <> <> <1277722226135> <BEA-101052> <[HttpServer (defaultWebserver) name: buyerserver1] Initialized>
####<Jun 28, 2010 4:20:26 PM IST> <Info> <HTTP> <punitp128166d> <buyerserver1> <[ACTIVE] ExecuteThread: '0' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)'> <<WLS Kernel>> <> <> <1277722226135> <BEA-101129> <Initializing the Web application container.>
####<Jun 28, 2010 4:20:26 PM IST> <Debug> <WTC> <punitp128166d> <buyerserver1> <[ACTIVE] ExecuteThread: '0' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)'> <<WLS Kernel>> <> <> <1277722226198> <BEA-180046> <INFO: Logging service enabled.>
####<Jun 28, 2010 4:20:26 PM IST> <Debug> <WTC> <punitp128166d> <buyerserver1> <[ACTIVE] ExecuteThread: '0' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)'> <<WLS Kernel>> <> <> <1277722226213> <BEA-180046> <INFO: TC license service instantiated!>
####<Jun 28, 2010 4:20:26 PM IST> <Debug> <WTC> <punitp128166d> <buyerserver1> <[ACTIVE] ExecuteThread: '0' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)'> <<WLS Kernel>> <> <> <1277722226213> <BEA-180046> <INFO: TC Configuration Helper instantiated!>
####<Jun 28, 2010 4:20:26 PM IST> <Debug> <WTC> <punitp128166d> <buyerserver1> <[ACTIVE] ExecuteThread: '0' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)'> <<WLS Kernel>> <> <> <1277722226213> <BEA-180046> <INFO: TC Task Manager instantiated!>
####<Jun 28, 2010 4:20:26 PM IST> <Debug> <WTC> <punitp128166d> <buyerserver1> <[ACTIVE] ExecuteThread: '0' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)'> <<WLS Kernel>> <> <> <1277722226213> <BEA-180046> <INFO: TC security service instantiated!>
####<Jun 28, 2010 4:20:26 PM IST> <Debug> <WTC> <punitp128166d> <buyerserver1> <[ACTIVE] ExecuteThread: '0' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)'> <<WLS Kernel>> <> <> <1277722226213> <BEA-180046> <INFO: TC Outbound routing service instantiated!>
####<Jun 28, 2010 4:20:26 PM IST> <Debug> <WTC> <punitp128166d> <buyerserver1> <[ACTIVE] ExecuteThread: '0' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)'> <<WLS Kernel>> <> <> <1277722226213> <BEA-180046> <INFO: TC Transaction service instantiated!>
####<Jun 28, 2010 4:20:26 PM IST> <Info> <WebService> <punitp128166d> <buyerserver1> <[ACTIVE] ExecuteThread: '0' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)'> <<WLS Kernel>> <> <> <1277722226229> <BEA-220031> <The server does not support reliable SOAP messaging.>
####<Jun 28, 2010 4:20:26 PM IST> <Info> <WebService> <punitp128166d> <buyerserver1> <[ACTIVE] ExecuteThread: '0' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)'> <<WLS Kernel>> <> <> <1277722226229> <BEA-220027> <Web Service reliable agents are started on the server.>
####<Jun 28, 2010 4:20:26 PM IST> <Info> <JMX> <punitp128166d> <buyerserver1> <[ACTIVE] ExecuteThread: '0' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)'> <<WLS Kernel>> <> <> <1277722226604> <BEA-149512> <JMX Connector Server started at service:jmx:iiop://PUNITP128166D.ad.infosys.com:8050/jndi/weblogic.management.mbeanservers.runtime .>
####<Jun 28, 2010 4:20:26 PM IST> <Info> <WebLogicServer> <punitp128166d> <buyerserver1> <[ACTIVE] ExecuteThread: '0' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)'> <<WLS Kernel>> <> <> <1277722226651> <BEA-000287> <Invoking startup class: ariba.j2ee.appserver.weblogic.Startup.startup(directory=D:\Ariba9r1\BuyerDev9r1\Server)>
####<Jun 28, 2010 4:20:27 PM IST> <Info> <WebLogicServer> <punitp128166d> <buyerserver1> <[ACTIVE] ExecuteThread: '0' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)'> <<WLS Kernel>> <> <> <1277722227229> <BEA-000288> <ariba.j2ee.appserver.weblogic.Startup reports: Changed directory to D:\Ariba9r1\BuyerDev9r1\Server>
####<Jun 28, 2010 4:20:27 PM IST> <Info> <Management> <punitp128166d> <buyerserver1> <[ACTIVE] ExecuteThread: '0' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)'> <<WLS Kernel>> <> <> <1277722227244> <BEA-141187> <Java system properties are defined as follows:
ariba.server.home = D:\Ariba9r1\BuyerDev9r1\Server
awt.toolkit = sun.awt.windows.WToolkit
bea.home = D:\BEA10
file.encoding = Cp1252
file.encoding.pkg = sun.io
file.separator = \
java.awt.graphicsenv = sun.awt.Win32GraphicsEnvironment
java.awt.headless = true
java.awt.printerjob = sun.awt.windows.WPrinterJob
java.class.path = D:\Ariba9r1\BuyerDev9r1\Server\classes\extensions\aribaDBOracleJDBC.zip;D:\Ariba9r1\BuyerDev9r1\Server\classes\extensions\aribaDBDB2JDBC.zip;D:\Ariba9r1\BuyerDev9r1\Server\classes\extensions\aribaDBMssqlJDBC.zip;D:\BEA10\wlserver_10.0\server\lib\weblogic.jar;D:\Ariba9r1\BuyerDev9r1\Server\classes;D:\Ariba9r1\BuyerDev9r1\Server\classes\AribaJ2EE.jar;D:\Ariba9r1\BuyerDev9r1\Server\classes\extensions;D:\BEA10\wlserver_10.0\server\lib\wls-api.jar
java.class.version = 49.0
java.endorsed.dirs = D:\Ariba9r1\BuyerDev9r1\Server\classes\endorsed
java.ext.dirs = D:\BEA10\jdk150_11\jre\lib\ext
java.home = D:\BEA10\jdk150_11\jre
java.io.tmpdir = C:\DOCUME~1\suram_vishal\Local Settings\Temp\
java.library.path = D:\BEA10\jdk150_11\bin;.;C:\SYSROOT\system32;C:\SYSROOT;D:\BEA10\wlserver_10.0\server\bin;D:\BEA10\jdk150_11\bin;D:\BEA10\patch_wlw1001\profiles\default\native;D:\BEA10\patch_wls1001\profiles\default\native;D:\BEA10\wlserver_10.0\server\native\win\32;D:\BEA10\wlserver_10.0\server\bin;D:\BEA10\modules\org.apache.ant_1.6.5\bin;D:\BEA10\jdk150_11\jre\bin;D:\BEA10\jdk150_11\bin;D:\Ariba9r1\BuyerDev9r1\Server\bin;D:/Ariba9r1/BuyerDev9r1/Server/bin/Win32;D:/Ariba9r1/BuyerDev9r1/Server/bin;C:\SYSROOT\system32;C:\SYSROOT;C:\SYSROOT\System32\Wbem;C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06;C:\Program Files\CA\SharedComponents\CAUpdate\;C:\Program Files\CA\SharedComponents\ThirdParty\;C:\Program Files\CA\SharedComponents\SubscriptionLicense\;C:\Program Files\CA\eTrustITM;C:\Program Files\CA\SharedComponents\ScanEngine;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\DTS\Binn\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\binn\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\Binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\IDE\PrivateAssemblies\;D:\BEA10\wlserver_10.0\server\native\win\32\oci920_8;D:\Ariba9r1\BuyerDev9r1\Server;D:\Ariba9r1\BuyerDev9r1\Server\bin;D:\Ariba9r1\BuyerDev9r1\Server;D:\Ariba9r1\BuyerDev9r1\Server\lib\Win32;D:\Ariba9r1\BuyerDev9r1\Server\internal\lib\Win32
java.naming.factory.initial = weblogic.jndi.WLInitialContextFactory
java.naming.factory.url.pkgs = weblogic.jndi.factories:weblogic.corba.j2ee.naming.url:weblogic.jndi.factories:weblogic.corba.j2ee.naming.url
java.protocol.handler.pkgs = weblogic.utils|weblogic.utils|weblogic.utils|weblogic.net
java.runtime.name = Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition
java.runtime.version = 1.5.0_11-b03
java.security.policy = D:\BEA10\wlserver_10.0\server\lib\weblogic.policy
java.specification.name = Java Platform API Specification
java.specification.vendor = Sun Microsystems Inc.
java.specification.version = 1.5
java.vendor = Sun Microsystems Inc.
java.vendor.url = http://java.sun.com/
java.vendor.url.bug = http://java.sun.com/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
java.version = 1.5.0_11
java.vm.info = mixed mode
java.vm.name = Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM
java.vm.specification.name = Java Virtual Machine Specification
java.vm.specification.vendor = Sun Microsystems Inc.
java.vm.specification.version = 1.0
java.vm.vendor = Sun Microsystems Inc.
java.vm.version = 1.5.0_11-b03
javax.rmi.CORBA.PortableRemoteObjectClass = weblogic.iiop.PortableRemoteObjectDelegateImpl
javax.rmi.CORBA.UtilClass = weblogic.iiop.UtilDelegateImpl
javax.xml.rpc.ServiceFactory = weblogic.webservice.core.rpc.ServiceFactoryImpl
javax.xml.soap.MessageFactory = weblogic.webservice.core.soap.MessageFactoryImpl
org.omg.CORBA.ORBClass = weblogic.corba.orb.ORB
org.omg.CORBA.ORBSingletonClass = weblogic.corba.orb.ORB
org.xml.sax.driver = weblogic.apache.xerces.parsers.SAXParser
org.xml.sax.parser = weblogic.xml.jaxp.RegistryParser
os.arch = x86
os.name = Windows 2003
os.version = 5.2
path.separator = ;
sun.arch.data.model = 32
sun.boot.class.path = D:\Ariba9r1\BuyerDev9r1\Server\classes\endorsed\serializer.jar;D:\Ariba9r1\BuyerDev9r1\Server\classes\endorsed\xalan.jar;D:\Ariba9r1\BuyerDev9r1\Server\classes\endorsed\xercesImpl.jar;D:\Ariba9r1\BuyerDev9r1\Server\classes\endorsed\xml-apis.jar;D:\BEA10\jdk150_11\jre\lib\rt.jar;D:\BEA10\jdk150_11\jre\lib\i18n.jar;D:\BEA10\jdk150_11\jre\lib\sunrsasign.jar;D:\BEA10\jdk150_11\jre\lib\jsse.jar;D:\BEA10\jdk150_11\jre\lib\jce.jar;D:\BEA10\jdk150_11\jre\lib\charsets.jar;D:\BEA10\jdk150_11\jre\classes
sun.boot.library.path = D:\BEA10\jdk150_11\jre\bin
sun.cpu.endian = little
sun.desktop = windows
sun.io.unicode.encoding = UnicodeLittle
sun.java.launcher = SUN_STANDARD
sun.jnu.encoding = Cp1252
sun.management.compiler = HotSpot Client Compiler
sun.os.patch.level = Service Pack 2
user.country = US
user.dir = D:\Ariba9r1\BuyerDev9r1\Server
user.home = C:\Documents and Settings\suram_vishal
user.language = en
user.name = suram_vishal
user.timezone = Asia/Calcutta
vde.home = D:\BEA10\user_projects\VanillaBuyer\servers\buyerserver1\data\ldap
weblogic.Name = buyerserver1
weblogic.ReverseDNSAllowed = false
weblogic.classloader.preprocessor = weblogic.diagnostics.instrumentation.DiagnosticClassPreProcessor
weblogic.management.server = http://PUNITP128166D.ad.infosys.com:8099
weblogic.net.http.URLStreamHandlerFactory = ariba.util.net.URLStreamHandlerFactory
weblogic.nodemanager.ServiceEnabled = true
weblogic.security.SSL.ignoreHostnameVerification = true
weblogic.security.TrustKeyStore = DemoTrust
weblogic.system.BootIdentityFile = D:\BEA10\user_projects\VanillaBuyer\servers\buyerserver1\data\nodemanager\boot.properties
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####<Jun 28, 2010 4:20:29 PM IST> <Notice> <WebLogicServer> <punitp128166d> <buyerserver1> <main> <<WLS Kernel>> <> <> <1277722229510> <BEA-000365> <Server state changed to STANDBY>
####<Jun 28, 2010 4:20:29 PM IST> <Notice> <WebLogicServer> <punitp128166d> <buyerserver1> <main> <<WLS Kernel>> <> <> <1277722229525> <BEA-000365> <Server state changed to STARTING>
####<Jun 28, 2010 4:20:29 PM IST> <Info> <Deployer> <punitp128166d> <buyerserver1> <[ACTIVE] ExecuteThread: '0' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)'> <<WLS Kernel>> <> <> <1277722229572> <BEA-149209> <Resuming.>
####<Jun 28, 2010 4:20:30 PM IST> <Info> <Deployer> <punitp128166d> <buyerserver1> <[ACTIVE] ExecuteThread: '0' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)'> <<WLS Kernel>> <> <> <1277722230182> <BEA-149059> <Module Buyer of application Buyer is transitioning from STATE_NEW to STATE_PREPARED on server buyerserver1.>
####<Jun 28, 2010 4:20:30 PM IST> <Info> <Deployer> <punitp128166d> <buyerserver1> <[ACTIVE] ExecuteThread: '0' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)'> <<WLS Kernel>> <> <> <1277722230728> <BEA-149060> <Module Buyer of application Buyer successfully transitioned from STATE_NEW to STATE_PREPARED on server buyerserver1.>
####<Jun 28, 2010 4:20:30 PM IST> <Info> <Deployer> <punitp128166d> <buyerserver1> <[ACTIVE] ExecuteThread: '0' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)'> <<WLS Kernel>> <> <> <1277722230728> <BEA-149059> <Module Buyer of application Buyer is transitioning from STATE_PREPARED to STATE_ADMIN on server buyerserver1.>
####<Jun 28, 2010 4:20:30 PM IST> <Info> <Deployer> <punitp128166d> <buyerserver1> <[ACTIVE] ExecuteThread: '0' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)'> <<WLS Kernel>> <> <> <1277722230728> <BEA-149060> <Module Buyer of application Buyer successfully transitioned from STATE_PREPARED to STATE_ADMIN on server buyerserver1.>
####<Jun 28, 2010 4:20:35 PM IST> <Warning> <HTTP> <punitp128166d> <buyerserver1> <[ACTIVE] ExecuteThread: '0' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)'> <<WLS Kernel>> <> <> <1277722235212> <BEA-101162> <User defined listener ariba.server.ormsserver.ServletContextListener failed: java.lang.NullPointerException.
java.lang.NullPointerException
     at java.util.Hashtable.put(Hashtable.java:396)
     at ariba.j2ee.weblogic.Properties.initialize(Properties.java:53)
     at ariba.j2ee.core.J2EEServer.initialize(J2EEServer.java:77)
     at ariba.j2ee.core.AribaServletContextListener.contextInitialized(AribaServletContextListener.java:25)
     at ariba.server.ormsserver.ServletContextListener.contextInitialized(ServletContextListener.java:26)
     at weblogic.servlet.internal.EventsManager$FireContextListenerAction.run(EventsManager.java:458)
     at weblogic.security.acl.internal.AuthenticatedSubject.doAs(AuthenticatedSubject.java:321)
     at weblogic.security.service.SecurityManager.runAs(Unknown Source)
     at weblogic.servlet.internal.EventsManager.notifyContextCreatedEvent(EventsManager.java:168)
     at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext.preloadResources(WebAppServletContext.java:1744)
     at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext.start(WebAppServletContext.java:2909)
     at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppModule.startContexts(WebAppModule.java:973)
     at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppModule.start(WebAppModule.java:361)
     at weblogic.application.internal.flow.ModuleStateDriver$3.next(ModuleStateDriver.java:204)
     at weblogic.application.utils.StateMachineDriver.nextState(StateMachineDriver.java:26)
     at weblogic.application.internal.flow.ModuleStateDriver.start(ModuleStateDriver.java:60)
     at weblogic.application.internal.flow.ScopedModuleDriver.start(ScopedModuleDriver.java:200)
     at weblogic.application.internal.flow.ModuleListenerInvoker.start(ModuleListenerInvoker.java:117)
     at weblogic.application.internal.flow.ModuleStateDriver$3.next(ModuleStateDriver.java:204)
     at weblogic.application.utils.StateMachineDriver.nextState(StateMachineDriver.java:26)
     at weblogic.application.internal.flow.ModuleStateDriver.start(ModuleStateDriver.java:60)
     at weblogic.application.internal.flow.StartModulesFlow.activate(StartModulesFlow.java:26)
     at weblogic.application.internal.BaseDeployment$2.next(BaseDeployment.java:635)
     at weblogic.application.utils.StateMachineDriver.nextState(StateMachineDriver.java:26)
     at weblogic.application.internal.BaseDeployment.activate(BaseDeployment.java:212)
     at weblogic.application.internal.DeploymentStateChecker.activate(DeploymentStateChecker.java:154)
     at weblogic.deploy.internal.targetserver.AppContainerInvoker.activate(AppContainerInvoker.java:80)
     at weblogic.deploy.internal.targetserver.BasicDeployment.activate(BasicDeployment.java:182)
     at weblogic.deploy.internal.targetserver.BasicDeployment.activateFromServerLifecycle(BasicDeployment.java:359)
     at weblogic.management.deploy.internal.DeploymentAdapter$1.doActivate(DeploymentAdapter.java:51)
     at weblogic.management.deploy.internal.DeploymentAdapter.activate(DeploymentAdapter.java:196)
     at weblogic.management.deploy.internal.AppTransition$2.transitionApp(AppTransition.java:30)
     at weblogic.management.deploy.internal.ConfiguredDeployments.transitionApps(ConfiguredDeployments.java:233)
     at weblogic.management.deploy.internal.ConfiguredDeployments.activate(ConfiguredDeployments.java:169)
     at weblogic.management.deploy.internal.ConfiguredDeployments.deploy(ConfiguredDeployments.java:123)
     at weblogic.management.deploy.internal.DeploymentServerService.resume(DeploymentServerService.java:173)
     at weblogic.management.deploy.internal.DeploymentServerService.start(DeploymentServerService.java:89)
     at weblogic.t3.srvr.SubsystemRequest.run(SubsystemRequest.java:64)
     at weblogic.work.ExecuteThread.execute(ExecuteThread.java:200)
     at weblogic.work.ExecuteThread.run(ExecuteThread.java:172)
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####<Jun 28, 2010 4:20:35 PM IST> <Info> <Deployer> <punitp128166d> <buyerserver1> <[ACTIVE] ExecuteThread: '0' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)'> <<WLS Kernel>> <> <> <1277722235212> <BEA-149059> <Module Buyer of application Buyer is transitioning from STATE_ADMIN to STATE_PREPARED on server buyerserver1.>
####<Jun 28, 2010 4:20:35 PM IST> <Notice> <WebLogicServer> <punitp128166d> <buyerserver1> <Thread-1> <<WLS Kernel>> <> <> <1277722235212> <BEA-000388> <JVM called WLS shutdown hook. The server will force shutdown now>
####<Jun 28, 2010 4:20:35 PM IST> <Alert> <WebLogicServer> <punitp128166d> <buyerserver1> <Thread-1> <<WLS Kernel>> <> <> <1277722235212> <BEA-000396> <Server shutdown has been requested by <WLS Kernel>>
####<Jun 28, 2010 4:20:35 PM IST> <Notice> <WebLogicServer> <punitp128166d> <buyerserver1> <Thread-1> <<WLS Kernel>> <> <> <1277722235212> <BEA-000365> <Server state changed to FORCE_SHUTTING_DOWN>
Kindly help me in getting this resolved.
Thanks,
Vishal.

Answer 1

The error appears to come from the ariba code. I suggest asking them.
java.lang.NullPointerException
at java.util.Hashtable.put(Hashtable.java:396)
at ariba.j2ee.weblogic.Properties.initialize(Properties.java:53)