bundled cabi install gives java null pointer exception when activating wasp

Products

• DX Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft / UIM)

Issue/Introduction

We are attempting to install bundled cabi but this always seems to stall with a java null pointer exception when trying to activate the wasp probe.


Apr 16 20:04:48:713 [main, cabi] activating wasp... 
Apr 16 20:04:48:716 [main, cabi] ... activated wasp [time taken=0 minute(s) 0 second(s) (3 ms)] 
Apr 16 20:04:48:717 [main, cabi] java.lang.NullPointerException 
at com.ca.cabi4uim.utilities.Utils.doCreateUpgradePropFileRequiredByCABIInstaller(Utils.java:614) 
at com.ca.cabi4uim.Probe.writeUimProperties(Probe.java:290) 
at com.ca.cabi4uim.Probe.doConfigAndRunCabiInstaller(Probe.java:436) 
at com.ca.cabi4uim.Probe.setupCabiInBundledMode(Probe.java:385) 
at com.ca.cabi4uim.Probe.setupcabi(Probe.java:351) 
at com.ca.cabi4uim.Probe.initOnTimer(Probe.java:698) 
at com.nimsoft.nimbus.NimProbe.doForever(NimProbe.java:418) 
at com.ca.cabi4uim.Probe.run(Probe.java:888) 
at com.ca.cabi4uim.Probe.main(Probe.java:120) 

Environment

Release:
Component: CABI

Resolution

Follow the guidance in the following KB How to uninstall and then reinstall CABI probe in UIM 20.x