Error when installing Identity Manager into a JBoss ALL Node cluster - ERROR [org.jboss.ejb.EjbModule] unexpected exception stopping Container: jboss.j2ee:jndiName=clustering/HTTPSession,service=EJB java.lang.NullPointerException

Products

• CA Directory
• CA Identity Manager
• CA Identity Governance
• CA Identity Portal
• CA Risk Analytics
• CA Secure Cloud SaaS - Arcot A-OK (WebFort)
• CLOUDMINDER ADVANCED AUTHENTICATION
• CA Secure Cloud SaaS - Advanced Authentication
• CA Secure Cloud SaaS - Identity Management
• CA Secure Cloud SaaS - Single Sign On
• CA Security Command Center
• CA Data Protection (DataMinder)
• CA User Activity Reporting

Issue/Introduction

Description:

When attempting to configure the JBOSS installation for clustering, but before implementing the change, attempting to start the ALL node of JBOSS and IDM is failing to start.

Solution:

This specific error in the "All" node log occurs right after JBoss is attempting to stop:
ERROR [org.jboss.ejb.EjbModule] unexpected exception stopping Container: jboss.j2ee:jndiName=clustering/HTTPSession,service=EJB java.lang.NullPointerException

This problem is usually the result of having custom Jar files configured at the time of the clustering configuration.

To resolve this issue:
Copy any custom .JAR files from the Default LIB directory to the ALL LIB directory.

Test Environment Configuration:
Identity Manager v8.1 SP2 CR12
Win2003
Policy Store -- eTrust Directory v8.1 build 1278
Policy Server -- Site Minder v6 SP5 CR21
Jboss 3.2.2
Site Minder APACHE 2.0 Web Agent, v6.0 QMR05, HF21, on SUSE Linux
MSSQL Server 2005 SP2 (9.0.3068).

Environment

Release:
Component: IDMGR