Environment
LDAP Designer 4.6
Identity Manager 4.7 - Designer 4.7.3
Identity Manager 4.8 - Designer 4.8
Situation
When trying to deploy a GCV to a driver object, the following error is received and the object could not be deployed.
The <unknown item> object named 'NOVLWOBASE-GCVs' could not be created.
java.lang.NullPointerException
com.novell.idm.model.impl.GlobalConfigImpl.deployAttributes(GlobalConfigImpl.java:757)
com.novell.idm.model.impl.GlobalConfigImpl.deploy(GlobalConfigImpl.java:674)
com.novell.idm.deploy.internal.DeployProjectAction.performDeployments(DeployProjectAction.java:1398)
com.novell.idm.deploy.internal.DeployProjectAction.access$0(DeployProjectAction.java:1103)
com.novell.idm.deploy.internal.DeployProjectAction$1.run(DeployProjectAction.java:1608)
org.eclipse.jface.operation.ModalContext.runInCurrentThread(ModalContext.java:466)
org.eclipse.jface.operation.ModalContext.run(ModalContext.java:374)
org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.ProgressMonitorDialog.run(ProgressMonitorDialog.java:527)
com.novell.idm.deploy.internal.DeployProjectAction.performDeployments(DeployProjectAction.java:1625)
com.novell.idm.deploy.internal.DeployProjectAction.runImpl(DeployProjectAction.java:1018)
com.novell.idm.deploy.internal.DeployProjectAction.run(DeployProjectAction.java:514)
org.eclipse.ui.internal.PluginAction.runWithEvent(PluginAction.java:253)
org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem.handleWidgetSelection(ActionContributionItem.java:595)
org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem.access$2(ActionContributionItem.java:511)
org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem$5.handleEvent(ActionContributionItem.java:420)
org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(EventTable.java:84)
org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.sendEvent(Display.java:4353)
org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1061)
org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Display.java:4172)
org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3761)
org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine$9.run(PartRenderingEngine.java:1151)
org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:332)
org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.run(PartRenderingEngine.java:1032)
org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.E4Workbench.createAndRunUI(E4Workbench.java:148)
org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$5.run(Workbench.java:636)
org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:332)
org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.createAndRunWorkbench(Workbench.java:579)
org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI.createAndRunWorkbench(PlatformUI.java:150)
com.novell.idm.rcp.DesignerApplication.start(DesignerApplication.java:118)
org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(EclipseAppHandle.java:196)
org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.runApplication(EclipseAppLauncher.java:134)
org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.start(EclipseAppLauncher.java:104)
org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:380)
org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:235)
sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:648)
org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:603)
org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1465)
org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:1438)
com.novell.idm.model.impl.GlobalConfigImpl.deployAttributes(GlobalConfigImpl.java:757)
com.novell.idm.model.impl.GlobalConfigImpl.deploy(GlobalConfigImpl.java:674)
com.novell.idm.deploy.internal.DeployProjectAction.performDeployments(DeployProjectAction.java:1398)
com.novell.idm.deploy.internal.DeployProjectAction.access$0(DeployProjectAction.java:1103)
com.novell.idm.deploy.internal.DeployProjectAction$1.run(DeployProjectAction.java:1608)
org.eclipse.jface.operation.ModalContext.runInCurrentThread(ModalContext.java:466)
org.eclipse.jface.operation.ModalContext.run(ModalContext.java:374)
org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.ProgressMonitorDialog.run(ProgressMonitorDialog.java:527)
com.novell.idm.deploy.internal.DeployProjectAction.performDeployments(DeployProjectAction.java:1625)
com.novell.idm.deploy.internal.DeployProjectAction.runImpl(DeployProjectAction.java:1018)
com.novell.idm.deploy.internal.DeployProjectAction.run(DeployProjectAction.java:514)
org.eclipse.ui.internal.PluginAction.runWithEvent(PluginAction.java:253)
org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem.handleWidgetSelection(ActionContributionItem.java:595)
org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem.access$2(ActionContributionItem.java:511)
org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem$5.handleEvent(ActionContributionItem.java:420)
org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(EventTable.java:84)
org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.sendEvent(Display.java:4353)
org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1061)
org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Display.java:4172)
org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3761)
org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine$9.run(PartRenderingEngine.java:1151)
org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:332)
org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.run(PartRenderingEngine.java:1032)
org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.E4Workbench.createAndRunUI(E4Workbench.java:148)
org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$5.run(Workbench.java:636)
org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:332)
org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.createAndRunWorkbench(Workbench.java:579)
org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI.createAndRunWorkbench(PlatformUI.java:150)
com.novell.idm.rcp.DesignerApplication.start(DesignerApplication.java:118)
org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(EclipseAppHandle.java:196)
org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.runApplication(EclipseAppLauncher.java:134)
org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.start(EclipseAppLauncher.java:104)
org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:380)
org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:235)
sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:648)
org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:603)
org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1465)
org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:1438)
Resolution
1. Verify the following attributes on the server object in Designer are populated correctly, save, and then redeploy the GCVs.
clearTextHost
clearTextPort
secureHost
securePort
2. Verify that the ports you have defined for your servers are open and not blocked. We have seen a firewall blocking the ports defined in clearTextPort & securePort cause this error as well.
Cause
Missing or unreachable clearTextHost, clearTextPort, secureHost, or securePort values on the server object in Designer