WSAD Test Server Error : Unable to parse MBean descriptor

[Chris Skinner]

Hi folks,
I've been getting the following error when I start my test server (WAS 5.1) in WSAD. I know I must have changed something about either the applications or the server itself but I don't know what so any suggestions would be appreciated :

*** Starting the server ***
************ Start Display Current Environment ************
WebSphere Platform 5.1 [BASE 5.1.0.3 cf30412.02] [JDK 1.4.1 b0344.02] running with process name localhost\localhost\server1 and process id 3340
Host Operating System is Windows XP, version 5.1
Java version = J2RE 1.4.1 IBM Windows 32 build cn1411-20031011 (JIT enabled: jitc), Java Compiler = jitc, Java VM name = Classic VM
was.install.root = C:\WSAD\runtimes\base_v51
user.install.root = C:\WSAD\runtimes\base_v51
Java Home = C:\WSAD\runtimes\base_v51\java\jre
ws.ext.dirs = C:\WSAD\runtimes\base_v51/java/lib;C:\WSAD\runtimes\base_v51/classes;C:\WSAD\runtimes\base_v51/classes;C:\WSAD\runtimes\base_v51/lib;C:\WSAD\runtimes\base_v51/lib/ext;C:\WSAD\runtimes\base_v51/web/help;C:\WSAD\runtimes\base_v51/deploytool/itp/plugins/com.ibm.etools.ejbdeploy/runtime;C:\devel\libs;C:/WSAD/wstools/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.etools.webservice_5.1.2.2/runtime/worf.jar
Classpath = C:\WSAD\runtimes\base_v51/properties;C:\WSAD\runtimes\base_v51/properties;C:\WSAD\runtimes\base_v51/lib/bootstrap.jar;C:\WSAD\runtimes\base_v51/lib/j2ee.jar;C:\WSAD\runtimes\base_v51/lib/lmproxy.jar;C:\WSAD\runtimes\base_v51/lib/urlprotocols.jar;C:/WSAD/wstools/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.etools.websphere.tools.common_5.1.1.1/runtime/wteServers.jar;C:/WSAD/wstools/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.etools.websphere.tools.common_5.1.1.1/runtime/wasToolsCommon.jar
Java Library path = C:\WSAD\runtimes\base_v51/bin;C:\WSAD\runtimes\base_v51/java/bin;C:\WSAD\runtimes\base_v51/java/jre/bin;C:\WSAD\eclipse\jre\bin;.;C:\WSAD\eclipse\jre\bin;C:\PROGRA~1\MKSTOO~1\bin;C:\PROGRA~1\MKSTOO~1\bin\X11;C:\PROGRA~1\MKSTOO~1\mksnt;C:\Perl\bin\;C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere MQ\Java\lib;C:\Oracle\product\10.1.0\Client_1\bin;C:\Oracle\product\10.1.0\Client_1\jre\1.4.2\bin\client;C:\Oracle\product\10.1.0\Client_1\jre\1.4.2\bin;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\Business Contact Manager\IM;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\Business Contact Manager\;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adaptec Shared\System;C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere Studio\Application Developer\v5.1.2\runtimes\base_v5\java\bin;C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere MQ\bin;C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere MQ\Java\bin;C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere MQ\WEMPS\bin;C:\WSAD\runtimes\base_v51\bin;C:\WSAD\runtimes\base_v5\bin;C:\PROGRA~1\XYENTE~1\CONTENTA;C:\PROGRA~1\XYENTE~1\CONTENTA\SYSTEM;C:\PROGRA~1\vision;C:\PROGRA~1\vision\SYSTEM;C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\vision;C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTSystem
************* End Display Current Environment *************
[10/31/05 8:47:20:338 EST] 3e2f4b90 ManagerAdmin I TRAS0017I: The startup trace state is *=all=disabled.
[10/31/05 8:47:21:604 EST] 3e2f4b90 AdminInitiali A ADMN0015I: AdminService initialized
[10/31/05 8:47:25:573 EST] 3e2f4b90 MBeanDescript W ADMN0001W: Unable to parse MBean descriptor file com.ibm.websphere.management.exception.DescriptorParseException: ADMN0001W: Unable to parse MBean descriptor file com/ibm/ws/management/descriptor/xml/JVM.xml.
at com.ibm.ws.management.descriptor.MBeanDescriptorLoader.loadDescriptor(MBeanDescriptorLoader.java:106)
at com.ibm.ws.management.descriptor.MBeanDescriptorManager.loadDescriptorFile(MBeanDescriptorManager.java:260)
at com.ibm.ws.management.descriptor.MBeanDescriptorManager.getDescriptor(MBeanDescriptorManager.java:118)
at com.ibm.ws.management.MBeanFactoryImpl.activateMBean(MBeanFactoryImpl.java:250)
at com.ibm.ws.management.MBeanFactoryImpl.activateMBean(MBeanFactoryImpl.java:217)
at com.ibm.ws.management.component.AdminImpl.initialize(AdminImpl.java:283)
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.ContainerImpl.initializeComponent(ContainerImpl.java:713)
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.ContainerImpl.initializeComponents(ContainerImpl.java:659)
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.ServerImpl.initialize(ServerImpl.java:96)
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.WsServer.start(WsServer.java:119)
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.WsServer.main(WsServer.java:225)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:79)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:41)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:386)
at com.ibm.ws.bootstrap.WSLauncher.main(WSLauncher.java:105)
at com.ibm.etools.websphere.tools.runner.api.ServerRunnerV5$1.run(ServerRunnerV5.java:97)
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[10/31/05 8:47:25:760 EST] 3e2f4b90 WsServer E WSVR0003E: Server server1 failed to start
com.ibm.ws.exception.ConfigurationError: Problem initializing AdminImpl:
at com.ibm.ws.management.component.AdminImpl.initialize(AdminImpl.java:419)
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.ContainerImpl.initializeComponent(ContainerImpl.java:713)
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.ContainerImpl.initializeComponents(ContainerImpl.java:659)
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.ServerImpl.initialize(ServerImpl.java:96)
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.WsServer.start(WsServer.java:119)
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.WsServer.main(WsServer.java:225)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:79)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:41)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:386)
at com.ibm.ws.bootstrap.WSLauncher.main(WSLauncher.java:105)
at com.ibm.etools.websphere.tools.runner.api.ServerRunnerV5$1.run(ServerRunnerV5.java:97)
Caused by: com.ibm.ws.exception.ConfigurationWarning: Problem registering JVM MBean.
at com.ibm.ws.management.component.AdminImpl.initialize(AdminImpl.java:289)
... 11 more
Caused by: com.ibm.websphere.management.exception.AdminException: ADMN0005E: Unable to activate MBean: type JVM, collaborator com.ibm.ws.management.collaborator.DefaultRuntimeCollaborator@fd64b9e, configuration id JVM, descriptor null.
at com.ibm.ws.management.MBeanFactoryImpl.activateMBean(MBeanFactoryImpl.java:289)
at com.ibm.ws.management.MBeanFactoryImpl.activateMBean(MBeanFactoryImpl.java:217)
at com.ibm.ws.management.component.AdminImpl.initialize(AdminImpl.java:283)
... 11 more
Caused by: com.ibm.websphere.management.exception.DescriptorParseException: ADMN0001W: Unable to parse MBean descriptor file com/ibm/ws/management/descriptor/xml/JVM.xml.
at com.ibm.ws.management.descriptor.MBeanDescriptorLoader.loadDescriptor(MBeanDescriptorLoader.java:106)
at com.ibm.ws.management.descriptor.MBeanDescriptorManager.loadDescriptorFile(MBeanDescriptorManager.java:260)
at com.ibm.ws.management.descriptor.MBeanDescriptorManager.getDescriptor(MBeanDescriptorManager.java:118)
at com.ibm.ws.management.MBeanFactoryImpl.activateMBean(MBeanFactoryImpl.java:250)
... 13 more
---- Begin backtrace for nested exception
com.ibm.ws.exception.ConfigurationWarning: Problem registering JVM MBean.
at com.ibm.ws.management.component.AdminImpl.initialize(AdminImpl.java:289)
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.ContainerImpl.initializeComponent(ContainerImpl.java:713)
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.ContainerImpl.initializeComponents(ContainerImpl.java:659)
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.ServerImpl.initialize(ServerImpl.java:96)
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.WsServer.start(WsServer.java:119)
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.WsServer.main(WsServer.java:225)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:79)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:41)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:386)
at com.ibm.ws.bootstrap.WSLauncher.main(WSLauncher.java:105)
at com.ibm.etools.websphere.tools.runner.api.ServerRunnerV5$1.run(ServerRunnerV5.java:97)
Caused by: com.ibm.websphere.management.exception.AdminException: ADMN0005E: Unable to activate MBean: type JVM, collaborator com.ibm.ws.management.collaborator.DefaultRuntimeCollaborator@fd64b9e, configuration id JVM, descriptor null.
at com.ibm.ws.management.MBeanFactoryImpl.activateMBean(MBeanFactoryImpl.java:289)
at com.ibm.ws.management.MBeanFactoryImpl.activateMBean(MBeanFactoryImpl.java:217)
at com.ibm.ws.management.component.AdminImpl.initialize(AdminImpl.java:283)
... 11 more
Caused by: com.ibm.websphere.management.exception.DescriptorParseException: ADMN0001W: Unable to parse MBean descriptor file com/ibm/ws/management/descriptor/xml/JVM.xml.
at com.ibm.ws.management.descriptor.MBeanDescriptorLoader.loadDescriptor(MBeanDescriptorLoader.java:106)
at com.ibm.ws.management.descriptor.MBeanDescriptorManager.loadDescriptorFile(MBeanDescriptorManager.java:260)
at com.ibm.ws.management.descriptor.MBeanDescriptorManager.getDescriptor(MBeanDescriptorManager.java:118)
at com.ibm.ws.management.MBeanFactoryImpl.activateMBean(MBeanFactoryImpl.java:250)
... 13 more
---- Begin backtrace for nested exception
com.ibm.websphere.management.exception.AdminException: ADMN0005E: Unable to activate MBean: type JVM, collaborator com.ibm.ws.management.collaborator.DefaultRuntimeCollaborator@fd64b9e, configuration id JVM, descriptor null.
at com.ibm.ws.management.MBeanFactoryImpl.activateMBean(MBeanFactoryImpl.java:289)
at com.ibm.ws.management.MBeanFactoryImpl.activateMBean(MBeanFactoryImpl.java:217)
at com.ibm.ws.management.component.AdminImpl.initialize(AdminImpl.java:283)
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.ContainerImpl.initializeComponent(ContainerImpl.java:713)
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.ContainerImpl.initializeComponents(ContainerImpl.java:659)
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.ServerImpl.initialize(ServerImpl.java:96)
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.WsServer.start(WsServer.java:119)
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.WsServer.main(WsServer.java:225)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:79)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:41)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:386)
at com.ibm.ws.bootstrap.WSLauncher.main(WSLauncher.java:105)
at com.ibm.etools.websphere.tools.runner.api.ServerRunnerV5$1.run(ServerRunnerV5.java:97)
Caused by: com.ibm.websphere.management.exception.DescriptorParseException: ADMN0001W: Unable to parse MBean descriptor file com/ibm/ws/management/descriptor/xml/JVM.xml.
at com.ibm.ws.management.descriptor.MBeanDescriptorLoader.loadDescriptor(MBeanDescriptorLoader.java:106)
at com.ibm.ws.management.descriptor.MBeanDescriptorManager.loadDescriptorFile(MBeanDescriptorManager.java:260)
at com.ibm.ws.management.descriptor.MBeanDescriptorManager.getDescriptor(MBeanDescriptorManager.java:118)
at com.ibm.ws.management.MBeanFactoryImpl.activateMBean(MBeanFactoryImpl.java:250)
... 13 more
---- Begin backtrace for nested exception
com.ibm.websphere.management.exception.DescriptorParseException: ADMN0001W: Unable to parse MBean descriptor file com/ibm/ws/management/descriptor/xml/JVM.xml.
at com.ibm.ws.management.descriptor.MBeanDescriptorLoader.loadDescriptor(MBeanDescriptorLoader.java:106)
at com.ibm.ws.management.descriptor.MBeanDescriptorManager.loadDescriptorFile(MBeanDescriptorManager.java:260)
at com.ibm.ws.management.descriptor.MBeanDescriptorManager.getDescriptor(MBeanDescriptorManager.java:118)
at com.ibm.ws.management.MBeanFactoryImpl.activateMBean(MBeanFactoryImpl.java:250)
at com.ibm.ws.management.MBeanFactoryImpl.activateMBean(MBeanFactoryImpl.java:217)
at com.ibm.ws.management.component.AdminImpl.initialize(AdminImpl.java:283)
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.ContainerImpl.initializeComponent(ContainerImpl.java:713)
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.ContainerImpl.initializeComponents(ContainerImpl.java:659)
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.ServerImpl.initialize(ServerImpl.java:96)
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.WsServer.start(WsServer.java:119)
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.WsServer.main(WsServer.java:225)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:79)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:41)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:386)
at com.ibm.ws.bootstrap.WSLauncher.main(WSLauncher.java:105)
at com.ibm.etools.websphere.tools.runner.api.ServerRunnerV5$1.run(ServerRunnerV5.java:97)

[10/31/05 8:47:25:791 EST] 3e2f4b90 WsServer E WSVR0009E: Error occurred during startup


Thanks,
Chris

[Scott Selikoff]

Something's definitely screwed up, WebSphere creates mBean entries as part of its start up and management. If possible, I'd suggest using the Profile Wizard to create a new profile. It'll give you a fresh start and its far easier than reinstalling WAS.

[Dirk Lombard]

You have jmxri.jar and jmxtools.jar in your class path. Somehow Websphere does not like these jars as it uses jmx internally and has a file it wants to use. I can not figure out how to get past the problem and still use jmx. To get your server working again rename the two jars mentioned above and start the server and then remove them from the classpath.