Tag Archives: PeopleSoft Environment Management

Exception java.lang.NullPointerException caught in org.apache.xml.serialize.BaseMarkupSerializer.serializeNode()

Posted by on December 22, 2008 No comments

Exception java.lang.NullPointerException caught in org.apache.xml.serialize.BaseMarkupSerializer.serializeNode()

Dec 22, 2008 4:44:58 PM com.peoplesoft.pt.changeassistant WARNING: Exception java.lang.NullPointerException caught in org.apache.xml.serialize.BaseMarkupSerializer.serializeNode() java.lang.NullPointerException at org.apache.xml.serialize.BaseMarkupSerializer.serializeNode(Unknown Source) at org.apache.xml.serialize.BaseMarkupSerializer.serialize(Unknown Source) at com.peoplesoft.pt.changeassistant.XMLEncoding.fromXML(XMLEncoding.java:54) at com.peoplesoft.pt.changeassistant.XMLEncoding.fromXML(XMLEncoding.java:40) at com.peoplesoft.pt.changeassistant.Job.fromXML(Job.java:1373) at com.peoplesoft.pt.changeassistant.step.steps.DeployFile.onExecuteDeployFiles(DeployFile.java:98) at com.peoplesoft.pt.changeassistant.Job$StepRunner.run(Job.java:2041) at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

Checking the Environment Hub (http://glwebapp:8000/PSEMHUB/hub), it returns:

Registered Hosts Summary – 8.49.15.

Hostname OS Type OS Version IP Address State Peer ID Peer Type Peer Version
GLDBASE Windows 2003 5.2 10.18.14.31 Running 4 Agent 8.49.15.
GLWEBAPP Windows 2003 5.2 10.18.14.30 Running 1 Agent 8.49.15.
GLWEBAPP Windows 2003 5.2 10.18.14.30 Not Running 2 Change Assistant 8.49.15.

Note that from the above table, the Change Assistant is not running.

Solution:

In Change Assistant, under Tools > Options, the Change Assistant Mode is set to Perform PeopleSoft Upgrade. It should be set to Apply Application Update.

Installing PSEM Agent as Windows Service

Posted by on December 3, 2008 No comments

1) Update the configuration.properties file.

2) Open Command Prompt, navigate to PS_HOMEbinclientwinx86 and enter:
PSEMAgentService /install PS_HOMEPSEMAgent

3) In Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services, a new service called PeopleSoft Environment Management Agent-8.46.xx appears.

4) Adjust the logon parameters by right-clicking the service and choosing Properties.

5) To uninstall the service, open Command Prompt and type:
PSEMAgentService /uninstall

Reference:
http://www.erpassociates.com/peoplesoft-corner-wiki/peoplesoft-administration/change-assistant.html