I'm not sure, but from what I've seen in the Code, I would assume that something is wrong with your config file (cassandra.yaml) Maybe there is an earlier error/warning in your logs.
2018-02-23 12:11 GMT+01:00 Jonathan Baynes <jonathan.bay...@tradeweb.com>: > Hi Community, > > > > Can anyone give me some pointers where to look, or start to look for where > this issue is coming from? > > > > > > On startup I get this in the logs and my service goes into a failed state. > Active(exited) > > > > ERROR [main] 2018-02-23 09:56:36,267 CassandraDaemon.java:710 - Exception > encountered during startup > > java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError: null > > at org.apache.cassandra.db.Keyspace.<init>(Keyspace.java:301) > ~[apache-cassandra-3.0.11.jar:3.0.11] > > at org.apache.cassandra.db.Keyspace.open(Keyspace.java:129) > ~[apache-cassandra-3.0.11.jar:3.0.11] > > at org.apache.cassandra.db.Keyspace.open(Keyspace.java:106) > ~[apache-cassandra-3.0.11.jar:3.0.11] > > at org.apache.cassandra.db.SystemKeyspace.checkHealth(SystemKeyspace.java:887) > ~[apache-cassandra-3.0.11.jar:3.0.11] > > at > org.apache.cassandra.service.StartupChecks$9.execute(StartupChecks.java:354) > ~[apache-cassandra-3.0.11.jar:3.0.11] > > at org.apache.cassandra.service.StartupChecks.verify(StartupChecks.java:110) > ~[apache-cassandra-3.0.11.jar:3.0.11] > > at > org.apache.cassandra.service.CassandraDaemon.setup(CassandraDaemon.java:179) > [apache-cassandra-3.0.11.jar:3.0.11] > > at > org.apache.cassandra.service.CassandraDaemon.activate(CassandraDaemon.java:569) > [apache-cassandra-3.0.11.jar:3.0.11] > > at org.apache.cassandra.service.CassandraDaemon.main(CassandraDaemon.java:697) > [apache-cassandra-3.0.11.jar:3.0.11] > > Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException: null > > at org.apache.cassandra.config.DatabaseDescriptor. > getConcurrentViewWriters(DatabaseDescriptor.java:1199) > ~[apache-cassandra-3.0.11.jar:3.0.11] > > at org.apache.cassandra.db.view.ViewManager.<clinit>(ViewManager.java:57) > ~[apache-cassandra-3.0.11.jar:3.0.11] > > ... 9 common frames omitted > > > > Any pointers would be handy as NULL exception is very hard to investigate. > > > > Cassandra 3.0.11, on linux 7.3 (vm) > > > > Thanks > > J > > > > *Jonathan Baynes* > > DBA > Tradeweb Europe Limited > > Moor Place • 1 Fore Street Avenue > <https://maps.google.com/?q=1+Fore+Street+Avenue%C2%A0%C2%A0%E2%80%A2%C2%A0%C2%A0London+EC2Y+9DT&entry=gmail&source=g> > • London EC2Y 9DT > <https://maps.google.com/?q=1+Fore+Street+Avenue%C2%A0%C2%A0%E2%80%A2%C2%A0%C2%A0London+EC2Y+9DT&entry=gmail&source=g> > P +44 (0)20 77760988 <+44%2020%207776%200988> • F +44 (0)20 7776 3201 > <+44%2020%207776%203201> • M +44 (0)7884111546 <+44%207884%20111546> > > jonathan.bay...@tradeweb.com > > > > [image: cid:image001.jpg@01CD26AD.4165F110] <http://www.tradeweb.com/> > follow us: *[image: cid:image002.jpg@01CD26AD.4165F110]* > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/tradeweb?trk=top_nav_home> [image: > cid:image003.jpg@01CD26AD.4165F110] <http://www.twitter.com/Tradeweb> > > ————————————————————————————————————————— > > A leading marketplace <http://www.tradeweb.com/About-Us/Awards/> for > electronic fixed income, derivatives and ETF trading > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you > are not the intended recipient (or have received this e-mail in error) > please notify the sender immediately and destroy it. Any unauthorized > copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this e-mail is > strictly forbidden. Tradeweb reserves the right to monitor all e-mail > communications through its networks. If you do not wish to receive > marketing emails about our products / services, please let us know by > contacting us, either by email at contac...@tradeweb.com or by writing to > us at the registered office of Tradeweb in the UK, which is: Tradeweb > Europe Limited (company number 3912826), 1 Fore Street Avenue London EC2Y > 9DT > <https://maps.google.com/?q=1+Fore+Street+Avenue+London+EC2Y+9DT&entry=gmail&source=g>. > To see our privacy policy, visit our website @ www.tradeweb.com. >
