JIRA Upgrade Failed from 5.2 to 6.1.7

Kristen Viscardi July 9, 2014

We are trying to upgrade JIRA to 6.1.7 from 5.2. I tried upgrading and it failed. Then I uninstalled 6.1.7 and tried to re install 5.2 and now that is failing. I attached a screen shot and the exception. Thank you! ()

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Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
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July 9, 2014

The image is chopped off on the right, loosing the bits we actually need to see.

Could you give us just the text of the exeception? Screenshots are a bit clunky when dealing with plain text errors.

Also, you probab;y want to read your log in more detail, it should tell you why the upgrade is failing.

Kristen Viscardi July 9, 2014

Exception thrown during upgrade: java.lang.NullPointerException

com.atlassian.util.concurrent.LazyReference$InitializationException: java.lang.NullPointerException

at com.atlassian.util.concurrent.LazyReference.getInterruptibly(LazyReference.java:149)

at com.atlassian.util.concurrent.LazyReference.get(LazyReference.java:112)

at com.atlassian.util.concurrent.ResettableLazyReference.get(ResettableLazyReference.java:87)

at com.atlassian.jira.issue.fields.CustomFieldImpl.getCustomFieldSearcher(CustomFieldImpl.java:1872)

at com.atlassian.jira.issue.fields.CustomFieldImpl.(CustomFieldImpl.java:248)

at com.atlassian.jira.issue.fields.CustomFieldImpl.(CustomFieldImpl.java:221)

at com.atlassian.jira.issue.managers.DefaultCustomFieldManager$CustomFieldCache.cloneCustomFields(DefaultCustomFieldManager.java:762)

at com.atlassian.jira.issue.managers.DefaultCustomFieldManager$CustomFieldCache.getAllCustomFields(DefaultCustomFieldManager.java:749)

at com.atlassian.jira.issue.managers.DefaultCustomFieldManager$CopyOnWriteCustomFieldCache.getAllCustomFields(DefaultCustomFieldManager.java:642)

at com.atlassian.jira.issue.managers.DefaultCustomFieldManager.getAllCustomFields(DefaultCustomFieldManager.java:438)

at com.atlassian.jira.issue.managers.DefaultCustomFieldManager.getCustomFieldObjects(DefaultCustomFieldManager.java:433)

at com.atlassian.jira.upgrade.tasks.UpgradeTask_Build6045.getCustomFields(UpgradeTask_Build6045.java:132)

at com.atlassian.jira.upgrade.tasks.UpgradeTask_Build6045.doUpgrade(UpgradeTask_Build6045.java:59)

at com.atlassian.jira.upgrade.UpgradeManagerImpl.doUpgradeTaskSuccess(UpgradeManagerImpl.java:685)

at com.atlassian.jira.upgrade.UpgradeManagerImpl.runUpgradeTasks(UpgradeManagerImpl.java:534)

at com.atlassian.jira.upgrade.UpgradeManagerImpl.doUpgrade(UpgradeManagerImpl.java:463)

at com.atlassian.jira.upgrade.UpgradeManagerImpl.doUpgradeIfNeeded(UpgradeManagerImpl.java:405)

at com.atlassian.jira.upgrade.UpgradeManagerImpl.doUpgradeIfNeededAndAllowed(UpgradeManagerImpl.java:340)

at com.atlassian.jira.upgrade.UpgradeLauncher.checkIfUpgradeNeeded(UpgradeLauncher.java:106)

at com.atlassian.jira.upgrade.UpgradeLauncher.start(UpgradeLauncher.java:54)

at com.atlassian.jira.startup.ActiveServicesLauncher.start(ActiveServicesLauncher.java:42)

at com.atlassian.jira.startup.DefaultJiraLauncher$3.run(DefaultJiraLauncher.java:128)

at com.atlassian.jira.config.database.DatabaseConfigurationManagerImpl.doNowOrEnqueue(DatabaseConfigurationManagerImpl.java:315)

at com.atlassian.jira.config.database.DatabaseConfigurationManagerImpl.doNowOrWhenDatabaseActivated(DatabaseConfigurationManagerImpl.java:209)

at com.atlassian.jira.startup.DefaultJiraLauncher.postDbLaunch(DefaultJiraLauncher.java:114)

at com.atlassian.jira.startup.DefaultJiraLauncher.access$100(DefaultJiraLauncher.java:30)

at com.atlassian.jira.startup.DefaultJiraLauncher$1.run(DefaultJiraLauncher.java:77)

at com.atlassian.jira.util.devspeed.JiraDevSpeedTimer.run(JiraDevSpeedTimer.java:34)

at com.atlassian.jira.startup.DefaultJiraLauncher.start(DefaultJiraLauncher.java:72)

at com.atlassian.jira.startup.LauncherContextListener.contextInitialized(LauncherContextListener.java:54)

at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:4791)

at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5285)

at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)

at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1559)

at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1549)

at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(Unknown Source)

at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source)

at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source)

at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)

at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException

at com.atlassian.jira.util.JiraUtils.loadComponent(JiraUtils.java:96)

at com.atlassian.jira.util.JiraUtils.loadComponent(JiraUtils.java:91)

at com.atlassian.jira.issue.managers.DefaultCustomFieldManager.loadSearcher(DefaultCustomFieldManager.java:298)

at com.atlassian.jira.issue.managers.DefaultCustomFieldManager.getCustomFieldSearcher(DefaultCustomFieldManager.java:277)

at com.atlassian.jira.issue.fields.CustomFieldImpl$CustomFieldSearcherLazyRef.create(CustomFieldImpl.java:2176)

at com.atlassian.jira.issue.fields.CustomFieldImpl$CustomFieldSearcherLazyRef.create(CustomFieldImpl.java:2156)

at com.atlassian.util.concurrent.ResettableLazyReference$InternalReference.create(ResettableLazyReference.java:140)

at com.atlassian.util.concurrent.LazyReference$Sync.run(LazyReference.java:321)

at com.atlassian.util.concurrent.LazyReference.getInterruptibly(LazyReference.java:143)

at com.atlassian.util.concurrent.LazyReference.get(LazyReference.java:112)

at com.atlassian.util.concurrent.ResettableLazyReference.get(ResettableLazyReference.java:87)

at com.atlassian.jira.issue.fields.CustomFieldImpl.getCustomFieldSearcher(CustomFieldImpl.java:1872)

at com.atlassian.jira.issue.fields.CustomFieldImpl.(CustomFieldImpl.java:248)

at com.atlassian.jira.issue.fields.CustomFieldImpl.(CustomFieldImpl.java:221)

at com.atlassian.jira.issue.managers.DefaultCustomFieldManager$CustomFieldCache.cloneCustomFields(DefaultCustomFieldManager.java:762)

at com.atlassian.jira.issue.managers.DefaultCustomFieldManager$CustomFieldCache.getAllCustomFields(DefaultCustomFieldManager.java:749)

at com.atlassian.jira.issue.managers.DefaultCustomFieldManager$CopyOnWriteCustomFieldCache.getAllCustomFields(DefaultCustomFieldManager.java:642)

at com.atlassian.jira.issue.managers.DefaultCustomFieldManager.getAllCustomFields(DefaultCustomFieldManager.java:438)

at com.atlassian.jira.issue.managers.DefaultCustomFieldManager.getCustomFieldObjects(DefaultCustomFieldManager.java:433)

at com.atlassian.jira.issue.CustomFieldManager$getCustomFieldObjects.call(Unknown Source)

at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.CallSiteArray.defaultCall(CallSiteArray.java:42)

at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.AbstractCallSite.call(AbstractCallSite.java:108)

at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.AbstractCallSite.call(AbstractCallSite.java:112)

at com.onresolve.jira.groovy.ScriptManagerImpl.createIndexingCustomField(ScriptManagerImpl.groovy:500)

at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)

at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)

at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)

at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)

at org.codehaus.groovy.reflection.CachedMethod.invoke(CachedMethod.java:90)

at groovy.lang.MetaMethod.doMethodInvoke(MetaMethod.java:233)

at groovy.lang.MetaClassImpl.invokeMethod(MetaClassImpl.java:1054)

at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.ScriptBytecodeAdapter.invokeMethodOnCurrentN(ScriptBytecodeAdapter.java:78)

at com.onresolve.jira.groovy.ScriptManagerImpl.this$dist$invoke$1(ScriptManagerImpl.groovy)

at com.onresolve.jira.groovy.ScriptManagerImpl$1.methodMissing(ScriptManagerImpl.groovy)

at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)

at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)

at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)

at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)

at org.codehaus.groovy.reflection.CachedMethod.invoke(CachedMethod.java:90)

at groovy.lang.MetaClassImpl.invokeMissingMethod(MetaClassImpl.java:811)

at groovy.lang.MetaClassImpl.invokePropertyOrMissing(MetaClassImpl.java:1103)

at groovy.lang.MetaClassImpl.invokeMethod(MetaClassImpl.java:1056)

at groovy.lang.MetaClassImpl.invokeMethod(MetaClassImpl.java:884)

at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.PogoMetaClassSite.callCurrent(PogoMetaClassSite.java:66)

at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.CallSiteArray.defaultCallCurrent(CallSiteArray.java:46)

at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.AbstractCallSite.callCurrent(AbstractCallSite.java:133)

at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.AbstractCallSite.callCurrent(AbstractCallSite.java:137)

at com.onresolve.jira.groovy.ScriptManagerImpl$1.run(ScriptManagerImpl.groovy:395)

... 1 more

Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
Community Leader
Community Leader
Community Leaders are connectors, ambassadors, and mentors. On the online community, they serve as thought leaders, product experts, and moderators.
July 9, 2014

Hmm. I think you've got a broken groovy script. Could find the groovy/script runner jar file(s) in the plugins directory, move it somehwere for safe keeping and then try restarting the Jira?

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Pedro Cora
Atlassian Team
Atlassian Team members are employees working across the company in a wide variety of roles.
July 9, 2014

Hi Kristen,

Your screenshot is not showing much of the problem. Could you copy and paste the exception in a comment here?

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