Resolution:
Description:
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In BusinessEvents 4.0.0,  "Cannot read CDD" exception is thrown when trying to start the Rules Management Server(RMS) from the command line.

Environment:
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TIBCO BusinessEvents 4.0.0
TIBCO Rules Management Server(RMS)

Symptoms:
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RMS throws the following exception -

C:\tibco\be\4.0\rms\bin&gtbe-rms.exe
Using property file: C:\tibco\be\4.0\rms\bin\be-rms.tra
java.lang.RuntimeException: Cannot read CDD:default.cdd
         at com.tibco.cep.runtime.session.RuleServiceProviderManager.createBEProp
erties(RuleServiceProviderManager.java:101)
         at com.tibco.cep.runtime.session.RuleServiceProviderManager.newProvider(
RuleServiceProviderManager.java:301)
         at com.tibco.cep.container.standalone.BEMain.jumpStart(BEMain.java:110)
         at com.tibco.cep.container.standalone.BEMain.main(BEMain.java:52)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
         at java.io.File.&ltinit>(File.java:222)
         at com.tibco.cep.runtime.session.RuleServiceProviderManager.readCdd(Rule
ServiceProviderManager.java:180)
         at com.tibco.cep.runtime.session.RuleServiceProviderManager.createBEProp
erties(RuleServiceProviderManager.java:99)
         ... 3 more
System exit requested by thread [main] with status: -1
System.exit(..) will be invoked now with status: -1


Cause:
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CDD (Cluster Deployment Descriptor) file and processing unit are not specified as RMS.ear .


Resolution:
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1). For starting from the commnad line :

    &ltBE_4.0_HOME>\rms\bin\be-rms.exe -u default -c "&ltBE_4.0_HOME>\rms\bin\RMS.cdd" "&ltBE_4.0_HOME&gtrms\bin\RMS.ear"


2). Go to:

     Start Menu-> TIBCO-&gtBE_4.0_HOME -> TIBCO Business Events4.0-&gtStart Rules Management Server.

References::
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For more information for starting the 4.0.0 application from the command line refer to the section "Start the Engine and Run the Application" in "tib_be_getting_started.pdf" documentation.