Description:
Exception thrown,m "java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class com.tibco.cep.runtime.service.logging.impl.LogManagerImpl" when trying to deploy a TIBCO BusinessEvents application using TIBCO Administrator.

Symptoms:
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class com.tibco.cep.runtime.service.logging.impl.LogManagerImpl
   at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
   at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:186)
   at com.tibco.cep.kernel.service.logging.LogManagerFactory.a(SourceFile:20)
   at com.tibco.cep.kernel.service.logging.LogManagerFactory.<clinit>(SourceFile:9)
   at com.tibco.cep.container.standalone.BEMain.main(SourceFile:72)

Cause:
Mis-Configuration. A log directory has been defined in CDD (e.g.: /apps/log), but the directory does not exist.

Deployment error (TIBCO Administrator) "java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class com.tibco.cep.runtime.service.logging.impl.LogManagerImpl".

Ceate the missing directory (e.g.: /apps/log) or use a relative log path (the default log path is "logs").