JBoss EAP startup fails with error Caused by: java.lang.Exception: couldn't create protocol stack

Issue

• Have created 4 JBoss EAP instance. 3 startup ok, but having trouble starting up the last one. I am using /etc/init.d scripts to startup the instance.

The following error occurs in the logs of the instance that failed to start

    ERROR [org.jgroups.protocols.pbcast.GMS] GMS.setProperties(): the following properties are not recognized: {view_bundling=true}
            .. ..
    WARN  [org.jboss.system.ServiceController] Problem creating service jboss.cache:service=TomcatClusteringCache
    org.jgroups.ChannelException: unable to setup the protocol stack
        at org.jgroups.JChannel.<init>(JChannel.java:262)
        at org.jgroups.JChannel.<init>(JChannel.java:235)
        at org.jboss.cache.TreeCache._createService(TreeCache.java:1475)
        at org.jboss.cache.TreeCache.createService(TreeCache.java:1389)
        at org.jboss.system.ServiceMBeanSupport.jbossInternalCreate(ServiceMBeanSupport.java:260)
            .. ..
    Caused by: java.lang.Exception: couldn't create protocol stack
        at org.jgroups.stack.ProtocolStack.setup(ProtocolStack.java:179)
        at org.jgroups.JChannel.<init>(JChannel.java:259)
        ... 96 more
            .. ..
    ERROR [org.jgroups.protocols.pbcast.GMS] GMS.setProperties(): the following properties are not recognized: {view_bundling=true}
            .. ..
    WARN  [org.jboss.system.ServiceController] Problem creating service jboss:service=DefaultPartition
    org.jgroups.ChannelException: unable to setup the protocol stack
        at org.jgroups.JChannel.<init>(JChannel.java:262)
        at org.jgroups.JChannel.<init>(JChannel.java:235)
        at org.jboss.ha.framework.server.ClusterPartition.createService(ClusterPartition.java:340)
            .. ..
    Caused by: java.lang.Exception: couldn't create protocol stack
        at org.jgroups.stack.ProtocolStack.setup(ProtocolStack.java:179)
        at org.jgroups.JChannel.<init>(JChannel.java:259)
        ... 94 more
            .. ..
    ERROR [org.jgroups.protocols.pbcast.GMS] GMS.setProperties(): the following properties are not recognized: {view_bundling=true}
            .. ..
    WARN  [org.jboss.system.ServiceController] Problem creating service jboss.cache:service=EJB3SFSBClusteredCache
    org.jgroups.ChannelException: unable to setup the protocol stack
        at org.jgroups.JChannel.<init>(JChannel.java:262)
        at org.jgroups.JChannel.<init>(JChannel.java:235)
        at org.jboss.cache.TreeCache._createService(TreeCache.java:1475)
        .. ..
    Caused by: java.lang.Exception: couldn't create protocol stack
        at org.jgroups.stack.ProtocolStack.setup(ProtocolStack.java:179)
        at org.jgroups.JChannel.<init>(JChannel.java:259)
        ... 95 more
        .. ..
    ERROR [org.jgroups.protocols.pbcast.GMS] GMS.setProperties(): the following properties are not recognized: {view_bundling=true}
            .. ..
    WARN  [org.jboss.system.ServiceController] Problem creating service jboss.cache:service=EJB3EntityTreeCache
    org.jgroups.ChannelException: unable to setup the protocol stack
        at org.jgroups.JChannel.<init>(JChannel.java:262)
        at org.jgroups.JChannel.<init>(JChannel.java:235)
        at org.jboss.cache.TreeCache._createService(TreeCache.java:1475)
        at org.jboss.cache.TreeCache.createService(TreeCache.java:1389)
        at org.jboss.system.ServiceMBeanSupport.jbossInternalCreate(ServiceMBeanSupport.java:260)
            .. .. 
    Caused by: java.lang.Exception: couldn't create protocol stack
        at org.jgroups.stack.ProtocolStack.setup(ProtocolStack.java:179)
        at org.jgroups.JChannel.<init>(JChannel.java:259)
        ... 95 more
            .. ..

    ERROR [org.jboss.messaging.util.ExceptionUtil] org.jboss.messaging.core.jmx.MessagingPostOfficeService@7440d1b0 startService
    org.jgroups.ChannelException: unable to setup the protocol stack
        at org.jgroups.JChannel.<init>(JChannel.java:262)
        at org.jgroups.JChannel.<init>(JChannel.java:204)
        at org.jboss.messaging.core.impl.jchannelfactory.XMLChannelFactory.createControlChannel(XMLChannelFactory.java:80)
        at org.jboss.messaging.core.impl.postoffice.GroupMember.start(GroupMember.java:126)
        at org.jboss.messaging.core.impl.postoffice.MessagingPostOffice.start(MessagingPostOffice.java:373)
        at org.jboss.messaging.core.jmx.MessagingPostOfficeService.startService(MessagingPostOfficeService.java:462)
        at org.jboss.system.ServiceMBeanSupport.jbossInternalStart(ServiceMBeanSupport.java:289)
            .. .. 
    Caused by: java.lang.Exception: couldn't create protocol stack
        at org.jgroups.stack.ProtocolStack.setup(ProtocolStack.java:179)
        at org.jgroups.JChannel.<init>(JChannel.java:259)
        ... 122 more