org.quartz.JobPersistenceException: Couldn't retrieve job because the BLOB couldn't be deserialized: null [See nested exception: java.io.EOFException] in BPM Suite

Issue

• When I start a process in business-central, I get a pop-up "Unexpected error encountered : java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException". In DEBUG log, I see the following Exception.

13:44:24,007 DEBUG [org.guvnor.common.services.backend.exceptions.ExceptionUtilities] (http-/127.0.0.1:8080-5) Exception thrown: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException: java.lang.IllegalStateException: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
    at org.drools.persistence.jpa.KnowledgeStoreServiceImpl.buildCommandService(KnowledgeStoreServiceImpl.java:185) [drools-persistence-jpa-6.2.0.Final-redhat-4.jar:6.2.0.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.drools.persistence.jpa.KnowledgeStoreServiceImpl.newKieSession(KnowledgeStoreServiceImpl.java:70) [drools-persistence-jpa-6.2.0.Final-redhat-4.jar:6.2.0.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.drools.persistence.jpa.KnowledgeStoreServiceImpl.newKieSession(KnowledgeStoreServiceImpl.java:39) [drools-persistence-jpa-6.2.0.Final-redhat-4.jar:6.2.0.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.kie.internal.persistence.jpa.JPAKnowledgeService.newStatefulKnowledgeSession(JPAKnowledgeService.java:121) [kie-internal-6.2.0.Final-redhat-4.jar:6.2.0.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.jbpm.runtime.manager.impl.factory.JPASessionFactory.newKieSession(JPASessionFactory.java:42) [jbpm-runtime-manager-6.2.0.Final-redhat-4.jar:6.2.0.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.jbpm.runtime.manager.impl.PerRequestRuntimeManager$PerRequestInitializer.initKieSession(PerRequestRuntimeManager.java:167) [jbpm-runtime-manager-6.2.0.Final-redhat-4.jar:6.2.0.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.jbpm.runtime.manager.impl.RuntimeEngineImpl.getKieSession(RuntimeEngineImpl.java:70) [jbpm-runtime-manager-6.2.0.Final-redhat-4.jar:6.2.0.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.jbpm.kie.services.impl.ProcessServiceImpl.startProcess(ProcessServiceImpl.java:91) [jbpm-kie-services-6.2.0.Final-redhat-4.jar:6.2.0.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.jbpm.services.cdi.impl.ProcessServiceCDIImpl$Proxy$_$$_WeldClientProxy.startProcess(ProcessServiceCDIImpl$Proxy$_$$_WeldClientProxy.java) [jbpm-services-cdi-6.2.0.Final-redhat-4.jar:6.2.0.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.jbpm.console.ng.bd.backend.server.KieSessionEntryPointImpl.startProcess(KieSessionEntryPointImpl.java:50) [jbpm-console-ng-business-domain-backend-6.2.0.Final-redhat-4.jar:6.2.0.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.jbpm.console.ng.bd.backend.server.KieSessionEntryPointImpl$Proxy$_$$_WeldClientProxy.startProcess(KieSessionEntryPointImpl$Proxy$_$$_WeldClientProxy.java) [jbpm-console-ng-business-domain-backend-6.2.0.Final-redhat-4.jar:6.2.0.Final-redhat-4]
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) [rt.jar:1.8.0_66]
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) [rt.jar:1.8.0_66]
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) [rt.jar:1.8.0_66]
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:497) [rt.jar:1.8.0_66]
    at org.jboss.errai.bus.server.io.AbstractRPCMethodCallback.invokeMethodFromMessage(AbstractRPCMethodCallback.java:48) [errai-bus-3.0.4.Final-redhat-4.jar:3.0.4.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.jboss.errai.bus.server.io.ValueReplyRPCEndpointCallback.callback(ValueReplyRPCEndpointCallback.java:22) [errai-bus-3.0.4.Final-redhat-4.jar:3.0.4.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.jboss.errai.bus.server.io.RemoteServiceCallback.callback(RemoteServiceCallback.java:54) [errai-bus-3.0.4.Final-redhat-4.jar:3.0.4.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.jboss.errai.cdi.server.CDIExtensionPoints$2.callback(CDIExtensionPoints.java:396) [errai-weld-integration-3.0.4.Final-redhat-4.jar:3.0.4.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.jboss.errai.bus.server.DeliveryPlan.deliver(DeliveryPlan.java:47) [errai-bus-3.0.4.Final-redhat-4.jar:3.0.4.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.jboss.errai.bus.server.ServerMessageBusImpl.sendGlobal(ServerMessageBusImpl.java:293) [errai-bus-3.0.4.Final-redhat-4.jar:3.0.4.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.jboss.errai.bus.server.SimpleDispatcher.dispatchGlobal(SimpleDispatcher.java:46) [errai-bus-3.0.4.Final-redhat-4.jar:3.0.4.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.jboss.errai.bus.server.service.ErraiServiceImpl.store(ErraiServiceImpl.java:97) [errai-bus-3.0.4.Final-redhat-4.jar:3.0.4.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.jboss.errai.bus.server.service.ErraiServiceImpl.store(ErraiServiceImpl.java:114) [errai-bus-3.0.4.Final-redhat-4.jar:3.0.4.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.jboss.errai.bus.server.servlet.DefaultBlockingServlet.doPost(DefaultBlockingServlet.java:142) [errai-bus-3.0.4.Final-redhat-4.jar:3.0.4.Final-redhat-4]
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:754) [jboss-servlet-api_3.0_spec-1.0.2.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.0.2.Final-redhat-2]
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:847) [jboss-servlet-api_3.0_spec-1.0.2.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.0.2.Final-redhat-2]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:295) [jbossweb-7.5.7.Final-redhat-1.jar:7.5.7.Final-redhat-1]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:214) [jbossweb-7.5.7.Final-redhat-1.jar:7.5.7.Final-redhat-1]
    at org.uberfire.ext.security.server.SecureHeadersFilter.doFilter(SecureHeadersFilter.java:53) [uberfire-servlet-security-0.5.3.Final-redhat-1.jar:0.5.3.Final-redhat-1]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:246) [jbossweb-7.5.7.Final-redhat-1.jar:7.5.7.Final-redhat-1]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:214) [jbossweb-7.5.7.Final-redhat-1.jar:7.5.7.Final-redhat-1]
    at org.uberfire.ext.security.server.SecurityIntegrationFilter.doFilter(SecurityIntegrationFilter.java:64) [uberfire-servlet-security-0.5.3.Final-redhat-1.jar:0.5.3.Final-redhat-1]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:246) [jbossweb-7.5.7.Final-redhat-1.jar:7.5.7.Final-redhat-1]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:214) [jbossweb-7.5.7.Final-redhat-1.jar:7.5.7.Final-redhat-1]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:231) [jbossweb-7.5.7.Final-redhat-1.jar:7.5.7.Final-redhat-1]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:149) [jbossweb-7.5.7.Final-redhat-1.jar:7.5.7.Final-redhat-1]
    at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:512) [jbossweb-7.5.7.Final-redhat-1.jar:7.5.7.Final-redhat-1]
    at org.jboss.as.jpa.interceptor.WebNonTxEmCloserValve.invoke(WebNonTxEmCloserValve.java:50) [jboss-as-jpa-7.5.0.Final-redhat-21.jar:7.5.0.Final-redhat-21]
    at org.jboss.as.jpa.interceptor.WebNonTxEmCloserValve.invoke(WebNonTxEmCloserValve.java:50) [jboss-as-jpa-7.5.0.Final-redhat-21.jar:7.5.0.Final-redhat-21]
    at org.jboss.as.web.security.SecurityContextAssociationValve.invoke(SecurityContextAssociationValve.java:169) [jboss-as-web-7.5.0.Final-redhat-21.jar:7.5.0.Final-redhat-21]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:150) [jbossweb-7.5.7.Final-redhat-1.jar:7.5.7.Final-redhat-1]
    at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:97) [jbossweb-7.5.7.Final-redhat-1.jar:7.5.7.Final-redhat-1]
    at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.SingleSignOn.invoke(SingleSignOn.java:419) [jbossweb-7.5.7.Final-redhat-1.jar:7.5.7.Final-redhat-1]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:102) [jbossweb-7.5.7.Final-redhat-1.jar:7.5.7.Final-redhat-1]
    at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:344) [jbossweb-7.5.7.Final-redhat-1.jar:7.5.7.Final-redhat-1]
    at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:854) [jbossweb-7.5.7.Final-redhat-1.jar:7.5.7.Final-redhat-1]
    at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:653) [jbossweb-7.5.7.Final-redhat-1.jar:7.5.7.Final-redhat-1]
    at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:926) [jbossweb-7.5.7.Final-redhat-1.jar:7.5.7.Final-redhat-1]
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745) [rt.jar:1.8.0_66]
Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
    at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method) [rt.jar:1.8.0_66]
    at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:62) [rt.jar:1.8.0_66]
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:45) [rt.jar:1.8.0_66]
    at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:422) [rt.jar:1.8.0_66]
    at org.drools.persistence.jpa.KnowledgeStoreServiceImpl.buildCommandService(KnowledgeStoreServiceImpl.java:171) [drools-persistence-jpa-6.2.0.Final-redhat-4.jar:6.2.0.Final-redhat-4]
    ... 49 more
Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Unexpected exception executing action org.jbpm.process.instance.ProcessRuntimeImpl$RegisterStartTimerAction@91623
    at org.drools.core.impl.StatefulKnowledgeSessionImpl.executeQueuedActions(StatefulKnowledgeSessionImpl.java:1567) [drools-core-6.2.0.Final-redhat-4.jar:6.2.0.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.jbpm.process.instance.ProcessRuntimeImpl.initStartTimers(ProcessRuntimeImpl.java:99) [jbpm-flow-6.2.0.Final-redhat-4.jar:6.2.0.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.jbpm.process.instance.ProcessRuntimeImpl.<init>(ProcessRuntimeImpl.java:117) [jbpm-flow-6.2.0.Final-redhat-4.jar:6.2.0.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.jbpm.process.instance.ProcessRuntimeFactoryServiceImpl.newProcessRuntime(ProcessRuntimeFactoryServiceImpl.java:10) [jbpm-flow-6.2.0.Final-redhat-4.jar:6.2.0.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.jbpm.process.instance.ProcessRuntimeFactoryServiceImpl.newProcessRuntime(ProcessRuntimeFactoryServiceImpl.java:7) [jbpm-flow-6.2.0.Final-redhat-4.jar:6.2.0.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.drools.core.runtime.process.ProcessRuntimeFactory.newProcessRuntime(ProcessRuntimeFactory.java:16) [drools-core-6.2.0.Final-redhat-4.jar:6.2.0.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.drools.core.impl.StatefulKnowledgeSessionImpl.createProcessRuntime(StatefulKnowledgeSessionImpl.java:757) [drools-core-6.2.0.Final-redhat-4.jar:6.2.0.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.drools.core.impl.StatefulKnowledgeSessionImpl.<init>(StatefulKnowledgeSessionImpl.java:393) [drools-core-6.2.0.Final-redhat-4.jar:6.2.0.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.drools.core.impl.StatefulKnowledgeSessionImpl.<init>(StatefulKnowledgeSessionImpl.java:286) [drools-core-6.2.0.Final-redhat-4.jar:6.2.0.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.drools.core.common.PhreakWorkingMemoryFactory.createWorkingMemory(PhreakWorkingMemoryFactory.java:21) [drools-core-6.2.0.Final-redhat-4.jar:6.2.0.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.drools.core.impl.KnowledgeBaseImpl.newStatefulSession(KnowledgeBaseImpl.java:1333) [drools-core-6.2.0.Final-redhat-4.jar:6.2.0.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.drools.core.impl.KnowledgeBaseImpl.newStatefulSession(KnowledgeBaseImpl.java:1318) [drools-core-6.2.0.Final-redhat-4.jar:6.2.0.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.drools.core.impl.KnowledgeBaseImpl.newStatefulKnowledgeSession(KnowledgeBaseImpl.java:298) [drools-core-6.2.0.Final-redhat-4.jar:6.2.0.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.drools.core.impl.KnowledgeBaseImpl.newKieSession(KnowledgeBaseImpl.java:384) [drools-core-6.2.0.Final-redhat-4.jar:6.2.0.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.drools.persistence.SingleSessionCommandService.initNewKnowledgeSession(SingleSessionCommandService.java:127) [drools-persistence-jpa-6.2.0.Final-redhat-4.jar:6.2.0.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.drools.persistence.SingleSessionCommandService.<init>(SingleSessionCommandService.java:94) [drools-persistence-jpa-6.2.0.Final-redhat-4.jar:6.2.0.Final-redhat-4]
    ... 54 more
Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: org.quartz.JobPersistenceException: Couldn't retrieve job because the BLOB couldn't be deserialized: null [See nested exception: java.io.EOFException]
    at org.jbpm.process.core.timer.impl.QuartzSchedulerService.internalSchedule(QuartzSchedulerService.java:190) [jbpm-flow-6.2.0.Final-redhat-4.jar:6.2.0.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.jbpm.process.core.timer.impl.DelegateSchedulerServiceInterceptor.internalSchedule(DelegateSchedulerServiceInterceptor.java:38) [jbpm-flow-6.2.0.Final-redhat-4.jar:6.2.0.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.jbpm.process.core.timer.impl.QuartzSchedulerService.scheduleJob(QuartzSchedulerService.java:119) [jbpm-flow-6.2.0.Final-redhat-4.jar:6.2.0.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.jbpm.process.core.timer.impl.GlobalTimerService.scheduleJob(GlobalTimerService.java:93) [jbpm-flow-6.2.0.Final-redhat-4.jar:6.2.0.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.jbpm.process.core.timer.impl.RegisteredTimerServiceDelegate.scheduleJob(RegisteredTimerServiceDelegate.java:65) [jbpm-flow-6.2.0.Final-redhat-4.jar:6.2.0.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.jbpm.process.instance.timer.TimerManager.registerTimer(TimerManager.java:133) [jbpm-flow-6.2.0.Final-redhat-4.jar:6.2.0.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.jbpm.process.instance.ProcessRuntimeImpl$RegisterStartTimerAction.initTimer(ProcessRuntimeImpl.java:582) [jbpm-flow-6.2.0.Final-redhat-4.jar:6.2.0.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.jbpm.process.instance.ProcessRuntimeImpl$RegisterStartTimerAction.execute(ProcessRuntimeImpl.java:549) [jbpm-flow-6.2.0.Final-redhat-4.jar:6.2.0.Final-redhat-4]
    at org.drools.core.impl.StatefulKnowledgeSessionImpl.executeQueuedActions(StatefulKnowledgeSessionImpl.java:1565) [drools-core-6.2.0.Final-redhat-4.jar:6.2.0.Final-redhat-4]
    ... 69 more
Caused by: org.quartz.JobPersistenceException: Couldn't retrieve job because the BLOB couldn't be deserialized: null [See nested exception: java.io.EOFException]
    at org.quartz.impl.jdbcjobstore.JobStoreSupport.retrieveJob(JobStoreSupport.java:1401) [quartz-1.8.5.jar:]
    at org.quartz.impl.jdbcjobstore.JobStoreSupport$7.execute(JobStoreSupport.java:1376) [quartz-1.8.5.jar:]
    at org.quartz.impl.jdbcjobstore.JobStoreCMT.executeInLock(JobStoreCMT.java:242) [quartz-1.8.5.jar:]
    at org.quartz.impl.jdbcjobstore.JobStoreSupport.executeWithoutLock(JobStoreSupport.java:3673) [quartz-1.8.5.jar:]
    at org.quartz.impl.jdbcjobstore.JobStoreSupport.retrieveJob(JobStoreSupport.java:1373) [quartz-1.8.5.jar:]
    at org.quartz.core.QuartzScheduler.getJobDetail(QuartzScheduler.java:1412) [quartz-1.8.5.jar:]
    at org.quartz.impl.StdScheduler.getJobDetail(StdScheduler.java:539) [quartz-1.8.5.jar:]
    at org.jbpm.process.core.timer.impl.QuartzSchedulerService.internalSchedule(QuartzSchedulerService.java:167) [jbpm-flow-6.2.0.Final-redhat-4.jar:6.2.0.Final-redhat-4]
    ... 77 more
Caused by: java.io.EOFException
    at java.io.ObjectInputStream$PeekInputStream.readFully(ObjectInputStream.java:2335) [rt.jar:1.8.0_66]
    at java.io.ObjectInputStream$BlockDataInputStream.readShort(ObjectInputStream.java:2804) [rt.jar:1.8.0_66]
    at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readStreamHeader(ObjectInputStream.java:802) [rt.jar:1.8.0_66]
    at java.io.ObjectInputStream.<init>(ObjectInputStream.java:299) [rt.jar:1.8.0_66]
    at org.quartz.impl.jdbcjobstore.oracle.OracleDelegate.getObjectFromBlob(OracleDelegate.java:156) [quartz-oracle-1.8.5.jar:]
    at org.quartz.impl.jdbcjobstore.StdJDBCDelegate.selectJobDetail(StdJDBCDelegate.java:904) [quartz-1.8.5.jar:]
    at org.quartz.impl.jdbcjobstore.JobStoreSupport.retrieveJob(JobStoreSupport.java:1384) [quartz-1.8.5.jar:]
    ... 84 more