MODCLUSTER000034 “java.net.SocketException: No such device” error on node startup with mod_cluster and JBoss EAP

Issue

• An error similar to the following is generated on startup of server with mod_cluster configuration:

  ERROR [org.jboss.modcluster] (ServerService Thread Pool -- 82) MODCLUSTER000034: Failed to start advertise listener: java.net.SocketException: No such device
          at java.net.PlainDatagramSocketImpl.join(Native Method)
          at java.net.AbstractPlainDatagramSocketImpl.join(AbstractPlainDatagramSocketImpl.java:178)
          at java.net.MulticastSocket.joinGroup(MulticastSocket.java:323)
          at org.jboss.modcluster.advertise.impl.AdvertiseListenerImpl.init(AdvertiseListenerImpl.java:153)
          at org.jboss.modcluster.advertise.impl.AdvertiseListenerImpl.start(AdvertiseListenerImpl.java:161)
          at org.jboss.modcluster.ModClusterService.init(ModClusterService.java:165)
          at org.wildfly.mod_cluster.undertow.UndertowEventHandlerAdapterService.start(UndertowEventHandlerAdapterService.java:85)
          at org.wildfly.clustering.service.AsyncServiceConfigurator$AsyncService.lambda$start$0(AsyncServiceConfigurator.java:117)
          at org.jboss.threads.ContextClassLoaderSavingRunnable.run(ContextClassLoaderSavingRunnable.java:35)
          at org.jboss.threads.EnhancedQueueExecutor.safeRun(EnhancedQueueExecutor.java:1982)
          at org.jboss.threads.EnhancedQueueExecutor$ThreadBody.doRunTask(EnhancedQueueExecutor.java:1486)
          at org.jboss.threads.EnhancedQueueExecutor$ThreadBody.run(EnhancedQueueExecutor.java:1377)
          at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
          at org.jboss.threads.JBossThread.run(JBossThread.java:485)
  

• Getting MODCLUSTER000034: Failed to start advertise listener during JBoss EAP start up.

08:29:05,939 ERROR [org.jboss.modcluster] (ServerService Thread Pool -- 78) MODCLUSTER000034: Failed to start advertise listener: java.net.SocketException: bad argument for IP_MULTICAST_IF: address not bound to any interface
    at java.base/java.net.TwoStacksPlainDatagramSocketImpl.socketNativeSetOption(Native Method)
    at java.base/java.net.TwoStacksPlainDatagramSocketImpl.socketSetOption(TwoStacksPlainDatagramSocketImpl.java:161)
    at java.base/java.net.AbstractPlainDatagramSocketImpl.setOption(AbstractPlainDatagramSocketImpl.java:352)
    at java.base/java.net.MulticastSocket.setInterface(MulticastSocket.java:477)
    at org.jboss.mod_cluster.core@1.4.4.Final-redhat-00001//org.jboss.modcluster.advertise.impl.AdvertiseListenerImpl.init(AdvertiseListenerImpl.java:151)
    at org.jboss.mod_cluster.core@1.4.4.Final-redhat-00001//org.jboss.modcluster.advertise.impl.AdvertiseListenerImpl.start(AdvertiseListenerImpl.java:161)
    at org.jboss.mod_cluster.core@1.4.4.Final-redhat-00001//org.jboss.modcluster.ModClusterService.init(ModClusterService.java:166)
    at org.wildfly.mod_cluster.undertow@7.4.6.GA-redhat-00002//org.wildfly.mod_cluster.undertow.UndertowEventHandlerAdapterService.start(UndertowEventHandlerAdapterService.java:83)
    at org.wildfly.clustering.service@7.4.6.GA-redhat-00002//org.wildfly.clustering.service.AsyncServiceConfigurator$AsyncService.lambda$start$0(AsyncServiceConfigurator.java:117)
    at org.jboss.threads@2.4.0.Final-redhat-00001//org.jboss.threads.ContextClassLoaderSavingRunnable.run(ContextClassLoaderSavingRunnable.java:35)
    at org.jboss.threads@2.4.0.Final-redhat-00001//org.jboss.threads.EnhancedQueueExecutor.safeRun(EnhancedQueueExecutor.java:1990)
    at org.jboss.threads@2.4.0.Final-redhat-00001//org.jboss.threads.EnhancedQueueExecutor$ThreadBody.doRunTask(EnhancedQueueExecutor.java:1486)
    at org.jboss.threads@2.4.0.Final-redhat-00001//org.jboss.threads.EnhancedQueueExecutor$ThreadBody.run(EnhancedQueueExecutor.java:1377)
    at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:834)
    at org.jboss.threads@2.4.0.Final-redhat-00001//org.jboss.threads.JBossThread.run(JBossThread.java:513)

• How can I use mod_cluster advertisements when there is no default network route/gateway?
• Issue while configuring mod_cluster with JBoss server.