Unable to complete a build. We end up with Java crashes.

at hudson.FilePath.act(FilePath.java:838)
at hudson.FilePath.act(FilePath.java:824)
at hudson.FilePath.delete(FilePath.java:1129)
at hudson.tasks.CommandInterpreter.perform(CommandInterpreter.java:92)
at hudson.tasks.CommandInterpreter.perform(CommandInterpreter.java:58)
at hudson.tasks.BuildStepMonitor$1.perform(BuildStepMonitor.java:19)
at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractBuildExecution.perform(AbstractBuild.java:717)
at hudson.model.Build$BuildExecution.build(Build.java:199)
at hudson.model.Build$BuildExecution.doRun(Build.java:160)
at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractBuildExecution.run(AbstractBuild.java:499)
at hudson.model.Run.execute(Run.java:1488)
at hudson.model.FreeStyleBuild.run(FreeStyleBuild.java:46)
at hudson.model.ResourceController.execute(ResourceController.java:88)
at hudson.model.Executor.run(Executor.java:236)
Caused by: hudson.remoting.ChannelClosedException: channel is already closed
at hudson.remoting.Channel.send(Channel.java:492)
at hudson.remoting.Request.call(Request.java:129)
at hudson.remoting.Channel.call(Channel.java:663)
at hudson.FilePath.act(FilePath.java:831)
... 13 more
Caused by: java.io.IOException: Unexpected termination of the channel
at hudson.remoting.SynchronousCommandTransport$ReaderThread.run(SynchronousCommandTransport.java:50)
Caused by: java.io.EOFException
at java.io.ObjectInputStream$BlockDataInputStream.peekByte(ObjectInputStream.java:2570)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject0(ObjectInputStream.java:1314)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject(ObjectInputStream.java:368)
at hudson.remoting.Command.readFrom(Command.java:90)
at hudson.remoting.ClassicCommandTransport.read(ClassicCommandTransport.java:59)
at hudson.remoting.SynchronousCommandTransport$ReaderThread.run(SynchronousCommandTransport.java:48)
FATAL: hudson.remoting.RequestAbortedException: java.io.IOException: Unexpected termination of the channel
hudson.remoting.RequestAbortedException: hudson.remoting.RequestAbortedException: java.io.IOException: Unexpected termination of the channel
at hudson.remoting.Request.call(Request.java:174)
at hudson.remoting.Channel.call(Channel.java:663)
at hudson.remoting.RemoteInvocationHandler.invoke(RemoteInvocationHandler.java:158)
at $Proxy37.join(Unknown Source)
at hudson.Launcher$RemoteLauncher$ProcImpl.join(Launcher.java:861)
at hudson.Launcher$ProcStarter.join(Launcher.java:345)
at hudson.tasks.CommandInterpreter.perform(CommandInterpreter.java:82)
at hudson.tasks.CommandInterpreter.perform(CommandInterpreter.java:58)
at hudson.tasks.BuildStepMonitor$1.perform(BuildStepMonitor.java:19)
at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractBuildExecution.perform(AbstractBuild.java:717)
at hudson.model.Build$BuildExecution.build(Build.java:199)
at hudson.model.Build$BuildExecution.doRun(Build.java:160)
at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractBuildExecution.run(AbstractBuild.java:499)
at hudson.model.Run.execute(Run.java:1488)
at hudson.model.FreeStyleBuild.run(FreeStyleBuild.java:46)
at hudson.model.ResourceController.execute(ResourceController.java:88)
at hudson.model.Executor.run(Executor.java:236)
Caused by: hudson.remoting.RequestAbortedException: java.io.IOException: Unexpected termination of the channel
at hudson.remoting.Request.abort(Request.java:299)
at hudson.remoting.Channel.terminate(Channel.java:719)
at hudson.remoting.SynchronousCommandTransport$ReaderThread.run(SynchronousCommandTransport.java:69)
Caused by: java.io.IOException: Unexpected termination of the channel
at hudson.remoting.SynchronousCommandTransport$ReaderThread.run(SynchronousCommandTransport.java:50)
Caused by: java.io.EOFException
at java.io.ObjectInputStream$BlockDataInputStream.peekByte(ObjectInputStream.java:2570)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject0(ObjectInputStream.java:1314)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject(ObjectInputStream.java:368)
at hudson.remoting.Command.readFrom(Command.java:90)
at hudson.remoting.ClassicCommandTransport.read(ClassicCommandTransport.java:59)
at hudson.remoting.SynchronousCommandTransport$ReaderThread.run(SynchronousCommandTransport.java:48)

We have also seen other crashes on this configuration...

Design Caused by: hudson.remoting.Channel$OrderlyShutdown: java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException: Ping started on 1341254668579 hasn't completed at 1341254908585
at hudson.remoting.Channel$CloseCommand.execute(Channel.java:818)
at hudson.remoting.Channel$1.handle(Channel.java:416)
at hudson.remoting.SynchronousCommandTransport$ReaderThread.run(SynchronousCommandTransport.java:60)
Caused by: Command close created at
at hudson.remoting.Command.<init>(Command.java:54)
at hudson.remoting.Channel$CloseCommand.<init>(Channel.java:812)
at hudson.remoting.Channel$CloseCommand.<init>(Channel.java:810)
at hudson.remoting.Channel.close(Channel.java:877)
at hudson.slaves.ChannelPinger$1.onDead(ChannelPinger.java:110)
at hudson.remoting.PingThread.ping(PingThread.java:114)
at hudson.remoting.PingThread.run(PingThread.java:81)
Caused by: java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException: Ping started on 1341254668579 hasn't completed at 1341254908585
... 2 more
Caused by: java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException
at hudson.remoting.Request$1.get(Request.java:249)
at hudson.remoting.Request$1.get(Request.java:184)
at hudson.remoting.FutureAdapter.get(FutureAdapter.java:59)
at hudson.remoting.PingThread.ping(PingThread.java:107)
... 1 more
FATAL: hudson.remoting.RequestAbortedException: hudson.remoting.Channel$OrderlyShutdown: java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException: Ping started on 1341254668579 hasn't completed at 1341254908585
hudson.remoting.RequestAbortedException: hudson.remoting.RequestAbortedException: hudson.remoting.Channel$OrderlyShutdown: java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException: Ping started on 1341254668579 hasn't completed at 1341254908585
at hudson.remoting.Request.call(Request.java:149)
at hudson.remoting.Channel.call(Channel.java:646)
at hudson.remoting.RemoteInvocationHandler.invoke(RemoteInvocationHandler.java:158)
at $Proxy33.join(Unknown Source)
at hudson.Launcher$RemoteLauncher$ProcImpl.join(Launcher.java:861)
at hudson.Launcher$ProcStarter.join(Launcher.java:345)
at hudson.tasks.CommandInterpreter.perform(CommandInterpreter.java:82)
at hudson.tasks.CommandInterpreter.perform(CommandInterpreter.java:58)
at hudson.tasks.BuildStepMonitor$1.perform(BuildStepMonitor.java:19)
at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractRunner.perform(AbstractBuild.java:705)
at hudson.model.Build$RunnerImpl.build(Build.java:178)
at hudson.model.Build$RunnerImpl.doRun(Build.java:139)
at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractRunner.run(AbstractBuild.java:475)
at hudson.model.Run.run(Run.java:1434)
at hudson.model.FreeStyleBuild.run(FreeStyleBuild.java:46)
at hudson.model.ResourceController.execute(ResourceController.java:88)
at hudson.model.Executor.run(Executor.java:239)
Caused by: hudson.remoting.RequestAbortedException: hudson.remoting.Channel$OrderlyShutdown: java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException: Ping started on 1341254668579 hasn't completed at 1341254908585
at hudson.remoting.Request.abort(Request.java:273)
at hudson.remoting.Channel.terminate(Channel.java:702)
at hudson.remoting.Channel$CloseCommand.execute(Channel.java:818)
at hudson.remoting.Channel$1.handle(Channel.java:416)
at hudson.remoting.SynchronousCommandTransport$ReaderThread.run(SynchronousCommandTransport.java:60)
Caused by: hudson.remoting.Channel$OrderlyShutdown: java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException: Ping started on 1341254668579 hasn't completed at 1341254908585
... 3 more
Caused by: Command close created at
at hudson.remoting.Command.<init>(Command.java:54)
at hudson.remoting.Channel$CloseCommand.<init>(Channel.java:812)
at hudson.remoting.Channel$CloseCommand.<init>(Channel.java:810)
at hudson.remoting.Channel.close(Channel.java:877)
at hudson.slaves.ChannelPinger$1.onDead(ChannelPinger.java:110)
at hudson.remoting.PingThread.ping(PingThread.java:114)
at hudson.remoting.PingThread.run(PingThread.java:81)
Caused by: java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException: Ping started on 1341254668579 hasn't completed at 1341254908585
... 2 more
Caused by: java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException
at hudson.remoting.Request$1.get(Request.java:249)
at hudson.remoting.Request$1.get(Request.java:184)
at hudson.remoting.FutureAdapter.get(FutureAdapter.java:59)
at hudson.remoting.PingThread.ping(PingThread.java:107)
... 1 more

is this a setup issue or a genuine crash? If you need any more info please ask!

Thanks

Christian