2350406 - Deploy KMC components:java.lang.NullPointerException

During an upgrade/update , Software update manager (SUM) ends up with following error during "Deploy KMC components" step .

You can refer to following logs for more details:

DEPLOY-KMC-COMPNENTS_10.LOG
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[Info ]: AS Java process ID 362 has been started.
[Info ]: Command line: J:\usr\sap\<SID>\DVEBMGS<nr>\exe\sapjvm_5\bin\java.exe -Xmx900M -Djava.ext.dir=j:\usr\sap\<SID>\DVEBMGS<nr>\SDM/program/lib;J:/usr/sap/<SID>/DVEBMGS<nr>/exe/sapjvm_5/jre/lib/ext -cp . -jar j:\usr\sap\<SID>\DVEBMGS<nr>\SDM\program\bin\SDM.jar shutdown Sdmguiport=50018 sdmHome=j:\usr\sap\<SID>\DVEBMGS<nr>\SDM/program logfile=D:\SUM\sdt\log\SUM\KMC_ONLINE_MIGRATION_DEPLOYComponentHandlingService_10.LOG

[Info ]: Standard out: D:\SUM\sdt\log\SUM\KMC_ONLINE_MIGRATION_DEPLOYCOMPONENTHANDLINGSERVICE_10.OUT
[Error ]: The following problem has occurred during step execution: java.lang.NullPointerException: while trying to invoke the method java.lang.Process.destroy() of a null object returned from com.sap.sdt.tools.proc.OsProcess.getProcessObject().

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[Info ]: Command line: J:\usr\sap\<SID>\DVEBMGS<nr>\exe\sapjvm_5\bin\java.exe -Xmx900M -Djava.ext.dir=j:\usr\sap\<SID>\DVEBMGS<nr>\SDM/program/lib;J:/usr/sap/<SID>/DVEBMGS<nr>/exe/sapjvm_5/jre/lib/ext -cp . -jar j:\usr\sap\<SID>\DVEBMGS<nr>\SDM\program\bin\SDM.jar shutdown Sdmguiport=50018 sdmHome=j:\usr\sap\<SID>\DVEBMGS<nr>\SDM/program logfile=D:\SUM\sdt\log\SUM\KMC_ONLINE_MIGRATION_DEPLOYComponentHandlingService_10.LOG
[Info ]: Standard out: D:\SUM\sdt\log\SUM\KMC_ONLINE_MIGRATION_DEPLOYCOMPONENTHANDLINGSERVICE_10.OUT[Error ]: The following problem has occurred during step execution: java.lang.NullPointerException: while trying to invoke the method java.lang.Process.destroy() of a null object returned from com.sap.sdt.tools.proc.OsProcess.getProcessObject().
[Error ]: The following problem has occurred during step execution: java.lang.NullPointerException: while trying to invoke the method java.lang.Process.destroy() of a null object returned from com.sap.sdt.tools.proc.OsProcess.getProcessObject().
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[Error]: com.sap.sdt.tools.proc.JavaOsProcessController [Thread[Thread-12,5,main]]: [362] exec failed (class java.io.IOException)
[Error]: com.sap.sdt.tools.proc.JavaOsProcessController [Thread[Thread-12,5,main]]: java.io.IOException: Could not start 'J:\usr\sap\<SID>\DVEBMGS<nr>\exe\sapjvm_5\bin\java.exe -Xmx900M -Djava.ext.dir=j:\usr\sap\<SID>\DVEBMGS<nr>\SDM/program/lib;J:/usr/sap/<SID>/DVEBMGS<nr>/exe/sapjvm_5/jre/lib/ext -cp . -jar j:\usr\sap\<SID>\DVEBMGS<nr>\SDM\program\bin\SDM.jar shutdown Sdmguiport=50018 sdmHome=j:\usr\sap\<SID>\DVEBMGS<nr>\SDM/program logfile=D:\SUM\sdt\log\SUM\KMC_ONLINE_MIGRATION_DEPLOYComponentHandlingService_10.LOG' in path 'D:\SUM\sdt\tmp'. Details: CreateProcess error=2, The system cannot find the file specified

[Error]: com.sap.sdt.tools.proc.JavaOsProcessController [Thread[Thread-12,5,main]]: java.io.IOException: Could not start 'J:\usr\sap\<SID>\DVEBMGS<nr>\exe\sapjvm_5\bin\java.exe -Xmx900M -Djava.ext.dir=j:\usr\sap\<SID>\DVEBMGS<nr>\SDM/program/lib;J:/usr/sap/<SID>/DVEBMGS<nr>/exe/sapjvm_5/jre/lib/ext -cp . -jar j:\usr\sap\<SID>\DVEBMGS<nr>\SDM\program\bin\SDM.jar shutdown Sdmguiport=50018 sdmHome=j:\usr\sap\<SID>\DVEBMGS<nr>\SDM/program logfile=D:\SUM\sdt\log\SUM\KMC_ONLINE_MIGRATION_DEPLOYComponentHandlingService_10.LOG' in path 'D:\SUM\sdt\tmp'. Details: CreateProcess error=2, The system cannot find the file specified

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DEPLOY-KMC-COMPNENTS, com.sap.sdt.tools.proc.OsProcess.getProcessObject, java.lang.NullPointerException,  java.lang.Process.destroy, jstartup/vm/home, SAPJVM_VERSION, DIR_CT_SAPJVM, SUM, sapjvm_5 , KBA , BC-UPG-TLS-TLJ , Upgrade tools for Java , Problem