2706235 - Deployment is hanging - ConfigurationException - The ConfigurationManager must be initialized before usage

Deployment of a specific application (e.g sap.com_ui~five) is hanging (in most of the cases by SUM upgrade process). The following logs and traces are relevant:

• deploy.log shows the specific application is being deployed and deployment never ends:
   
  #Info#/System/Server/Deployment#
  com.sap.ASJ.dpl_dc.001016#BC-JAS-DPL#tc~bl~deploy_controller#<...>#0#Deploy Coordinator Thread#Plain#com.sap.engine.services.monitor.mbeans.MonitorResourceBundle#
  The server is in inconsistent state. The locks were not cleared by the previous session but there are no post online items left for deployment. Clening up the DB locks#
   
• deploy.trc shows the following exceptions:
   
  [...]
  [EXCEPTION]
  com.sap.engine.services.dc.cm.deploy.DeploymentException: Unexpected interruption problem
  [...]
  Caused by: java.lang.InterruptedException
  [...]
     
  [...]
  The ConfigurationManager must be initialized before usage.
  [EXCEPTION]
  com.sap.engine.frame.core.configuration.ConfigurationException: The ConfigurationManager must be initialized before usage.
  [...]
    
  [...]
  Unexpected problem occured while processign the container started event
  [EXCEPTION]
  java.lang.NullPointerException: while trying to invoke the method com.sap.engine.frame.core.configuration.ConfigurationHandlerFactory.getConfigurationHandler() of a null object returned from com.sap.engine.frame.core.CoreContext.getConfigurationHandlerFactory()
  [...]
  
  [...]
  [EXCEPTION]
  com.sap.engine.services.dc.frame.ServiceStateProcessingException: <--Localization failed: ResourceBundle='com.sap.engine.services.dc.util.exception.resources.ResourceBundle', ID='ASJ.dpl_dc.0091 An error occurred while restarting the server.', Arguments: []--> : Can't find resource for bundle java.util.PropertyResourceBundle, key ASJ.dpl_dc.0091 An error occurred while restarting the server.
  [...]
  Caused by: com.sap.engine.services.dc.cm.server.spi.RestartServerService$RestartServerServiceException: [ERROR CODE DPL.DC.3154] An error occurred while restarting the AS Java Cluster.
  [...]
  Caused by: com.sap.engine.lib.config.api.exceptions.ClusterConfigurationException: Cannot set startup mode SAFE and action UPGRADE for performerID ID<XXXXXXX>.
  [...]
  Caused by: com.sap.engine.frame.core.configuration.ConfigurationLockedException: Can not lock Configuration "cluster_config" because it is already locked.
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  Caused by: com.sap.engine.frame.core.locking.LockException: Cannot lock [<...>...................<XXXXXXX>, !J2EE_CONFIGURATION_MANAGER, 22352127/@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@, X]; it is in use by another owner. The lock collision occurred with user <internal>.
  [...]
     
• defaultTrace shows the following exceptions:
    
  [...]
  [EXCEPTION]
  com.sap.esi.esp.lib.mm.config.exceptions.TechnicalException: Error starting application : sap.com/tc~esi~esp~wsil. For more details check default trace : <...>
  [...]
  Caused by: com.sap.engine.services.dc.api.APIException: [ERROR CODE DPL.DCAPI.1102] Cannot get the Life Cycle Manager.
  Reason: [ERROR CODE DPL.DC.3218] Deploy controller is not ready to serve yet. Probably a un/deploy operation after offline phase is in progress at the moment. DC state is Deploying
  [...]
  Caused by: com.sap.engine.services.dc.cm.DCNotAvailableException: [ERROR CODE DPL.DC.3218] Deploy controller is not ready to serve yet. Probably a un/deploy operation after offline phase is in progress at the moment. DC state is Deploying
  [...]
     
  [...]
  Global [update] operation of application [sap.com/ui~five] finished with non-critical warnings for [<XXXXXXX>] ms on server process [<XXXXXXX>]
  [...]

SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java 7.3/7.31/7.4/7.5

Safe mode, Startup mode, Normal mode, DCNotAvailableException, operation of application, ConfigurationException, ConfigurationManager must be initialized, InterruptedException, deplyoment hanging, hanging deployment, SUM , KBA , BC-JAS-DPL , Deployment , BC-UPG-TLS-TLJ , Upgrade tools for Java , Problem