2908072 - Bootstrap terminates with exit code 515 - Configuration [bin] not found in [cluster_config/system/instances/current_instance]

After implementing various software logistic activities (restore, upgrade, migration, system copy etc.), AS Java might fail to start and terminates at bootstrap phase.

The following log entries can be detected:

• dev_jstart:
    
  Node bootstrap failed: result 1, exit code 515.
    
• dev_bootstrap:
     
  F  [Thr 140655995582208] *** LOG => SfCJavaVm: exit hook is called. (rc = 515)
  F
  F  ********************************************************************************
  F  *** ERROR => Java node 'Instance_bootstrap' terminated with exit code 515.
  F  ***
  F  *** Please see section 'Java program exit codes'
  F  *** in SAP Note 1316652 for additional information and trouble shooting advice.
  F  ********************************************************************************
  F
  F  [Thr 140655995582208] *** LOG => exiting (exitcode 515, retcode 1).
    
• jvm_bootstrap and configtool.trc:
   
  [...]
  Starting to persist instance profile
     Error while persisting instance profile for component [Configuration Manager] of type [external]
  com.sap.engine.frame.core.configuration.NameNotFoundException: Configuration [ID<XXXXX>] not found in [cluster_config/system/instances]
  [...]
  Instance profile persisted for [25] ms
  Starting to collect synchronization info [DETECT]
        Local version information read for [36] ms
  Exception occurred for component [internal/unkown] of type [unkown]
  com.sap.engine.bootstrap.SynchronizationException: Configuration entry [native.descriptor] cannot be found in [bin/native]
  [...]
  ----------==[ Caused by: ]==----------
  com.sap.engine.frame.core.configuration.NameNotFoundException: Configuration [bin] not found in [cluster_config/system/instances/current_instance]
  [...]
  [Bootstrap]> Error during synchronization. More details: the previous log entries

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