I am running TSM 5.5.2.1 on AIX 5.3 TL8

When I  register a new node, or create a client schedule using the ISC logged 
in as iscadmin, I get the following error from the ISC.
Create Client Node

  Exception Type PortletException
Message com.tivoli.dsm.snapin.DsmLaunchedPortlet:base.handlePSTrigger
Exception java.lang.NullPointerException
        at 
com.tivoli.dsm.adminapi.api.DsmAdminAPI.SearchOpGroup(DsmAdminAPI.java:1855)
        at 
com.tivoli.dsm.adminapi.api.DsmAdminAPI.queryOperation(DsmAdminAPI.java:778)
        at 
com.tivoli.dsm.snapin.ps.DsmGenericValidator.GetExecuteOpBean(DsmGenericValidator.java:1630)
        at 
com.tivoli.dsm.snapin.ps.DsmGenericValidator.ParseNameToken(DsmGenericValidator.java:1135)
        at 
com.tivoli.dsm.snapin.ps.DsmGenericValidator.validate(DsmGenericValidator.java:545)
        at com.ibm.psw.wcl.core.form.WForm.performFormValidation(Unknown Source)
        at com.ibm.psw.wcl.core.form.WForm.handleValidate(Unknown Source)
        at com.ibm.psw.wcl.components.wizard.WWizardStep.validate(Unknown 
Source)
        at 
com.ibm.psw.wcl.components.wizard.WWizard$EWizardLayout.commandPerformed(Unknown
 Source)
        at com.ibm.psw.wcl.core.CommandHandler.handleCommand(Unknown Source)
        at 
com.ibm.psw.wcl.core.form.AWInputComponent$EInputComponentCommandListener.commandPerformed(Unknown
 Source)
        at com.ibm.psw.wcl.core.form.WForm.callInputCommandListeners(Unknown 
Source)
        at com.ibm.psw.wcl.core.form.WForm.handleCommand(Unknown Source)
        at com.ibm.psw.wcl.core.form.WForm$EFormCallback.handleTrigger(Unknown 
Source)
        at com.ibm.psw.wcl.core.trigger.Trigger.process(Unknown Source)
        at com.ibm.psw.wcl.core.trigger.TriggerManager.processTrigger(Unknown 
Source)
        at 
com.ibm.psw.wcl.portlet.legacy.WclPortletTriggerManager.handleRequest(Unknown 
Source)
        at 
com.ibm.psw.wcl.portlet.legacy.WclPortletFacade.handleRequest(Unknown Source)
        at 
com.ibm.psw.wcl.portlet.legacy.WclPortletFacade.handleRequest(Unknown Source)
        at 
com.tivoli.dsm.snapin.DsmBasePortlet.handlePSTrigger(DsmBasePortlet.java:791)
        at 
com.tivoli.dsm.snapin.DsmLaunchedPortlet.actionPerformedImpl(DsmLaunchedPortlet.java:270)
        at 
com.tivoli.dsm.snapin.DsmBasePortlet.actionPerformed(DsmBasePortlet.java:503)
        at 
com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.SPIPortletInterceptorImpl.handleEvents(SPIPortletInterceptorImpl.java(Compiled
 Code))
        at 
com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.invoker.impl.PortletDelegateImpl._dispatch(PortletDelegateImpl.java(Compiled
 Code))
        at 
com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.invoker.impl.PortletDelegateImpl.dispatch(PortletDelegateImpl.java(Compiled
 Code))
        at org.apache.jetspeed.portlet.Portlet.doPost(Portlet.java:512)
        at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java(Compiled 
Code))
        at 
com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.cache.CacheablePortlet.service(CacheablePortlet.java(Compiled
 Code))
        at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java(Compiled 
Code))
        at org.apache.jetspeed.portlet.Portlet.service(Portlet.java(Compiled 
Code))
        at 
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWrapper.java(Compiled
 Code))
        at 
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.handleRequest(ServletWrapper.java(Compiled
 Code))
        at 
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebAppRequestDispatcher.include(WebAppRequestDispatcher.java(Compiled
 Code))
        at 
com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.invoker.impl.PortletInvokerImpl.callMethod(PortletInvokerImpl.java(Compiled
 Code))
        at 
com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.invoker.impl.PortletInvokerImpl.action(PortletInvokerImpl.java(Compiled
 Code))
        at 
com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.PortletContainerImpl.callPortletMethod(PortletContainerImpl.java(Compiled
 Code))
        at 
com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.EventEnvironmentImpl.includePortlet(EventEnvironmentImpl.java:177)
        at 
com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.event.ActionEventImpl.prepare(ActionEventImpl.java:201)
        at 
com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.event.EventQueueManager.processEventLoop(EventQueueManager.java:89)
        at 
com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.PortletContainerImpl.performEvents(PortletContainerImpl.java:221)
        at 
com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.PortletContainerImpl.performEvents(PortletContainerImpl.java:227)
        at 
com.ibm.wps.engine.phases.WPActionPhase.processPortlets(WPActionPhase.java:947)
        at 
com.ibm.wps.engine.phases.WPActionPhase.execute(WPActionPhase.java:489)
        at 
com.ibm.wps.state.phases.AbstractActionPhase.next(AbstractActionPhase.java:130)
        at 
com.ibm.wps.engine.phases.config.CfgPhase$Action.next(CfgPhase.java:303)
        at com.ibm.wps.engine.Servlet.callPortal(Servlet.java:710)
        at com.ibm.wps.engine.Servlet.doGet(Servlet.java:567)
        at com.ibm.wps.engine.Servlet.doPost(Servlet.java:736)
        at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java(Compiled 
Code))
        at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java(Compiled 
Code))
        at 
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWrapper.java(Compiled
 Code))
        at 
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWrapper.java(Compiled
 Code))
        at 
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.doFilter(WebAppFilterChain.java(Compiled
 Code))
        at 
com.ibm.wps.mappingurl.impl.URLAnalyzer.doFilter(URLAnalyzer.java:258)
        at 
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.FilterInstanceWrapper.doFilter(FilterInstanceWrapper.java(Compiled
 Code))
        at 
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.doFilter(WebAppFilterChain.java(Compiled
 Code))
        at 
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain._doFilter(WebAppFilterChain.java(Compiled
 Code))
        at 
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.handleRequest(ServletWrapper.java(Compiled
 Code))
        at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebApp.handleRequest(WebApp.java:2916)
        at 
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebGroup.handleRequest(WebGroup.java:220)
        at 
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.VirtualHost.handleRequest(VirtualHost.java:204)
        at 
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.WebContainer.handleRequest(WebContainer.java:1829)
        at 
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.channel.WCChannelLink.ready(WCChannelLink.java:84)
        at 
com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.handleDiscrimination(HttpInboundLink.java(Compiled
 Code))
        at 
com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.handleNewInformation(HttpInboundLink.java(Compiled
 Code))
        at 
com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpICLReadCallback.complete(HttpICLReadCallback.java(Compiled
 Code))
        at 
com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.WorkQueueManager.requestComplete(WorkQueueManager.java(Compiled
 Code))
        at 
com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.WorkQueueManager.attemptIO(WorkQueueManager.java(Compiled
 Code))
        at 
com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.WorkQueueManager.workerRun(WorkQueueManager.java(Compiled
 Code))
        at 
com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.WorkQueueManager$Worker.run(WorkQueueManager.java(Compiled
 Code))
        at com.ibm.ws.util.ThreadPool$Worker.run(ThreadPool.java:1455)


Root Cause

The following error gets logged in the actlog on the server.
05/06/09   10:27:21      ANR9999D_3949428203 DoSendFile(admcmd.c:10947)
                          Thread<463>: Unable to locate file dsmcmd.xml. 
(SESSION:
                          236)
05/06/09   10:27:21      ANR9999D Thread<463> issued message 9999 from: 
(SESSION:
                          236)
05/06/09   10:27:21      ANR9999D Thread<463>  0x000000010000fb90 OutDiagToCons
                          (SESSION: 236)
05/06/09   10:27:21      ANR9999D Thread<463>  0x000000010000a2d0 outDiagfExt
                          (SESSION: 236)
05/06/09   10:27:21      ANR9999D Thread<463>  0x000000010014add8 DoSendFile
                          (SESSION: 236)
05/06/09   10:27:21      ANR9999D Thread<463>  0x000000010014e434 
AdmCommandLocal
                          (SESSION: 236)
05/06/09   10:27:21      ANR9999D Thread<463>  0x000000010014f288 admCommand
                          (SESSION: 236)
05/06/09   10:27:21      ANR9999D Thread<463>  0x000000010070c620
                          SmAdminCommandThread  (SESSION: 236)
05/06/09   10:27:21      ANR9999D Thread<463>  0x0000000100015198 StartThread
                          (SESSION: 236)
05/06/09   10:27:21      ANR9999D Thread<463>  0x090000000048a4f0 _pthread_body
                          (SESSION: 236)

Any ideas on what my problem is?