Linux Server pattern discovery is failing with an error as "java.lang.ClassCastException: java.lang.String cannot be cast to java.util.Map" - Support and Troubleshooting

Linux Server pattern discovery is failing with an error as "java.lang.ClassCastException: java.lang.String cannot be cast to java.util.Map" Description  Symptoms Linux Server pattern discovery is failing with an error as "java.lang.ClassCastException: java.lang.String cannot be cast to java.util.Map"

Release Before London.

Cause "Linux Server" Pattern, Step 13.82: "Merge proc_mount and file systems" would fail with below exception if the $prodMounts variable is empty.

java.lang.String cannot be cast to java.util.Map java.lang.ClassCastException: java.lang.String cannot be cast to java.util.Map

Resolution Update "Linux Server" pattern step 13.82 by adding a precondition as shown below. This precondition would skip this step if the $procMounts is empty. This has been already been fixed in London release.