Weblogic Managed server fails to start due to java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException: Index: 0, Size: 0

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Applies To:
WLS - 10.3.6
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Problem:
Weblogic Managed server fails to start with an exception java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException: Index: 0, Size: 0

Error:
<Mar 15, 2016 8:24:18 AM CDT> <Notice> <Cluster> <BEA-000142> <Trying to download cluster JNDI tree from server managed_server1.>
<Mar 15, 2016 8:24:18 AM CDT> <Critical> <WebLogicServer> <BEA-000386> <Server subsystem failed. Reason: java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException: Index: 0, Size: 0
java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException: Index: 0, Size: 0
        at java.util.ArrayList.RangeCheck(ArrayList.java:547)
        at java.util.ArrayList.get(ArrayList.java:322)
        at weblogic.rmi.cluster.BasicReplicaList.getPrimary(BasicReplicaList.java:90)
        at weblogic.rmi.cluster.ClusterableRemoteRef.getPrimaryRef(ClusterableRemoteRef.java:155)
        at weblogic.rmi.cluster.ClusterableRemoteRef.add(ClusterableRemoteRef.java:474)
        Truncated. see log file for complete stacktrace
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<Mar 15, 2016 8:24:18 AM CDT> <Notice> <WebLogicServer> <BEA-000365> <Server state changed to FAILED>
<Mar 15, 2016 8:24:18 AM CDT> <Error> <WebLogicServer> <BEA-000383> <A critical service failed. The server will shut itself down>
<Mar 15, 2016 8:24:18 AM CDT> <Notice> <WebLogicServer> <BEA-000365> <Server state changed to FORCE_SHUTTING_DOWN>
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Cause:
As per logs downloading of cluster JNDI tree failed from managed_server1.
There can be possibility of network or communication issue to servers in cluster.
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Resolution:
Restart of managed_server1 can fix the issue. If it doesn't help then go for complete domain restart.