V3.5 Application server throws "Transport Exception" at startup

Technote (FAQ)
Problem
SMSQTransport X Transport Exception com.ibm.servlet.engine.oselistener.serverqueue.SQException: Error, failed to generate new ServerQeueue Object.
Solution
  1. Check to see what transport type the servlet engine is configured for.

    1. Open the administrative console and expand the node until you can see the servlet engine.

    2. Select the servlet engine.

    3. Click on the advanced tab.

    4. Click on the settings button.

    5. Check the field labeled transport type.

  2. Determine the port of the servlet engine transport:

    1. Open the administrative console and expand the node until you can see the servlet engine.

    2. Select the servlet engine.

    3. Click on the advanced tab.

    4. Check the port field.
  • If the servlet engine is configured to use local pipes as the transport type, check the following:

    If the application server is running as a non-root user, ensure that the non-root user has write permissions to the /tmp directory
  • If the servlet engine is configured to use INET Sockets as the transport type, check the following:

    Ensure that the port specified for the servlet engine transport is not already in use. This can be accomplished by doing a netstat -an

If this document does not solve your problem, please do the following:

  1. Before starting you application server, issue the command: netstat -an >netstat_before.out

  2. Start the application server.

  3. If it fails to start, issue the command: netstat -an>netstat_after.out

  4. From the /tmp directory, issue the following command: ls -ld /tmp >tmp_permissions.out

  5. Please send in the following files:
    • Tracefile
    • stderr and stdout for the appserver that fails to start
    • netstat_before.out and netstat_after.out
    • XMLConfig full export
    • tmp_permissions.out











Document Information

Product categories: Software, Application Servers, Distributed Application & Web Servers, WebSphere Application Server, Servlet Engine/Web Container
Operating system(s): Multi-Platform
Software version: 3.5
Software edition: Edition Independent
Reference #: 1052623
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: 2004-06-01