Unable to start Oracle Application server 10g(logs shows address already in use)
Problem Description:
Unable to bring up Oracle Application Server 10g Release 3 (10.1.3) and notice following error in opmn.log.
13/02/15 16:09:57 [ons-internal] ONS server initiated
13/02/15 16:09:57 [pm-internal] Create pm state directory: /u01/apps/oracle/opmn/logs/states
13/02/15 16:09:57 [pm-internal] PM state file does not exist: /u01/apps/oracle/opmn/logs/states/.opmndat
13/02/15 16:09:57 [pm-internal] OPMN server ready. Request handling enabled.
13/02/15 16:09:57 [ons-listener] 10.400.87.176,6006: BIND (Address already in use)
Cause:
The error is a generic one and there are several possible causes
There is process / program already using the port values which the OPMN sub component ONS is configured to use.
To find out the port values used by OPMN / ONS view the following file
$ORACLE_HOME/opmn/conf/opmn.xml
For example:
The opmn.xml in an OracleAS 10g Rel 3 (10.1.3) ORACLE_HOME will contain lines like:
<notification-server interface=”ipv4″>
<port local=”6113″ remote=”6203″ request=”6006″/>
Confirm whether the port is already in use or not. Using following cmd
netstat –ano
Solution : kill the port or change the port in opmn.xml file like
<notification-server interface=”ipv4″>
<port local=”6113″ remote=”6203″ request=”6007″/>
Note: The new port should not be in use.
About the Author sarath
An Oracle Identity and Access Management professional, having working on Oracle Access Manager Single Sign-On implementations, Installation/Configuration of Identity Server, Web Pass, Web Gate, Access Gate, Policy Manager, Access Server, Policy Domains, Authentication /Authorization schemes, Single Sign-On (single and multi-domain), OIM, OVD, OID, OAAM, OIF, High Availability/Failover/ SSL deployment.