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Error when configuring IBM FileNet Process Engine virtual server and database silently

Troubleshooting


Problem

When configuring Process Engine virtual server and database silently, an error may occur.

Symptom

Running the configuration silently may see the following error:

C:\Program Files\ibm\FileNet\ProcessEngine\data>peinit -V PEInitV.properties
Trace log options file 'C:\Program Files\IBM\FileNet\ProcessEngine\data\pesvr.default\traceOptions' does not exist
Configuring virtual server default on host machine <servername>...
Virtual server configuration updated
PEInit finished successfully

C:\Program Files\ibm\FileNet\ProcessEngine\data>peinit -D PEInitD.properties
Trace log options file 'C:\Program Files\IBM\FileNet\ProcessEngine\data\pesvr.default\traceOptions' does not exist
Configuring database...
PEInit terminated by error: [FNRPE1210001000E]Database error. See chained exception;

Cannot execute statement, SQL: "CREATE TABLE VWRDBObject (F_ObjectRootNVARCHAR(128) NOT NULL, F_RegionNum INT NULL, F_SubName1 NVARCHAR(128) NULL, F_SubName2 NVARCHAR(128) NULL, F_SubName3 NVARCHAR(128) NULL, F_Location NVARCHAR(128) NOT NULL, F_MarkedAsDeleted SMALLINT NULL) ON primary"
at filenet.jpe.database.DbDesc.MapMSSQLError(DbDesc.java:720)
at filenet.jpe.database.DbDesc.ConvertError(DbDesc.java:665)
...
Caused by:
com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerException: Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'primary'.
...
at filenet.jpe.database.DbStatement.execute(DbStatement.java:78)
... 8 more

Cause

The issue can occur if using the Primary file group during the configuration phase instead of a specially created non-Primary file group.

Environment

Windows 2008, SQL 2008

Resolving The Problem

Steps to resolve:

  1. Open file PEInitD.properties with a text editor, such as Notepad.
  2. Update the value of pe_data with the correct file group.
  3. Re-run the silent installation.

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Document Information

Modified date:
17 June 2018

UID

swg21503084