Technote (troubleshooting)
Problem(Abstract)
Not able to connect to DataStage instance.
WAS service restarts and system reboots does not resolve problem,
On system reboot, the WAS service goes into 30 second wait status then fails. Logs indicate an inability to connect to the repository.
Cause
xmeta password expired at OS level
xmeta userid is the default one recommended, please replace with your xmeta database userid if you are not using the default
Diagnosing the problem
Review the WebSphere SystemOut logs,
Check if WAS service goes into 30 second wait status on restart then fails and that the logs indicate an inability to connect to the repository.
Resolving the problem
XMETA password has expired at the OS level
To recover you have 2 options.
1. Reset xmeta user password back to what it should be
2. Change xmeta password at the OS level and use the following commands to replace the xmeta database password:
<Info Server>\ASBServer\bin\AppServerAdmin.<sh or bat> -db -user xmeta
-password <new password>
NOTE: Use '.sh' when run on Unix and '.bat' when run on Windows
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