topic Re: VCRM crash during catalog validation in Server Management - Systems Insight Manager

VCRM crash during catalog validation

Lackner Thomas — Mon, 11 May 2009 05:45:39 GMT

After synchronizing dir VCRM (2.2.1.830) repository with HP, the VCRM service crash during the Catalog validation. Windows restarts the service and the catalog will be validated again. So this is an infinite loop. I tried to delete all packages in the repository and uploaded some PSPs. After the upload VCRM was able to validate the catalog. After sync with the HP website the problem occurs again. I can’t see in the log file which update causes the crash.

Re: VCRM crash during catalog validation

Maxim Revutskiy — Tue, 12 May 2009 05:44:00 GMT

Same issue :( Seems like a global bug

Re: VCRM crash during catalog validation

Manuel Dobrounig — Tue, 12 May 2009 09:03:09 GMT

Same issue in our environment! Since we updated HP SIM to version 5.3 SP1 and VCRM to 2.2.1.830 the service crashes a few times during one day.

Should we downgrade to previous VCRM version till the problem is solved?

br

Re: VCRM crash during catalog validation

Oertli — Tue, 12 May 2009 18:47:20 GMT

same issue here. HP-SIM is still V5.2. Problem started after upgrade to VCRM 2.2.1.830

Re: VCRM crash during catalog validation

Lackner Thomas — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:56:20 GMT

I found a temporary solution that works in my environment.
1.Disable the automatic update with hp.com
2.Delete the following files from the repository directory:
- hpdiags-7.5.0-14.linux.i386.rpm
- hpdiags-7.5.5-1.linux.i386.rpm
- hpdiags-7.6.0-23.linux.i386.rpm
- hponcfg-1.4.0-2.linux.rpm
- hponcfg-1.5.0-1.linux.rpm
- hppyd-1.0.1-18.linux.rpm
- hppyd-1.0.2-3.linux.rpm
- hpsmh-2.0.2-109.linux.i386.rpm
- hpsmh-2.1.5-146.linux.i386.rpm
3. restart the service and recreate the softwarecatalog

Re: VCRM crash during catalog validation

Maxim Revutskiy — Thu, 14 May 2009 04:22:38 GMT

Disabling automatic updates making VCRM no sense to use

Re: VCRM crash during catalog validation

Jens Ey — Fri, 15 May 2009 08:01:11 GMT

Same problem here.

I even set up a new server with VCRM and populated it freshly through the internet but that one crashes, too.

It's a bug in 2.2.1.830. I also tried to delete the files where the VCRM crashes but on the second server that where different files :-(

I deinstalled the 2.2.1.830 und installed the 2.2.0.820. Seems stable at the moment.

Jens

Re: VCRM crash during catalog validation

Manfred Schilling — Tue, 26 May 2009 12:32:25 GMT

works in my environment: delete all *.scexe (Linux?)-files from repository and rescan...
(also after new update)

Re: VCRM crash during catalog validation

Jens Ey — Tue, 26 May 2009 12:47:31 GMT

A few days have been passed since my downgrade to the previous VCRM version.
My VCRM now work without any problem! So, if you still have the problem just dump the new version.

Jens

Re: VCRM crash during catalog validation

dl585 — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:54:19 GMT

Thomas,

Instead of disabling automatic update, it might help to create a dummy file with same name as the files mentioned in your earlier post.

If those files are indeed the problem, you may mislead the VCRM by creating a dummy file with same name, thereby causing it not to attempt the download again , and thus avoiding a crash.
Seems like VCRM is not handling some of the meta data information contained those RPMs files.

Re: VCRM crash during catalog validation

TechGuru — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:09:04 GMT

Hi all,

Even I have faced this issue recently,

Create a 0kb file using Notepad [e.g. open Notepad, click on Menu â Fileâ -> â save asâ and Give the file name as â hpdiags-7.5.0-14.linux.i386.rpmâ ],

This will make VCRM not to download files again during auto update.

Re: VCRM crash during catalog validation

Brian Hahne — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:52:51 GMT

Same issue here.

Re: VCRM crash during catalog validation

Patrice D P — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:19:43 GMT

Same problem !!!

Re: VCRM crash during catalog validation

Cherepenin Sergey — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 05:16:49 GMT

Same problem here.

Re: VCRM crash during catalog validation

TechGuru — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 05:49:00 GMT

are you using VCRM 6.1.0.841?

if not, download & use it from http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?swItem=MTX-b6e6bd09cc5a4432a242abb85d〈=en&cc=us&idx=3&mode=4&

Re: VCRM crash during catalog validation

Cherepenin Sergey — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 06:07:24 GMT

Yes. My HP Version Control Repository Manager version is 6.1.0.841

Re: VCRM crash during catalog validation

TechGuru — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 06:34:51 GMT

Problem might be due to some invalid component.

1) Stop VCRM service.
2) Open the repository folder using explorer
3) Move the components (*.exe, *.tar.gz, *.rpm, *.scexe) not having associated "*.mnf" files out of repository folder & into some test folder.
4) Start VCRM

If VCRM crash is prevented after above steps, provide the list of file names from test folder.

Re: VCRM crash during catalog validation

Jens Ey — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 06:59:24 GMT

I still have the same problem. During the last weeks I installed several VCRM and filled them with data from other repositories or from the internet. Every repository had the same problem. Deleting not associated files costs a lot of time but didn't worked for me.
I installed another yesterday on a physical server which still has support. I will open a case as soon as the problem shows there.

Jens

Re: VCRM crash during catalog validation

Jens Ey — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 09:12:19 GMT

Hi folks,

I got a answer from second-level support this morning:
"I have checked with the next level and have been updated that this issue is a bug in the 6.x version of VCRM and is scheduled to be fixed in the next release of VCRM which is scheduled to be released by the end of January 2011."

I got a VCRM working using process monitor from sysinternals. After VCRM crashes I take a look at the log and overwrite the last examined file. I found at least three components which led to a crash. Lovely method to spend an entire work day ;-)

Jens

Re: VCRM crash during catalog validation

TechGuru — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 09:17:52 GMT

Check this,
http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1454991

your files are already listed in other thread or New files?