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What do I do when I login and get the message “Could not connect to Server. Check Server status and verify it is using port number [xxxx].”?

April 26, 2017Connect LOGIN message port server Status verify

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What do I do when I login and get the message “Could not connect to Server. Check Server status and verify it is using port number [xxxx].”?

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This message is usually displayed when attempting to connect to the Server Layer using an incorrect port number. To check that the correct port number is being used, do the following: 1. Enter “cd /var/opt/SUNWsymon/cfg” 2. View the file “server-config.x” 3. Locate the line starting with “property:rmiPort”. If it is commented out, the Server Layer is using the default port, 2099. If the line is not commented out, the value assigned to this variable is the port being used. 4. Restart the Console using this port number by entering: /opt/SUNWsymon/sbin/es-start -c -p If the message “Could not connect to Server. Check Server status and verify it is using port number [xxxx]” is displayed, check if the Server Layer sub-components are running: 1. Enter ‘ps -ef | grep esd’ 2. The output should show five processes: “esd – init “, where is one of: agent, cfgserver, topology, event, trap. These are the agent and four sub-components of the server. To check for the server itself, enter