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HPDJA0116E Cannot contact server. (0x307a8074) when attempting to use Policy Administration through LMI

Troubleshooting


Problem

On ISAM appliance when attempting to use the Policy Administration tool through the Local Management Interface (LMI), the error "HPDJA0116E Cannot contact server. (0x307a8074)" is received and login is not successful.   However, login and use of pdadmin through the appliance Command Line Interface (CLI) is working fine.

Cause

The appliance was hosting the Policy Server and had undergone a hostname change since intial deployment when the Runtime Component was configured.  Although the pd.conf configuration file had been edited to reflect the new hostname after the change, there is no way to update the "/usr/lib/jvm/ibm-jre/PolicyDirector/PD.properties" file which the Policy Administration tool uses to determine the hostname of the Policy Server to which it needs to connect.

Diagnosing The Problem

Collect a Support File from the appliance and review and compare the following configuration entries which should match and reflect the current Policy Server hostname (or IP address):

  • The "appsvr-plcysvrs=" specification in file /usr/lib/jvm/ibm-jre/PolicyDirector/PD.properties
  • The "master-host = " specification in file /var/PolicyDirector/etc/pd.conf

 

If the entries do not match then you have the problem as described in this technote.

 

Resolving The Problem

Contact IBM Support and request fixpack "update_pd_properties.fixpack" which when installed on the appliance, performs a one-time sync of Policy Server hostname and port settings from pd.conf to PD.properties file to correct the mismatch.

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Document Information

Modified date:
09 October 2018

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ibm10734453