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Error: Rhapsody cannot create Socket

Troubleshooting


Problem

Opening more than one instance of IBM Rational Rhapsody displays a warning message "Rhapsody cannot create socket".

Symptom

Can not animate in the second instance of Rhapsody being opened.

Cause

The AnimationPortRange has been assigned a value 0 which lets to animate only one instance of Rhapsody at a given point of time.

Resolving The Problem

This issue can be overcome by making a small change in the rhapsody.ini file which is found in the Rhapsody installation folder.

Under the [General] section of the rhapsody.ini file as found in the Rhapsody installation folder, edit the value of AnimationPortRange from 0 to a greater number such as 5 corresponding to the expected number of instances.


    For example:

    [General]

    ......

    .......

    AnimationPortRange=5

    ..........

    ......


This will allow invoking IBM Rational Rhapsody instances with animation enabled in all of them.

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Product Synonym

Rational Rhapsody

Document Information

Modified date:
27 May 2022

UID

swg21402429

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