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Cannot start WebSphere Application Server because DB2 XMeta database cannot be contacted.

Troubleshooting


Problem

WebSphere Application Server fails to come up when used with Information Server because Websphere Application Server  is unable to contact the DB2 XMeta database. In the Websphere Application Server  SystemOut.log it has the errors: Error getting Connection from DriverManager with url (jdbc:db2://db2server:50000/xmeta) and driver (com.ibm.db2.jcc.DB2Driver) Caused by: com.ibm.db2.jcc.am.SqlException: DB2 SQL Error: SQLCODE=-5005, SQLSTATE= , SQLERRMC=null, DRIVER=3.58.135

Symptom

WebSshere Application Server fails to start, inspection of the SystemOut.log shows the following

Caused by: org.apache.ojb.broker.accesslayer.LookupException: Error getting Connection from DriverManager with url (jdbc:db2://db2server:50000/xmeta) and driver (com.ibm.db2.jcc.DB2Driver)

at

org.apache.ojb.broker.accesslayer.ConnectionFactoryAbstractImpl.newConne ctionFromDriverManager(Unknown Source)

at

org.apache.ojb.broker.accesslayer.ConnectionFactoryPooledImpl$ConPoolFac

tory.makeObject(Unknown Source)

at

org.apache.commons.pool.impl.GenericObjectPool.borrowObject(GenericObjec

tPool.java:771)

... 44 more

Caused by: com.ibm.db2.jcc.am.SqlException: DB2 SQL Error:

SQLCODE=-5005, SQLSTATE= , SQLERRMC=null, DRIVER=3.58.135

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Modified date:
25 April 2025

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