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Query Service fails to start: ** ASSERTION FAILED ** at CompositeCache.cpp:3860

Troubleshooting


Problem

The Query Service fails on startup of the IBM Cognos Business Intelligence service. The java.exe for the Query Service is never visible in the Task Manager/Process Explorer, and a dump file is created in the /bin64 directory. All other services start successfully.

Symptom

The IBM Cognos Query Service fails with error.
QueryService failed to start with the following command-line arguments: [C:\Program Files\ibm\cognos\c10_64\bin64\jre\7.0\bin\java.exe, -Xms1024m, -Xmx1024m, -Xmnx512m, -Xmns512m, -server, -Xscmx100m, -Xshareclasses:cachedir=../data,name=cognos10%u,nonfatal, -Xmso512K, -Xcompressedrefs, -verbose:gc, -Xverbosegclog:C:/Program Files/ibm/cognos/c10_64/logs\XQE\dq_verbosegc_%Y%m%d.%H%M%S.%pid.log,1,1000, -Xgcpolicy:gencon, -Xdump:tool:events=systhrow,filter=java/lang/OutOfMemoryError,exec=cmd.exe /c del /f /s \"C:\Program Files\ibm\cognos\c10_64\data\.xqe.%pid\" > nul, -DParentProcessID=3660, -Dcubingservices_home=C:/Program Files/ibm/cognos/c10_64/v5dataserver, -Dcubingservices_data=C:\Program Files\ibm\cognos\c10_64\data, -DParentProcessPort=49259, -Djava.library.path=C:/Program Files/ibm/cognos/c10_64/bin64;, -classpath, C:/Program Files/ibm/cognos/c10_64/webapps/p2pd/WEB-INF/classes;C:\Program Files\ibm\cognos\c10_64\v5dataserver\lib\*;C:\Program Files\ibm\cognos\c10_64\v5dataserver\lib\ext\*;C:\Program Files\ibm\cognos\c10_64\webapps\p2pd\WEB-INF\lib\*;C:\Program Files\ibm\cognos\c10_64\tomcat\lib\*;, -DenableTraceServer, -ea, -Dorg.dom4j.QName.singleton.strategy=org.dom4j.util.PerThreadSingleton, -Dorg.dom4j.DocumentFactory.singleton.strategy=org.dom4j.util.PerThreadSingleton, com.cognos.xqebifw.cubingservices.DQServer] with console output: <timestamp> 0x40ff0100 j9shr.1009 * ** ASSERTION FAILED ** at CompositeCache.cpp:3860: ((0 )) JVMDUMP039I Processing dump event "traceassert", detail "" at <timestamp> - please wait. JVMDUMP032I JVM requested System dump using 'C:\Program Files\ibm\cognos\c10_64\bin64\core.xxxx.xxxx.xxxx.xxxx.dmp' in response to an event JVMDUMP010I System dump written to C:\Program Files\ibm\cognos\c10_64\bin64\core.xxxx.xxxx.xxxx.xxxx.dmp JVMDUMP032I JVM requested Java dump using 'C:\Program Files\ibm\cognos\c10_64\bin64\javacore.xxxx.xxxx.xxxx.xxxx.txt' in response to an event JVMDUMP010I Java dump written to C:\Program Files\ibm\cognos\c10_64\bin64\javacore.xxxx.xxxx.xxxx.xxxx.txt JVMDUMP032I JVM requested Snap dump using 'C:\Program Files\ibm\cognos\c10_64\bin64\Snap.xxxx.xxxx.xxxx.xxxx.trc' in response to an event JVMDUMP010I Snap dump written to C:\Program Files\ibm\cognos\c10_64\bin64\Snap.xxxx.xxxx.xxxx.xxxx.trc JVMDUMP013I Processed dump event "traceassert", detail "".

Cause

A defect in IBM Java is causing the IBM Cognos Query Service JVM to not startup properly. Refer to APAR PI36391 and IV64749.

Environment

IBM Cognos 10.2.1 or 10.2.2 with IBM Java

Diagnosing The Problem

Check cogserver.log for the error " ** ASSERTION FAILED ** at CompositeCache.cpp:3860"

Resolving The Problem

Steps for IBM Cognos 10.2.1:

  1. Stop the Cognos environment.
  2. For Windows installations, go to C:\Documents and Settings\<user name>\Local Settings\Application Data\javasharedresources where the <user name> represents the User account referenced in the Windows Services.
    For AIX or Linux installations go to /tmp/javasharedresources/
  3. Check for a file, with a similar file name like C260M3A64P_cognos10SYSTEM_G21
  4. Make a backup of this file and remove it from the directory.
  5. Repeat step 3 and 4 for all dispatchers configured with IBM Cognos Query Service.
  6. Start the Cognos environment.

Steps for IBM Cognos 10.2.2:
  1. Stop the Cognos environment.
  2. Go to the ..\data directory of the IBM Cognos installation directory.
  3. Check for a file, with a similar file name like C260M3A64P_cognos10SYSTEM_G21
  4. Make a backup of this file and remove it from the ..\data directory.
  5. Repeat step 3 and 4 for all dispatchers configured with IBM Cognos Query Service.
  6. Start the Cognos environment.

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Document Information

Modified date:
15 June 2018

UID

swg21698578

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