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"Workspace Unavailable" at start Rational Software Delivery Platform

Troubleshooting


Problem

Attempts to launch a Software Delivery Platform (SDP) result in "Workspace in use or cannot be created, choose a different one."

Symptom

This error occurs in Eclipse-based SPD products like IBM Rational Software Architect and IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software.

The full error message is as follows.



Workspace Unavailable

Workspace in use or cannot be created, choose a different one.



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Modified date:
10 September 2020

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