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Unable to create a Repository to connect to Content Engine

Troubleshooting


Problem

After configuring the repository in ICN an error is received when attempting to connect to the CPE

Symptom

The following error is received in the ICN interface:

The repository is not available.

The repository server might not be running, or the repository might not be configured correctly in the administration tool.

In the ICN SystemOut.log the following error is seen:

[27/03/19 16:13:48:814 COT] 0000008d SystemErr R CIWEB Error: [username(unknown) @ 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1] com.ibm.ecm.struts.actions.p8.P8LogonAction.createP8Connection()
com.filenet.api.exception.EngineRuntimeException: FNRCA0032E: API_UNEXPECTED_JNDI_ERROR: The JNDI cannot be accessed. Message was: Context: <CellName>Node01Cell/nodes/<NodeName>Node01/servers/serverCPE, name: FileNet/Engine/: First component in name Engine/ is not a context
Caused by: org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.NotFound: IDL:omg.org/CosNaming/NamingContext/NotFound:1.0

Cause

When configuring the Repository to connect to CPE the following is used:

iiop://host_name:port_number/FileNet/Engine

The issue was the host_name was all uppercase when it should have been lowercase as the entire sequence is case sensitive.

Diagnosing The Problem

The following errors are received:

The following error is received in the ICN interface:

The repository is not available.

The repository server might not be running, or the repository might not be configured correctly in the administration tool.

In the ICN SystemOut.log the following error is seen:

[27/03/19 16:13:48:814 COT] 0000008d SystemErr R CIWEB Error: [username(unknown) @ 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1] com.ibm.ecm.struts.actions.p8.P8LogonAction.createP8Connection()
com.filenet.api.exception.EngineRuntimeException: FNRCA0032E: API_UNEXPECTED_JNDI_ERROR: The JNDI cannot be accessed. Message was: Context: <CellName>Node01Cell/nodes/<NodeName>Node01/servers/serverCPE, name: FileNet/Engine/: First component in name Engine/ is not a context
Caused by: org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage.NotFound: IDL:omg.org/CosNaming/NamingContext/NotFound:1.0

Resolving The Problem

When configuring the Repository to connect to CPE the following is used:

iiop://host_name:port_number/FileNet/Engine

The issue was the host_name was all uppercase when it should have been lowercase as the entire sequence is case sensitive.

Document Location

Worldwide


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Document Information

More support for:
IBM Content Navigator

Software version:
All Versions

Operating system(s):
Windows

Document number:
878991

Modified date:
01 November 2019

UID

ibm10878991

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