SDM not starting

[tj_wilkinson2]

Hello all - when I view the system info page for our test portal (6.0), I see that the SDM is yellow instead of green like the server and dispatcher. Under the SDM it says the following:

SDM Waiting for start

VM

PID: 5174

SDM Port: null

Has anyone experienced this before or have any idea how to resolve it? Thank you much.

~TJ

[Former Member]

Hi TJ,

then you should try to install the latest patch for

SDM

JSPM

and SP-Stack.

If the latest patches are installed you should provide the actual errors.

Regards

Guido

[Former Member]

Hi,

I would suggest you to do these steps:

- Stop the system. D, CI then SCS.

- End all related subsystem R3_<nn>.

- Do a WRKTCPSTS and check if the active port for SDM is still running, even the system has stopped. If you found it, kill it.

- Start the system again. SCS, CI then D.

In SPS 15 or lower, it may be called just 'JLAUNCH'.

If you want to patch to higher SPS, please read note 760162 to load a new J2EE kernel to Java Startup Framework.

If you have patched the kernel according to note 760162, the patched kernel then can be used for the next patching process. Just close the system, remove the applied kernel and apply the patched kernel to the system before patching, RMVJ2EELIB and APYJ2EELIB for all instances except SCS, and start the system.

Then the next system is ready to be patched.

Best Regards,

Agoes

[tj_wilkinson2]

I appreciate all of the responses. This resolved itself once I was able to successfully import the support package 18. To do this, I had to first only apply the kernel, and then during the patch, tell it to keep the current kernel.

For some reason trying to update the kernel during the patching was creating a problem.

~TJ

[Former Member]

Hi TJ,

so if the log states SDM is started, can you log on to SDM?

You can update just SDM, see SAP-Note 860939.

Regards

Guido

[tj_wilkinson2]

Yes, I can log into the SDM so maybe the problem isn't that the SDM won't start, but that the system doesn't realize it. I am having problems installing Content Management Components and I am receiving some weird errors that make me think it's related to the SDM.

Thank you.

~TJ

[Former Member]

Hi TJ,

did you already check the SDM log files in /usr/sap/<SID>/JC<INST>/SDM/program/log ?

Also http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/76/fb72ec091f4bf8a2d8ba321bb7e8d9/frameset.htm could be helpful.

Regards

Guido

[tj_wilkinson2]

I did check the log and according to the log, it's started:

Oct 5, 2006 4:02:56 PM Info:

Oct 5, 2006 4:02:56 PM Info: ============================================

Oct 5, 2006 4:02:56 PM Info: = Starting to execute command 'server' =

Oct 5, 2006 4:02:56 PM Info: ============================================

Oct 5, 2006 4:02:56 PM Info: Starting SDM - Software Deployment Manager...

Oct 5, 2006 4:02:59 PM Info: tc/SL/SDM/SDM/sap.com/SAP AG/6.4009.00.0000.20041026131936.0000

Oct 5, 2006 4:03:03 PM Info: SDM operation mode successfully set to: Integrated

Oct 5, 2006 4:03:06 PM Info: JStartupFramework is requesting to start the SDM Server.

Oct 5, 2006 4:03:06 PM Info: Start the SDM Server integrated in the JStartupFramework.

Oct 5, 2006 4:03:06 PM Info: Initializing Network Manager (53317)

Oct 5, 2006 4:03:07 PM Info: Starting SDM Server listening on port 53318

Oct 5, 2006 4:03:07 PM Info: Starting HTTP Server listening on port 53319

Oct 5, 2006 4:03:07 PM Info: SDM started successfully.

But, if I go to the system information page, it still shows the SDM as not started:

SDM Waiting for start

VM

PID: 5455

SDM Port: null

I do appreciate your response. Thank you.

~TJ