DevTest - Address already in use: bind

Products

• CA Application Test
• CA Continuous Application Insight (PathFinder)

Issue/Introduction

Cannot start one or more DevTest components because a port is already in use.
In the log file, you find something similar to this:

============================================================================ 
| Exception: 
============================================================================ 
| Message: Unable to listen for requests on address/port xxxxx. It is either currently in use by another process or is not allowed by the operating system. 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
| Trapped Exception: Address already in use: bind 
| Trapped Message: java.net.BindException: Address already in use: bind 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
STACK TRACE 
java.net.BindException: Address already in use: bind 
at sun.nio.ch.Net.bind0(Native Method) 
at sun.nio.ch.Net.bind(Net.java:433) 
at sun.nio.ch.Net.bind(Net.java:425)
...

where xxxxx = the required port.

Cause

By default DevTest listens on all IP addresses associated with a physical machine.
This can cause issues especially with Virtual Machines or other setups with multiple in use IP addresses.

Environment

All supported DevTest environments

Resolution

In the lisa.properties, uncomment the following line:
# lisa.net.bindToAddress=192.168.1.1

Adjust the IP address to the IP address DevTest should listen to.
The line should look something like this:
lisa.net.bindToAddress=192.168.1.1
 

Additional Information

Not Applicable.