spel_srvr dies and starts repeatedly

Products

• SUPPORT AUTOMATION- SERVER
• CA Service Desk Manager - Unified Self Service
• KNOWLEDGE TOOLS
• CA Service Management - Asset Portfolio Management
• CA Service Management - Service Desk Manager

Issue/Introduction

The spel_srvr dies and restarts automatically for no particular reason. 

The messages in the stdlog show a frequency of spel_srvr dying similar to the following: 

01/23 07:45:50.98 SDM171APP1 pdm_d_mgr 1852 ERROR daemon_obj.c 1990 Daemon spel_srvr died: restarting 
01/23 07:47:33.42 SDM171APP1 pdm_d_mgr 1852 ERROR daemon_obj.c 1990 Daemon spel_srvr died: restarting 
01/23 07:50:12.73 SDM171APP1 pdm_d_mgr 1852 ERROR daemon_obj.c 1990 Daemon spel_srvr died: restarting 
01/23 07:50:15.39 SDM171APP1 pdm_d_mgr 1852 ERROR daemon_obj.c 1990 Daemon spel_srvr died: restarting 
01/23 07:50:28.95 SDM171APP1 pdm_d_mgr 1852 ERROR daemon_obj.c 1990 Daemon spel_srvr died: restarting 
01/23 07:51:58.89 SDM171APP1 pdm_d_mgr 1852 ERROR daemon_obj.c 1990 Daemon spel_srvr died: restarting 
01/23 07:52:12.45 SDM171APP1 pdm_d_mgr 1852 ERROR daemon_obj.c 1990 Daemon spel_srvr died: restarting 
01/23 07:53:42.24 SDM171APP1 pdm_d_mgr 1852 ERROR daemon_obj.c 1990 Daemon spel_srvr died: restarting 
01/23 07:56:12.79 SDM171APP1 pdm_d_mgr 1852 ERROR daemon_obj.c 1990 Daemon spel_srvr died: restarting 
01/23 07:56:15.45 SDM171APP1 pdm_d_mgr 1852 ERROR daemon_obj.c 1990 Daemon spel_srvr died: restarting .

Cause

Please see the Cause section of knowledge article: bpvirtdb_srvr shutdown and restart repeatedly 

Environment

CA Service Desk Manager 14.1.05
CA Service Desk Manager 17.1

Note: In earlier versions, a patch containing the fix to problem USRD 2726 is a prerequisite to following the Resolution.

Resolution

Please see the Resolution section of knowledge article KB000107072