Cannot start DevTest Registry when disconnecting from VPN

Products

• CA Application Test
• Service Virtualization

Issue/Introduction

I installed the complete DevTest server on MAC while was connected to a company VPN.  

When I disconnect from my VPN and I start the Registry process,  

I see in the process window the last message below,  and the Registry won't start.

Apache Derby Network Server - 10.12.1.1 - (1704137) started and ready to accept connections on port 1528

If I shut down the Registry, reconnect to my company VPN server, I then try and restart the registry,  it will work once again.

How can I get my Registry to start regardless of the network that I am connected to?

Environment

All supported releases and platforms of DevTest

Cause

N/A

Resolution

It seems that the underlying derby network process has an issue with a reference to localhost.   To work around the Derby issue,  you can modify your lisa.properties and search for the below property

lisadb.pool.common.url=jdbc:derby://localhost:1528/database/lisa.db;create=true

and change the value to this.

lisadb.pool.common.url=jdbc:derby://127.0.0.1:1528/database/lisa.db;create=true

 

Once this change is in place,  you will be able to start the Registry if you change the network you connect to.

Additional Information

We are providing this information for people who want to run DevTest as a standalone environment on a laptop for mobility use.  Typically,  you would not install a Registry process on a local laptop,  instead you would connect to a Registry on a server.  Additionally,  Derby is not a supported configuration for DevTest.