"Connection Interface Versions Incompatible" error seen in Spectrum VNM.OUT, ARCHMGR.OUT or LOCSERV.OUT files

Products

• DX NetOps
• CA Spectrum

Issue/Introduction

The following "Connection Interface Versions Incompatible" error seen in Spectrum VNM.OUT, ARCHMGR.OUT or LOCSERV.OUT files

Jun 08 18:41:39 ERROR at CsCifFrn.cc(1221): Connection Interface Versions Incompatible
   Version for this applications is: 2 Foreign application does not have a version number.

This can cause the landscapes to fail to connect

Environment

DX NetOps Spectrum any Release

Cause

The message indicates the Spectrum process is receiving connection attempts from processes with incompatible connection protocols.

This issue can arise if you have other, 3rd party tools or processes running, such as port or system scanner or other CORBA based applications that are attempting a connection on the CORBA ports used by Spectrum.

Port 14002 - SpectroSERVER
Port 14003 - Archive Manager
Port 14004 - Location Server

Resolution

This is not a Spectrum product issue. The user needs to identify the application trying to connect to these CORBA ports.