Getting a "Unexpected server error <site name> <server name>" error message in the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) on the Admin tab.
Error "Unexpected server error <site name> <server name>"
In scm-server-o logs:
4/17/2018 13:29 Error An unexpected exception has occurred Unexpected server error. Unexpected server error. Unexpected server error. "java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused: connect at java.net.DualStackPlainSocketImpl.connect0(Native Method) at java.net.DualStackPlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(DualStackPlainSocketImpl.java:79) at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.doConnect(AbstractPlainSocketImpl.java:350) at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(AbstractPlainSocketImpl.java:206) at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connect(AbstractPlainSocketImpl.java:188) at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(PlainSocketImpl.java:172) at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(SocksSocketImpl.java:392) at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:589) at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:538) at sun.net.NetworkClient.doConnect(NetworkClient.java:180) at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(HttpClient.java:463) at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(HttpClient.java:558) at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.<init>(HttpClient.java:242) at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(HttpClient.java:339) at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(HttpClient.java:357) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getNewHttpClient(HttpURLConnection.java:1220) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect0(HttpURLConnection.java:1156) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect(HttpURLConnection.java:1050) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.connect(HttpURLConnection.java:984) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getInputStream0(HttpURLConnection.java:1564) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getInputStream(HttpURLConnection.java:1492) at java.net.HttpURLConnection.getResponseCode(HttpURLConnection.java:480) at com.sygate.scm.common.communicate.Communicator.getResponse(Communicator.java:2390) at com.sygate.scm.common.communicate.Communicator.getResponse(Communicator.java:1676) at com.sygate.scm.server.task.ClientTransportInfoTask.getClientTransportInfo(ClientTransportInfoTask.java:564) at com.sygate.scm.server.task.Client
Checking the entries in scm-server-0.log at the same timestamp:
2018-04-17 13:29:31.900 THREAD 1078336 SEVERE: in: com.sygate.scm.server.task.ClientTransportInfoTask
java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused: connect
at java.net.DualStackPlainSocketImpl.connect0(Native Method)
at java.net.DualStackPlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(DualStackPlainSocketImpl.java:79)
at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.doConnect(AbstractPlainSocketImpl.java:350)
at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(AbstractPlainSocketImpl.java:206)
at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connect(AbstractPlainSocketImpl.java:188)
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(PlainSocketImpl.java:172)
at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(SocksSocketImpl.java:392)
at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:589)
at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:538)
at sun.net.NetworkClient.doConnect(NetworkClient.java:180)
at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(HttpClient.java:463)
at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(HttpClient.java:558)
at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.<init>(HttpClient.java:242)
at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(HttpClient.java:339)
at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(HttpClient.java:357)
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getNewHttpClient(HttpURLConnection.java:1220)
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect0(HttpURLConnection.java:1156)
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect(HttpURLConnection.java:1050)
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.connect(HttpURLConnection.java:984)
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getInputStream0(HttpURLConnection.java:1564)
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getInputStream(HttpURLConnection.java:1492)
at java.net.HttpURLConnection.getResponseCode(HttpURLConnection.java:480)
at com.sygate.scm.common.communicate.Communicator.getResponse(Communicator.java:2390)
at com.sygate.scm.common.communicate.Communicator.getResponse(Communicator.java:1676)
at com.sygate.scm.server.task.ClientTransportInfoTask.getClientTransportInfo(ClientTransportInfoTask.java:564)
at com.sygate.scm.server.task.ClientTransportInfoTask.execute(ClientTransportInfoTask.java:155)
at com.sygate.scm.server.task.MonitoredTimerTask.run(MonitoredTimerTask.java:41)
at java.util.TimerThread.mainLoop(Timer.java:555)
at java.util.TimerThread.run(Timer.java:505)
com.sygate.scm.common.communicate.CommunicationException: Failed to connect to the server.
Make sure that the server is running and your session has not timed out.
If you can reach the server but cannot log on, make sure that you provided the correct parameters.
If you are experiencing network issues, contact your system administrator. ErrorCode: 0x80020000
at com.sygate.scm.common.communicate.Communicator.getResponse(Communicator.java:2419)
at com.sygate.scm.common.communicate.Communicator.getResponse(Communicator.java:1676)
at com.sygate.scm.server.task.ClientTransportInfoTask.getClientTransportInfo(ClientTransportInfoTask.java:564)
at com.sygate.scm.server.task.ClientTransportInfoTask.execute(ClientTransportInfoTask.java:155)
at com.sygate.scm.server.task.MonitoredTimerTask.run(MonitoredTimerTask.java:41)
at java.util.TimerThread.mainLoop(Timer.java:555)
at java.util.TimerThread.run(Timer.java:505)
com.sygate.scm.common.communicate.CommunicationException: Unexpected server error. ErrorCode: 0x10010000
at com.sygate.scm.server.task.ClientTransportInfoTask.getClientTransportInfo(ClientTransportInfoTask.java:572)
at com.sygate.scm.server.task.ClientTransportInfoTask.execute(ClientTransportInfoTask.java:155)
at com.sygate.scm.server.task.MonitoredTimerTask.run(MonitoredTimerTask.java:41)
at java.util.TimerThread.mainLoop(Timer.java:555)
at java.util.TimerThread.run(Timer.java:505)