Unable to start Database in Data Repository

Products

• CA Infrastructure Management
• CA Performance Management - Usage and Administration
• DX NetOps

Issue/Introduction

The vertica database will not start and the following error is seen

Unable to read database catalogs - cannot start database.

Database drdata did not start successfully: Unable to read database catalogs

Environment

Dx NetOps Performance Management any version

Cause

ulimit was 1024

Resolution

See https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/ca-enterprise-software/it-operations-management/performance-management/3-7/upgrading/upgrade-the-data-repository.html

• su dradmin
• ulimit -n 65536
• start the database from adminTools

If the database does not start then open a support case for further troubleshooting