CA 7 Web Client will not start after IPL - Get the following: SEVERE: StandardServer.await: create[localhost:8005]: Throwable occurred: java.net.BindException: EDC8116I Address not available.

Products

• CA 7 Workload Automation

Issue/Introduction

After a IPL, the CA 7 Web Client will not start. You see the following message in the startup log:

SEVERE: StandardServer.await: create[localhost:8005]: 

Throwable occurred: java.net.BindException: EDC8116I Address not available. 

Cause

Apache Tomcat is unable to bind to the shutdown port.

Resolution

Disable the Apache Tomcat shutdown port by doing the following:

Go to the server.xml file located in: tomcat directory where you installed the web client. The catalina_home variable point you to this directory and disable the 
shutdown port by changing the following: 

change: 

--><Server port="8005" shutdown="SHUTDOWN"> 

to 

--><Server port="-1" shutdown="SHUTDOWN"> 

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After you change port to -1, restart web client and it should start.