Websphere Application Server v8 can't connect to server process

Question

My WAS8 server refuses to start. I've restarted the server, cleaned it, removed all EARs, restarted RAD, restarted my computer, and even re-installed Websphere but the error remains. Any ideas, before I reinstall RAD?

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Do you have any personal firewalls installed? – Gas May 14 '15 at 21:49 — Gas, May 14 '15 at 21:49

score 4 · Answer 1 · edited May 29 '15 at 12:44

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A few things I would check:

Making sure the ports are set correctly and not occupied
If it's a secured profile, make sure the credentials are set correctly
Try to start the server in cmdline <WAS install dir/profiles/<profileName>/bin/startServer <serverName>
Try creating a new profile if none of the above works

edited May 29 '15 at 12:44

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answered May 14 '15 at 20:07

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not sure why the path got cut off, it was suppose to be /profiles//bin/startServer – Nintendot May 14 '15 at 20:10

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 15 '16 at 14:17

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open RAD as "Run as administrator".

answered Feb 15 '16 at 14:17

Apurv Kamalapuri

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 03 '18 at 22:05

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Uncheck the "Start server with a generated script" option.

answered Oct 03 '18 at 22:05

Joel García

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This worked for me +1, but "Test Connection" fails and breakpoints in JSP pages don't work – Philip Rego Jan 03 '19 at 22:05

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 14 '16 at 09:19

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This problem occurs when eclipse is closed or system shuts down when WAS is in running state.

Resolution: Run eclipse as Administrator then start the server it will work.

answered Jun 14 '16 at 09:19

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered May 03 '20 at 22:17

Check log in WebSphere Installed folder\AppServer\profiles\your custom profile\logs.

For me, it was showing systemlaunch.properties file was missing with a specific version. I had to copy that from other system. But you may update different version from same folder and rename the properties file and update the contents appropriately.

score -1 · Answer 6 · answered Feb 23 '18 at 06:26

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admin mode for ibm products...

answered Feb 23 '18 at 06:26

Apurv

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single-line solution should be in comment. – Rumit Patel Feb 23 '18 at 06:36
this should be added as comment, not answer. – Rakesh Burbure Feb 23 '18 at 06:48
This isn't a sentence. – Philip Rego Nov 26 '18 at 22:26

Websphere Application Server v8 can't connect to server process

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