PDF Not Generated

Hello Everyone,
We have recently migrated our servers. After migration is completed, we are receiving the following error for BI PUB reports:
Error: May not be a PDF file (continuing anyway)
Error (0): PDF file is damaged - attempting to reconstruct xref table...
Error: Couldn't find trailer dictionary
Error: Couldn't read xref table
Pasta: Error: Preprocess failed. Command=/usr/bin/pdftops /hol/prd/csf/tmp/pasta13001_0.tmp /hol/prd/csf/tmp/pasta13001_1.tmp
Pasta: Error: Preprocess or Print command failed!!!
APP-FND-00500: AFPPRN received a return code of failure from routine FDUPRN. Program exited with status 1
Can any one let me know when this error will occur and solution if any.
Thank You,
Srinivas

Hi,
Does your machine has PDF reader?

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