Regarding SQL Database Initialization

Hello All,
I had an existing working version of LiveCycle on Server A which had two drives; A.1 and A.2. Do to space constraints we decided to move the Adobe LiveCycle ES2 folder from drive A.1 to A.2. We had not created anything so we werent worried about loosing any data. When it was installed on to drive A.1 it was runnning on the default MYSQL database that is created when you install using jboss turnkey. . But now we want to connect our jboss application to a SQL server database. I went ahead and walked through the documentation in order create the database and users. I also made the modicications to the XML files within jboss. The problem I am having is when I try to run the LiveCycle ES2 Database Initialization in the Configuration Manager, I get the following error:
From LCM.log:
[2013-04-22 15:29:51,196], SEVERE, Thread-14, com.adobe.livecycle.lcm.feature.bootstrap.BootstrapTask, Task failed
com.adobe.livecycle.bootstrap.BootstrapException: ALC-TTN-109-000: Could not establish a valid connection to server: [Unexpected end of file from server]
          at com.adobe.livecycle.bootstrap.client.BootstrapClient.invoke(BootstrapClient.java:117)
          at com.adobe.livecycle.bootstrap.client.FetchTasksClient.fetchTasks(FetchTasksClient.java:68 )
          at com.adobe.livecycle.bootstrap.client.BootstrapManager.getTasks(BootstrapManager.java:147)
          at com.adobe.livecycle.lcm.feature.bootstrap.BootstrapTask$ActualTask.<init>(BootstrapTask.j ava:100)
          at com.adobe.livecycle.lcm.feature.bootstrap.BootstrapTask$1.construct(BootstrapTask.java:58 )
          at com.adobe.livecycle.lcm.core.tasks.SwingWorker$2.run(SwingWorker.java:114)
          at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)
Caused by: java.net.SocketException: Unexpected end of file from server
          at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.parseHTTPHeader(HttpClient.java:769)
          at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.parseHTTP(HttpClient.java:632)
          at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.parseHTTPHeader(HttpClient.java:766)
          at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.parseHTTP(HttpClient.java:632)
          at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getInputStream(HttpURLConnection.java:1064)
          at java.net.HttpURLConnection.getResponseCode(HttpURLConnection.java:373)
          at com.adobe.livecycle.bootstrap.client.BootstrapClient.parseResponse(BootstrapClient.java:1 55)
          at com.adobe.livecycle.bootstrap.client.BootstrapClient.invoke(BootstrapClient.java:105)
          ... 6 more
[2013-04-22 15:29:51,461], SEVERE, AWT-EventQueue-0, com.adobe.livecycle.lcm.feature.bootstrap.BootstrapDialog, Bootstrap exception
com.adobe.livecycle.bootstrap.BootstrapException: ALC-TTN-109-000: Could not establish a valid connection to server: [Unexpected end of file from server]
          at com.adobe.livecycle.bootstrap.client.BootstrapClient.invoke(BootstrapClient.java:117)
          at com.adobe.livecycle.bootstrap.client.FetchTasksClient.fetchTasks(FetchTasksClient.java:68 )
          at com.adobe.livecycle.bootstrap.client.BootstrapManager.getTasks(BootstrapManager.java:147)
          at com.adobe.livecycle.lcm.feature.bootstrap.BootstrapTask$ActualTask.<init>(BootstrapTask.j ava:100)
          at com.adobe.livecycle.lcm.feature.bootstrap.BootstrapTask$1.construct(BootstrapTask.java:58 )
          at com.adobe.livecycle.lcm.core.tasks.SwingWorker$2.run(SwingWorker.java:114)
          at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)
Caused by: java.net.SocketException: Unexpected end of file from server
          at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.parseHTTPHeader(HttpClient.java:769)
          at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.parseHTTP(HttpClient.java:632)
          at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.parseHTTPHeader(HttpClient.java:766)
          at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.parseHTTP(HttpClient.java:632)
          at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getInputStream(HttpURLConnection.java:1064)
          at java.net.HttpURLConnection.getResponseCode(HttpURLConnection.java:373)
          at com.adobe.livecycle.bootstrap.client.BootstrapClient.parseResponse(BootstrapClient.java:1 55)
          at com.adobe.livecycle.bootstrap.client.BootstrapClient.invoke(BootstrapClient.java:105)
          ... 6 more
Are there other files that I need to configure in order to switch the application from the default MYSQL to the new SQL Database? And is there any way for me to test the connection to the database before I attempt to initialize it.
Thanks in advance.

First and foremost you cannot use the XMLs which are part of turnkey JBoss directly.
You should discard adobe-ds.xml and mysql-ds.xml from <LiveCycle Root>/jboss/server/<server profile>/deploy and get hold of SQL Server specific adobe-ds.xml and mssql-ds.xml and then make necessary modifications w.r.t your SQL Server.
In addition to this you would have to modify login-config.xml as well to add an entry of application policy for MSSQL DB.
If you have performed all these steps and still issues are coming then the error could be because of any of the reasons mentioned below:
The XMLs that you have configured
The connection pools configured
Missing database driver jar
I would recommend the following:
1) Make sure driver jar for SQL Server (most probably sqljdbc.jar) exists in <LiveCycle Root>/jboss/server/<server profile>/lib directory
2) Ensure that you have modified the following XML files correctly:
adobe-ds.xml and mssql-ds.xml inside <LiveCycle Root>/jboss/server/<server profile>/deploy directory
login-config.xml inside <LiveCycle Root>/jboss/server/<server profile>/conf directory
3) Ensure that you have removed mysql-ds.xml from the <LiveCycle Root>/jboss/server/<server profile>/deploy directory
Try opening the XMLs in a browser to verify that they are modified correctly.
You won't find an option to test the connection in LCM.
Though you could try starting up your JBoss without any EARs and see if it is coming up without issues.

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#Options are Database, Files, Log
#This belongs in Microsoft.SqlServer.SmoExtended assembly
$smoBackup.Action = "Database"
$smoBackup.BackupSetDescription = "Full Backup of " + $dbName
$smoBackup.BackupSetName = $dbName + " Backup"
$smoBackup.Database = $dbName
$smoBackup.MediaDescription = "Disk"
$smoBackup.Devices.AddDevice($backupDirectory + "\" + $dbName + "_" + $timestamp +
".bak",
"File")
$smoBackup.SqlBackup($server)
#let's confirm, let's list list all backup files
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$smoBackup.SqlBackup($server)
#let's confirm, let's list list all backup files
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$backupFilesList = $directory | where {$_.extension -eq ".bak"}
$backupFilesList | Format-Table Name, LastWriteTime
$backupFilesList = $directory | where {$_.extension -eq ".bak"}
$backupFilesList | Format-Table Name, LastWriteTime
I read on internet that by using this in the script this problem can be sorted but i am
not sure where exactly to put this line in above script set the ConnectionContext.StatementTimeout to 0


Hi Srk,
I found the similar issue in this article, which had been sovled by adding the script below:
$server = New-Object ("Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server") $dbInstance
$server.ConnectionContext.StatementTimeout = 0
Refer to:
Exception calling "SqlBackup" with "1" argument(s)
Please feel free to let me know if this method can not work.
Best Regards,
Anna Wang

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hi
We have an SQL database in our client network and client wants to migrate it to Windows/Oracle. Currently they have multiple databases on the same SQL server.
So I am curious to know if oracle also allows the same in Windows.
I read that we can indeed install one oracle home and use DBCA to create multiple oracle databases on the same host. Any pointers to any documents relevant? I also want to understood this setup and what it means for performance, backup/restore/recovery, patching/upgrade etc.
Request your valuable inputs on this topic please.
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Raja

936639 wrote:
Basically i'm an oracle DBA and never worked in SQL Server. So could you please explain me in detail the below points alone
" Currently they have multiple databases on the same SQL server (SQL allows it) . So I am curious to know if oracle also allows the same in Windows. I read that we can indeed install one oracle home and use DBCA to create multiple oracle databases on the same host"
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Which is better for performance Azure SQL Database or SQL Server in Azure VM?

Hi,
We are building an ASP.NET app that will be running on Microsoft Cloud which I think is the new name for Windows Azure. We're expecting this app to have many simultaneous users and want to make sure that we provide excellent performance to end users.
Here are our main concerns/desires:
Performance is paramount. Fast response times are very very important
We want to have as little to do with platform maintenance as possible e.g. managing OS or SQL Server updates, etc.
We are trying to use "out-of-the-box" standard features.
With that said, which option would give us the best possible database performance: a SQL Server instance running in a VM on Azure or SQL Server Database as a fully managed service?
Thanks, Sam

hello,
SQL Database using shared resources on the Microsft data centre. Microsoft balance the resource usage of SQL Database so that no one application continuously dominates any resource.You can try the
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for Windows Azure SQL Database which offers better performance by guaranteeing a fixed amount of dedicated resources for a database.
If you using SQL Server instance running in a VM, you control the operating system and database configuration. And the
performance of the database depends on many factors such as the size of a virtual machine, and the configuration of the data disks.
Reference:
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