Unable to initialize socket connection to Content Server

Question

Hi,
Webcenter installed on linux, content server installed on windows. Here is the error I see in the log files. I did added the ip address of the linux machine in windows host file but in Spaces I see JCR Connection problem. Any idea on what might be wrong. Here ar the settings I have Repository Connection:
User Name: sysadmin
CIS Socket Type: Socket
Server Host: windowsmachine
Server Port: 5444
Authntication Method: Identity Propagation
javax.jcr.RepositoryException: oracle.stellent.ridc.protocol.ProtocolException: Unable to initialize socket connection to Content Server
     at oracle.jcr.impl.ExceptionFactory.repository(ExceptionFactory.java:161)
     at oracle.stellent.jcr.IdcPersistenceManagerFactory.createPersistenceManager(IdcPersistenceManagerFactory.java:177)
     at oracle.jcr.impl.OracleRepositoryImpl.login(OracleRepositoryImpl.java:444)
     at oracle.vcr.jam.LoginTask.call(LoginTask.java:68)
     at oracle.vcr.jam.LoginTask.call(LoginTask.java:29)
     at oracle.webcenter.concurrent.Submission$2.run(Submission.java:495)
     at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
     at oracle.security.jps.util.JpsSubject.doAsPrivileged(JpsSubject.java:313)
     at oracle.webcenter.concurrent.Submission.runAsPrivileged(Submission.java:509)
     at oracle.webcenter.concurrent.Submission.run(Submission.java:436)
     at oracle.webcenter.concurrent.Submission$SubmissionFutureTask.run(Submission.java:792)
     at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:441)
     at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.java:303)
     at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:138)
     at oracle.webcenter.concurrent.ModifiedThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ModifiedThreadPoolExecutor.java:657)
     at oracle.webcenter.concurrent.ModifiedThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ModifiedThreadPoolExecutor.java:682)
     at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)
Caused by: oracle.stellent.ridc.protocol.ProtocolException: Unable to initialize socket connection to Content Server
     at oracle.stellent.ridc.protocol.intradoc.socket.SocketConnectionManager.initializeConnection(SocketConnectionManager.java:23)
     at oracle.stellent.ridc.protocol.intradoc.socket.SocketConnectionManager.initializeConnection(SocketConnectionManager.java:10)
     at oracle.stellent.ridc.protocol.impl.SimpleConnectionPool.acquireConnection(SimpleConnectionPool.java:35)
     at oracle.stellent.ridc.IdcClient.sendRequest(IdcClient.java:130)
     at oracle.stellent.jcr.IdcPersistenceManagerFactory.createPersistenceManager(IdcPersistenceManagerFactory.java:163)
     ... 15 more
Caused by: oracle.stellent.ridc.protocol.ProtocolException: java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused
     at oracle.stellent.ridc.protocol.intradoc.socket.SocketConnection.connect(SocketConnection.java:41)
     at oracle.stellent.ridc.protocol.intradoc.socket.SocketConnectionManager.initializeConnection(SocketConnectionManager.java:21)
     ... 19 more
Caused by: java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused
     at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method)
     at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.doConnect(PlainSocketImpl.java:333)
     at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(PlainSocketImpl.java:195)
     at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(PlainSocketImpl.java:182)
     at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(SocksSocketImpl.java:366)
     at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:519)
     at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:469)
     at java.net.Socket.<init>(Socket.java:366)
     at java.net.Socket.<init>(Socket.java:180)
     at oracle.stellent.ridc.protocol.intradoc.socket.SocketConnection.createSocket(SocketConnection.java:111)
     at oracle.stellent.ridc.protocol.intradoc.socket.SocketConnection.connect(SocketConnection.java:38)
     ... 20 more

Answer 1

This error usually occurs because you have not authorized the client's IP address in UCM. The steps to add the WebCenter host to the list of authorized clients are detailed in section [4.3.1.3.1 of the Installation Guide|http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E12839_01/install.1111/e12001/webcenterservice_install.htm#sthref161].
Regards,
Nicolas