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Issues Concerning ODI 11g Standalone Agent, the startscen Script and the J2EE Agent (Doc ID 1288663.1)

Last updated on NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Data Integrator - Version 11.1.1.3.0 to 11.1.1.9.99 [Release 11gR1]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Purpose

In Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) 11g, jobs can be launched with either:

All of the above need to be able to connect to the ODI Repositories to retrieve code/jobs to run.

Freezing that occurs when viewing Agent schedule, testing Agent, or launching jobs with the Agent is usually due to the Agent can not connect to the Repositories.

This document will answer some of the common questions and describe some issues end users may experienced when using these tools in ODI 11g.

Detailed information about managing ODI Agent is available from ODI Studio Help > Managing Agents.

NOTE: Please consult Document 423746.1 for the command and parameters required for starting the Standalone Agent and startscen scipt.

Questions and Answers

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In this Document
Purpose
Questions and Answers
 Standalone Agent
 2. 'ODI-1424: Agent host or port cannot be reached' error when testing a Agent.
 3. ODI standalone Agent starts successfully but when testing connection or stopping the Agent...
 4. After creating a schedule for a scenario and run Update Schedule in the Agent, the View Schedule screen in the Agent is empty and the scheduled scenario never runs.
 5. New ODI standalone Agent starts successfully but Interfaces are aborting
 6. An existent Standalone Agent is running for DEV env, now need to create an Agent for a PROD Master Repository.
 7. After starting a Standalone Agent, it can be accessed by the URLhttp://<HOSTNAME>:<PORT>/oraclediagent , but can not be accessed (HTTP 404 error) with the URL http://<HOSTNAME>:<PORT>/dev_agent (Note: This example assumes the standalone agent name is dev_agent).
 8. 'java.net.MalformedURLException: Bad host' when starting the Standalone Agent.
 9.  If any ODI scenarios run against a Standalone Agent , it should connect to only the Work Repository defined in odiparams, but when we start the Standalone Agent it says that the scheduler has been started for both the Work Repositories and it appears that the Standalone Agent can be used to run Scenarios against any Work Repository, Why?
 10. After having upgraded Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) from version 11.1.1.3 .0 to 11.1.1.5.0, the ODI Standalone Agent fails starting, and following message is signaled:
 11. The following error occurs when trying to start a Standalone Agent configured with external authentication (cwallet.sso and jps-config.xml):
 12. ODI-1266: Agent <AGENT_NAME> detected Session as Stale session and set to error status.
 13  How to enable and configure ODI 11g (11.1.1.5.0) Standalone agent with SSL (HTTPS)?
 14. The following error occurs when trying to send HTTPS to an external webservice through a proxy using the OdiInvokeWebSerice tool with a Standalone Agent.
 15 . <Note: 1608859.1> Setting Up External Authentication For ODI Standalone Agent.
 Startscen
 16. Agent is running, but scenario is not getting executed using startscen tool:
 17. When running a Scenario using startcmd.sh/bat script, if the Scenario fails, it is expected to see non-zero return value. In ODI 11g there is always a zero irrespective of the failure or success for the Scenario. Is this normal behavior?
 18. Launching ODI Scenarios from the startscen, startcmd scripts or OdiStartScen step
 ODI J2EE Agent
 19. Configuring Datasources related to third-party JDBC Drivers
 20. Deploying and Configuring the ODI 11g Agent as a Java EE Application
 21. Executing an ODI Scenario on a J2EE Agent, ODI Operator always indicates that the Scenario is running on another J2EEAgent.
 22. Cohabiting ODI JEE Agents with OSB and SOA Suite Servers. Are there any issues cohabiting ODI, OSB and SOA under the same Weblogic Domain ?
 23.  Can ODI Share the Weblogic Binaries Laid down by Hyperion Installer or we have to install separate Weblogic home for ODI? Environment: 11.1.2.2  and ODI console web 11.1.1.6
 24. Need to implement more than one Work repository with ODI architecture. How do we go about implementing it as the domain config wizard does not have an option for defining more than one Work repository schema and JDBC connection details?
 25. When running the scenario through the JEE agent from ODI Studio the scenario executes as expected. When attempting to execute the scenario through the ODI Console the scenario fails with the following error.
 26. "Can't connect to agent" error when retrieving schedule for a Work Repository.
 27. <Note: 1488883.1> How To Launch An ODI 11g Scenario On An ODI JEE Agent Using Web Service Protocols 
 28. <Note: 1479801.1> How To Update The ODI 11g JEE Agent When The Password Of The ODI Repositories Has Been Modified ? 
 29. <Note: 1495715.1> 'java.net.SocketException: No buffer space available' Message Signalled When Attempting To Launch ODI 11g JEE Agent 
 30. <Note: 1475337.1> ODI 11g Repository Connections Accumulate When Using JEE Agent And Pooled Connections Set Up With Oracle OCI Drivers 
 31. <Note: 1458542.1> ODI-3276: No valid repository alias is found' Signaled When Connecting To a Repository From ODI Console After Launching The Weblogic ODI JEE Agent As a Windows Service
 32. Jobs run with ODI JEE Agent fails finding Data Source with javax.naming.NameNotFoundException. 
 33. ODI-1425: Agent application cannot be reached using http://<HOSTNAME>:<PORT>/oraclediagent.
 34. ODI-1400: Agent OracleDIAgent start failure: JDBC connection error occurs while connecting to the master repository. Caused by: access denied.......
 ODI Agents On High Availability Configurations
 Please see:
 <Note: 424105.1> Setting Up ODI Agents On High Availability Configurations
 <Note: 1487102.1> How To Create And Deploy a High Availability ODI 11g Java EE Agent To a Cluster on WebLogic Server 
 <Note: 1460643.1> Is It Necessary To Define Multiple Distinct ODI JEE Physical Agent Entries In ODI Studio > Topology Navigator When Using WebLogic Server Load Balancing ? 
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