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WLS instance encountering java.net.BindException: Address already in use (Doc ID 1516595.1)

Last updated on AUGUST 17, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle WebLogic Server - Version 10.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

When a large number of WLS instances are started in a single go on a particular machine, intermittently some WLS instances might fail with error "BEA-002606" complaining that listen address (ie listen ip:port) is already in use. Log extract would be like:

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Cause

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