Performance Metrics Server fails to start-Listener Socket creation failed with error: (1) (Doc ID 2834455.1)

Last updated on APRIL 17, 2023

Applies to:

Symptoms

This is new GG 21c deployment.
Performance Metrics Server does not start up after the deployment has been successfully configured.
See logfile attached.

It complains about the following error:
~~~
2021-10-19T08:33:43.936+0000 INFO | Datastore Repository Opened (main)
2021-10-19T08:33:44.011+0000 INFO | Initializing the MPoint Collector (main)
2021-10-19T08:33:44.083+0000 ERROR| Listener Socket creation failed with error: (1) - Operation not permitted (main)
2021-10-19T08:33:44.084+0000 INFO | Starting the MPoint Collector (main)
2021-10-19T08:33:44.087+0000 ERROR| Socket is not open (main)
2021-10-19T08:33:44.088+0000 ERROR| Collector Failed to Start (main)
~~~

Please advise.

Cause

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