PVA TroubleshootingGuide
PVA TroubleshootingGuide
Troubleshooting Guide
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Problem Solution
Unable to install PV Advanced To install PV Advanced server, the ports 443, 8080, 162, and 69 must be free. If they
server are not available then you cannot install PV Advanced server. To free these ports,
follow the following procedure:
1. Navigate to Start > Run..
2. Type cmd and click OK.
3. Type "netstat -ano”. It displays all the ports that are currently used by the active
applications along with their Process ID (PID).
4. If ports 443, 8080 and 162 are used by any application, then you have kill those
applications. To kill, type "taskkill /f /PID <ProcessID>". For Example, to kill
the application that used port 443, type taskkill /PID 2868.
Unable to launch PV Advanced To launch PV Advanced, the ports 443, 8080, 162, and 69 must be free. If they are not
after successful installation available then you cannot launch PV Advanced.
You can check the availability status of these ports by using Port Scanner. To access
Port Scanner, navigate to Start > All Programs > Proxim Wireless > PV Advanced
> Port Scanner. The Port Scanner Tool screen appears, which shows the availability
status of the ports:
4. If ports 443, 8080 and 162 are used by any application, then you have kill those
applications. To kill, type "taskkill /PID <ProcessID>". For Example, to kill the
application that used port 443, type taskkill /PID 2868.
5. If the system process "4" uses the port #443 by default on each server restart
and is unable to kill the process, then follow the below steps to solve it.
i. Check the service which is used by the Port #443 with PID "4".
ii. Type "netstat -ano | find "443" to display all the process ID's used by the
port #443. [Ex: “Routing & Remote Access” Service].
iii. Type "net stop RemoteAccess" and start the “PV Server” service and then
launch the PV Advanced client.
iv. Type "net start RemoteAccess" to use the “Routing & Remote Access”
Service, if needed.
Unable to launch PV Advanced Install Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in the client system. If JRE is already installed,
through web browser check if JAVA is enabled in the web browser. If disabled, enable JAVA through your
web browser.
Internet Explorer:
• Click Tools and then Internet Options
• Select the Security tab, and select Custom Level
• Scroll down to Scripting of Java applets
• Make sure the Enable option is checked
• Click OK to save your preference
Google Chrome:
• Enter about:plugins in the search field.
• Scan for Java and check whether Java is enabled (if the Disable link appears,
Java is already enabled)
• Click the Enable link (if available)
• (Optional) Check the Always allowed box to stop additional Chrome warnings
when running Java content
Mozilla Firefox:
• Start Mozilla Firefox browser or restart it if its already running
• At the top of the browser, select Firefox (or Tools menu in Windows XP), then
Add-ons
• The Add-ons Manager tab will open.
• In the Add-ons Manager tab, select Plugins
• Click Java (TM) Platform plugin
• Click Enable (if it is Disable, Java is already enabled)
Safari:
• Launch Safari browser
• Click Safari and select Preferences
• Click Security
• Select Enable Java check box
• Close Safari Preferences window
If PV Advanced is launched It is recommended to wait for 2-3 minutes after the application is installed.
immediately after its installation,
an error message 'Failed to
connect to server' is displayed.
Problem Solution
Unable to discover 1. Check whether you have entered the correct SNMP Read/Write Passwords and
devices correct SNMP Versions.
2. Ensure that network is properly routed for proper connectivity from PV Advanced
server.
3. Check for proper license. During the evaluation/trial period of 30 days, PV Advanced
manages up to 100 devices and after the trial period expires, PV Advanced will be
able to manage only 4 devices. (After 4 devices, you can see that failure count will
increase in the auto-discovery profile table).
4. Check if the range is blocked.
5. If the network is not stable, increase the timeout and retry count.
6. Check that UDP port 161 is not blocked by any of your network devices.
Non-Proxim device When an existing non-proxim IPv4 device is discovered using an IPv6 address and
duplicate entry in vice-versa without deleting the already existing entry, a duplicate entry of the device
network topology appears in the network topology.
Problem Solution
PV Advanced is If you are getting an error saying that The server will be closed due to database error!
closing the server due see Appendix B - Increase of Max Connections in PostgreSQL in PV Advanced User
to database error Guide.
Database Backup and Database backup and restore utilities works only when you login as Administrator.
Restore utilities are
not working
Database Backup Incorrect Postgres path leads to this issue. Make sure to provide the correct Postgres
Scheduled Task Status Installation Path during installation. Do as follows to check/update the Postgres
is showing as Installation Path:
"Successful" but the
backup zip file is Navigate to Management Tab > Scheduled Task > Select Database backup task and
found empty. click Edit.
Unable to restore You can restore the Database by Installing the java Version 1.8.0_133 or 1.8.0_144.
Database in PVA
Server with latest Java
Version 1.8.0_251.
Problem Solution
Unable to perform Use the latest version of the web browser in your remote client. PV Advanced uses the
some operations settings of underlying browser object as its default settings for the device Web
when PV Advanced is Configuration.
running in the Web
browser
Unable to access
Telnet
5. Close the command prompt and restart the computer to apply the changes.
6. If the problem is fixed, stop here. If not, you may not have a issue with Auto Tuning
and will need to turn it back on.
NOTE: This disables the auto tunning feature in Vista completely, and sets and locks the
RWIN receive window to the default value as 65536 bytes.
2. The user can also turn off the Internet Explorer Enhanced Security
Configuration on Windows Server.
– Launch the Server Manager from the windows task bar.
– Select Off for both Administrators & Users and click OK.
Problem Solution
Links are not getting When the device status changes frequently, wireless links may not get updated on the
updated in Dynamic dynamic map because the link parameter will be polled at defined time interval. The
Map wireless link will not get updated until there is any movement on the map.
Unable to display To view the Open Street Maps, it is recommended to contact proxim team for the URL,
Open Street Maps by and update the Open Street Maps using Update Dynamic Maps URL Utility.
clicking Dynamic
Map section under Enter the URL provided by proxim team in the Update Map Utility dialog box and then
Management Tab. click Apply to update the open street maps. Do not edit the URL provided by proxim
team.
Problem Solution
Version Mismatch Version mismatch issue is observed when PV Advanced application is upgraded and JAVA
error occurs Cache is not cleared.
Problem Solution
Time zone mismatch is Change the value of DynamicDaylightTimeDisabled to “0“(without quotes) by doing
displayed in fault the following:
management / audit trial
on systems running Registry -> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SYSTEM -> CurrentControlSet -> Control ->
Windows Operating TimeZoneInformation -> DynamicDaylightTimeDisabled
System
Timezone mismatch Cancel the Automatically adjust clock for Daylight Saving Time selection by doing
between PC and PV the following:
Advanced server/client is
displayed in fault • Navigate to Start -> run as/search regedit -> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SYSTEM
management/audit trial -> CurrentControlSet -> Control -> TimeZoneInformation
when timezone is set to
UTC + 3. – Right-click anywhere in the window to create a new DWORD.
– In New, double-click DWORD (32-bit) Value, and then name it as
DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet.
– Next, double-click to set the value of DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet to 1, and then
click OK.
• Now navigate to Start -> Control pane -> Date and Time -> Change time zone ->
Time Zone Settings, and clear the Automatically adjust clock for Daylight
Saving Time check box.
: The Automatically adjust clock for Daylight Time Zone Settings check box is
available only to countries observing daylight saving time.
None of the events are Click the Reset button at the bottom right corner of the page/ Restart a new PV Advanced
displayed in the Events client session.
Configuration page of
the fault management
section on systems
running Windows 2003
operating system.
Alarms are not being In the Topology pane, select any device or subnet and then click Alarm tabs for the
moved to the respective changes to take place.
Alarm tabs when the user
selects a device and
chooses to move its
Alarms from Alarms-1
to Alarms-2 tabs or
vice-versa.
Invalid/Mismatch/Unknown
Common Authentication
details for Server 1 and
Server 2
Mismatch IP address/Port
details for Server 1 and
Server 2
The process is
unresponsive at this
instance.
Reboot PV Advanced Server and Client PC. Try again after sometime.
Problem
“Radius Authentication” fails, if the Active Directory Settings are not configured properly.
In the Network Topology, right click on any device (i.e., SU/CPE/EPB) to perform Authenticate SU/CPE/EPB via Radius.
This operation throws an error and the error message will be listed under the Controller Logs, as shown in the screenshot
given below:
Solution
It must be ensured that the Active Directory parameters such as Domain Name, Domain Attributes, Server Address,
LDAPS Port, Admin Name, Admin Password and Certificate File are configured exactly as per the sample values
provided on the GUI. Else the Authenticate SU/CPE/EPB via Radius operation fails.
For details to create a Certificate file, see Procedure to create a Certificate file from Certificate Authority in the
Windows 2008 or later in PV Advanced User Guide.
Problem
During Auto Channeling, the PV Advanced cannot allocate channels to radios which are not enabled.
In the scenario given below, the 5GHz radio column is not in enable state. Therefore the 5GHz radio is not allocated
a channel after the Auto Channeling process. It can also be seen that 5GHz column is displayed empty under the
Log as shown below:
Solution
During Auto Channeling process, the PV Advanced can allocate channels to the radios, based on the selection of
2.4GHz and 5GHz radios.
If both the radios are enabled, then PV Advanced allocates channels to both.
If 5GHz radio is enabled and 2.4GHz radio is disabled, then PV Advanced allocates channel to only 5GHz radio.
If 5GHz radio is disabled and 2.4GHz radio is enabled, then PV Advanced allocates channel to only 2.4GHz radio.
Problem Solution
Unable to perform any Check if any windows dialog boxes are currently open within the PV Advanced application
task in the web browser and close them.
where PV Advanced is
currently launched For example, if ICMP Ping or SNMP Ping or Traceroute dialog window is currently open
within the PV Advanced application then you have to close it in order to perform any
action in the web browser.
Device not appears in This issue can be resolved by using the Delete Device tool to delete the device from the
the network during database. This tool can delete both IPv4 as well as IPv6 addressed devices.
manual discovery but an
“IP Already Exists” error In the Tools menu, click Delete Device. Enter the IP Address of the device which needs to
message pops up. be removed and Click Delete.w
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Appendix B - Abbreviations
IP Internet Protocol