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daily server crash - Thread "Item Poller" does not respond to watchdog thread

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    MarkusO
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    #1

    Situation:
    In a test environment i run NetXMS version 2.0RC2.

    netxmsd: sh sta
    Total number of objects:    489
    Number of monitored nodes:  68
    Number of collectable DCIs:  272

    4 dashboards have been configured and are up and running. During most of the day everything is working properly. DCI values are polled and displayed nicely.

    Issue:
    On an average of once a day the server seems to crash. In the Windows event viewer the error : Thread "Item Poller" does not respond to watchdog thread.

    From that moment the dashboards are empty and show an error message. At the same time when I execute 'last values' an error message is shown and no values can be displayed. See attached screenshots.

    When i view the Windows services it appears that netxms core service is still running. But when troubleshooting this issue the only solution to temporarily solve the issue is stopping and starting the NetXMS core service. Eventually resulting with no history in the dashboard graphs.

    Any suggestions in fully solving this issue?

    Thanks in advance.
    Kindest regards.

    Markus


    netxms graph dci value error.JPG

    netxms last values error.JPG

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      tomaskir
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      #2

      Definitely upgrade to 2.0.2.
      There were many fixes between 2.0-RC2 and 2.0.2.

      If the problem still persists on 2.0.2, let us know 🙂

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        MarkusO
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        #3

        Ok thanks for the advice and support.

        I will upgrade to version 2.0.2 and then further evaluate if this issue is resolved.

        Again thanks for your help.

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          MarkusO
          wrote on last edited by
          #4

          Yesterday i successfully upgraded to 2.0.2 at around 14:00h.

          Unfortunately this issue, "daily server crash - Thread "Item Poller" does not respond to watchdog thread", occurred again 5 hours after the successful upgrade to version 2.0.2.

          * application and services still running, but no dci polling values
          * Error viewing last values for each node, screenshot attached in this post.
          * empty dashboard graphs

          Any advice in fixing  this issue is more than welcome.


          last values error  after crash.JPG

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            Victor Kirhenshtein
            wrote on last edited by
            #5

            Hi,

            can you please add the following to netxmsd.conf:

            DebugLevel = 7
            CreateCrashDumps = yes

            as well as ensure that LogFile points to some file, not {syslog}, and restart it. When server hangs, run

            nxadm -c "raise access"

            server process will crash and dump will be generated. Send dump file and log file to us for analyze.

            Best regards,
            Victor

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              MarkusO
              wrote on last edited by
              #6

              Followed instructions.

              Server is running again. Waiting for the next crash. Then i will run : nxadm -c "raise access"

              I will sent log and dumpfiles after.

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                MarkusO
                wrote on last edited by
                #7

                Server crashed again, graphs empty and no values. NetXMS core service still appears to be running.

                Executed command line : nxadm -c "raise access"
                dump files were created

                Attached in this reply the most recent (zipped) log file.
                Also attached in this reply the 2 dump files.

                Awaiting your response.
                Thanks in advance.
                Kind regards,
                Mark


                log.7z

                netxmsd-5608-1455526480.info

                netxmsd-5608-1455526480.mdmp

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                  MarkusO
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #8

                  Server crashed again, graphs empty and no values. NetXMS core service still appears to be running.

                  Executed command line : nxadm -c "raise access"
                  dump files were created

                  Attached in this reply the most recent (zipped) log file.
                  Also attached in this reply the 2 dump files.

                  Hope the team can solve this issue with the new information (logs and dumpfiles)

                  Thanks in advance.
                  Kind regards,
                  Mark


                  log.7z

                  netxmsd-5608-1455526480.info

                  netxmsd-5608-1455526480.mdmp

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                    MarkusO
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #9

                    From a more recent crash attached in this reply :  (zipped)log file and dump files

                    Hope this addition to the troubleshooting log and dump files can help in solving the issue.


                    log.7z

                    netxmsd-5676-1455781950.info

                    netxmsd-5676-1455781950.mdmp

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                      MarkusO
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #10

                      Another crash.

                      More log and dump files attached in this reply :  (zipped)log file and dump files

                      Again I hope this addition to the troubleshooting log and dump files can help in solving the issue.

                      Thanks in advance.

                      Kind regards,

                      Mark


                      log.7z

                      netxmsd-4432-1455799238.info

                      netxmsd-4432-1455799238.mdmp

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                        MarkusO
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #11

                        Different location. Different network. Different NetXMS server, (software new version 2.0.2)

                        same issue : daily server crash - Thread "Item Poller" does not respond to watchdog thread, empty graphs, no polling values

                        created DUMP file and log files. Attached in this reply.

                        Hope you can find some leads within the new information regarding this issue.


                        log.txt.7z

                        netxmsd-1756-1456132912.info

                        netxmsd-1756-1456132912.mdmp

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                          MarkusO
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                          #12

                          This issue has not been solved.

                          Have done some new troubleshooting.

                          -MySQL logging enabled and reviewed logging.
                          Maybe someone can tell me what to look for besides the usual error search.

                          -Changed some server configuration parameters, for example in one troubleshooting 'run':  increased the StatusPollingInterval from 60 seconds to 300 seconds.
                          and in another troubleshooting 'run' : increased PollerThreadPoolMaxSize from 250 to 500, PollerThreadPoolBaseSize from 10 to 20 and NumberOfDataCollectors from 25 to 50.

                          Unfortunately until now the server keeps on 'crashing' daily.

                          Hope there is a solution for solving this issue.

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                            MarkusO
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                            #13

                            Still crashing.

                            Added some screenshots in this reply post of situation after the issue has occurred.


                            screenshot error netxms.JPG

                            screenshot error netxms.JPG

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                              MarkusO
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #14

                              FYI
                              For one location i configured the following settings on a NetXMS server:

                              Statuspollerinterval          600
                              DefaultDCIPollingInterval  600
                              ConditionPollingInterval    600

                              Although there are unrealistic values for daily operations the server has been running for more than one day now without crashing.

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                                MarkusO
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                                #15

                                Unfortunately the configuration mentioned in my last post (Statuspollerinterval 600, DefaultDCIPollingInterval 600, ConditionPollingInterval 600) did not last.

                                Server just logged the error "Thread "Item Poller" does not respond to watchdog thread" and does not poll new values anymore and displays empty graphs again.

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                                  MarkusO
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #16

                                  This issue has been solved by installing the pre-release of the next version.
                                  NetXMS servers have been running for more than a week without any form of crashing.

                                  Thanks Victor and others for your support with this matter.

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