Unable to start my Websphere server in Local RSA

Question

I am using WAS 6.1 and my server used to start properly but all of a sudden its not working..

when I attempt to start my server in my local RSA. I am getting the following error

I have restarted the system, RSA, killed all Java process but still getting the same error

    [7/9/13 13:03:22:912 CDT] 0000000a WsServerImpl  E   WSVR0009E: Error occurred during      startup
com.ibm.ws.exception.RuntimeError: com.ibm.ws.exception.RuntimeError:org.omg.CORBA.INTERNAL: CREATE_LISTENER_FAILED_4  vmcid: 0x49421000  minor code: 56  completed: No
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.WsServerImpl.bootServerContainer(WsServerImpl.java:199)
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.WsServerImpl.start(WsServerImpl.java:140)
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.WsServerImpl.main(WsServerImpl.java:461)
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.WsServer.main(WsServer.java:59)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:79)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:618)
at com.ibm.wsspi.bootstrap.WSLauncher.launchMain(WSLauncher.java:183)
at com.ibm.wsspi.bootstrap.WSLauncher.main(WSLauncher.java:90)
at com.ibm.wsspi.bootstrap.WSLauncher.run(WSLauncher.java:72)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.runtime.PlatformActivator$1.run(PlatformActivator.java:78)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.runApplication(EclipseAppLauncher.java:92)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.start(EclipseAppLauncher.java:68)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:400)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:177)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:79)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:618)
at org.eclipse.core.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:340)
at org.eclipse.core.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:282)
at org.eclipse.core.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:981)
at com.ibm.wsspi.bootstrap.WSPreLauncher.launchEclipse(WSPreLauncher.java:339)
at com.ibm.wsspi.bootstrap.WSPreLauncher.main(WSPreLauncher.java:94)
Caused by: com.ibm.ws.exception.RuntimeError: org.omg.CORBA.INTERNAL: CREATE_LISTENER_FAILED_4  vmcid: 0x49421000  minor code: 56  completed: No
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.ORBImpl.start(ORBImpl.java:424)
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.ContainerImpl.startComponents(ContainerImpl.java:977)
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.ContainerImpl.start(ContainerImpl.java:673)
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.ServerImpl.start(ServerImpl.java:526)
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.WsServerImpl.bootServerContainer(WsServerImpl.java:192)
... 24 more
Caused by: org.omg.CORBA.INTERNAL: CREATE_LISTENER_FAILED_4  vmcid: 0x49421000  minor code: 56  completed: No
at com.ibm.ws.orbimpl.transport.WSTransport.createListener(WSTransport.java:859)
at com.ibm.ws.orbimpl.transport.WSTransport.initTransports(WSTransport.java:597)
at com.ibm.rmi.iiop.TransportManager.initTransports(TransportManager.java:158)
at com.ibm.rmi.corba.ORB.set_parameters(ORB.java:1250)
at com.ibm.CORBA.iiop.ORB.set_parameters(ORB.java:1681)
at org.omg.CORBA.ORB.init(ORB.java:364)
at com.ibm.ws.orb.GlobalORBFactory.init(GlobalORBFactory.java:86)
at com.ibm.ejs.oa.EJSORBImpl.initializeORB(EJSORBImpl.java:179)
at com.ibm.ejs.oa.EJSServerORBImpl.<init>(EJSServerORBImpl.java:102)
at com.ibm.ejs.oa.EJSORB.init(EJSORB.java:55)
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.ORBImpl.start(ORBImpl.java:417)
... 28 more

[7/9/13 13:03:22:913 CDT] 0000000a SystemErr     R com.ibm.ws.exception.RuntimeError: com.ibm.ws.exception.RuntimeError: org.omg.CORBA.INTERNAL: CREATE_LISTENER_FAILED_4  vmcid: 0x49421000  minor code: 56  completed: No
[7/9/13 13:03:22:913 CDT] 0000000a SystemErr     R  at com.ibm.ws.runtime.WsServerImpl.bootServerContainer(WsServerImpl.java:199)
[7/9/13 13:03:22:913 CDT] 0000000a SystemErr     R  at com.ibm.ws.runtime.WsServerImpl.start(WsServerImpl.java:140)
[7/9/13 13:03:22:913 CDT] 0000000a SystemErr     R  at com.ibm.ws.runtime.WsServerImpl.main(WsServerImpl.java:461)
[7/9/13 13:03:22:913 CDT] 0000000a SystemErr     R  at com.ibm.ws.runtime.WsServer.main(WsServer.java:59)
[7/9/13 13:03:22:913 CDT] 0000000a SystemErr     R  at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
[7/9/13 13:03:22:914 CDT] 0000000a SystemErr     R  at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:79)
[7/9/13 13:03:22:914 CDT] 0000000a SystemErr     R  at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
[7/9/13 13:03:22:914 CDT] 0000000a SystemErr     R  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:618)
[7/9/13 13:03:22:914 CDT] 0000000a SystemErr     R  at com.ibm.wsspi.bootstrap.WSLauncher.launchMain(WSLauncher.java:183)
[7/9/13 13:03:22:914 CDT] 0000000a SystemErr     R  at com.ibm.wsspi.bootstrap.WSLauncher.main(WSLauncher.java:90)
[7/9/13 13:03:22:914 CDT] 0000000a SystemErr     R  at com.ibm.wsspi.bootstrap.WSLauncher.run(WSLauncher.java:72)
[7/9/13 13:03:22:914 CDT] 0000000a SystemErr     R  at org.eclipse.core.internal.runtime.PlatformActivator$1.run(PlatformActivator.java:78)
[7/9/13 13:03:22:914 CDT] 0000000a SystemErr     R  at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.runApplication(EclipseAppLauncher.java:92)
[7/9/13 13:03:22:914 CDT] 0000000a SystemErr     R  at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.start(EclipseAppLauncher.java:68)
[7/9/13 13:03:22:914 CDT] 0000000a SystemErr     R  at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:400)
[7/9/13 13:03:22:914 CDT] 0000000a SystemErr     R  at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:177)
[7/9/13 13:03:22:914 CDT] 0000000a SystemErr     R  at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
[7/9/13 13:03:22:914 CDT] 0000000a SystemErr     R  at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:79)
[7/9/13 13:03:22:914 CDT] 0000000a SystemErr     R  at  sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
[7/9/13 13:03:22:915 CDT] 0000000a SystemErr     R  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:618)
[7/9/13 13:03:22:915 CDT] 0000000a SystemErr     R  at org.eclipse.core.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:340)
[7/9/13 13:03:22:915 CDT] 0000000a SystemErr     R  at org.eclipse.core.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:282)
[7/9/13 13:03:22:915 CDT] 0000000a SystemErr     R  at org.eclipse.core.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:981)
[7/9/13 13:03:22:915 CDT] 0000000a SystemErr     R  at com.ibm.wsspi.bootstrap.WSPreLauncher.launchEclipse(WSPreLauncher.java:339)
[7/9/13 13:03:22:915 CDT] 0000000a SystemErr     R  at com.ibm.wsspi.bootstrap.WSPreLauncher.main(WSPreLauncher.java:94)
[7/9/13 13:03:22:915 CDT] 0000000a SystemErr     R Caused by: com.ibm.ws.exception.RuntimeError: org.omg.CORBA.INTERNAL: CREATE_LISTENER_FAILED_4  vmcid: 0x49421000  minor code: 56  completed: No
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.ORBImpl.start(ORBImpl.java:424)
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.ContainerImpl.startComponents(ContainerImpl.java:977)
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.ContainerImpl.start(ContainerImpl.java:673)
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.ServerImpl.start(ServerImpl.java:526)
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.WsServerImpl.bootServerContainer(WsServerImpl.java:192)
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.WsServerImpl.start(WsServerImpl.java:140)
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.WsServerImpl.main(WsServerImpl.java:461)
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.WsServer.main(WsServer.java:59)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:79)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:618)
at com.ibm.wsspi.bootstrap.WSLauncher.launchMain(WSLauncher.java:183)
at com.ibm.wsspi.bootstrap.WSLauncher.main(WSLauncher.java:90)
at com.ibm.wsspi.bootstrap.WSLauncher.run(WSLauncher.java:72)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.runtime.PlatformActivator$1.run(PlatformActivator.java:78)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.runApplication(EclipseAppLauncher.java:92)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.start(EclipseAppLauncher.java:68)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:400)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:177)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:79)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:618)
at org.eclipse.core.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:340)
at org.eclipse.core.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:282)
at org.eclipse.core.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:981)
at com.ibm.wsspi.bootstrap.WSPreLauncher.launchEclipse(WSPreLauncher.java:339)
at com.ibm.wsspi.bootstrap.WSPreLauncher.main(WSPreLauncher.java:94)
Caused by: org.omg.CORBA.INTERNAL: CREATE_LISTENER_FAILED_4  vmcid: 0x49421000  minor code: 56  completed: No
at com.ibm.ws.orbimpl.transport.WSTransport.createListener(WSTransport.java:859)
at com.ibm.ws.orbimpl.transport.WSTransport.initTransports(WSTransport.java:597)
at com.ibm.rmi.iiop.TransportManager.initTransports(TransportManager.java:158)
at com.ibm.rmi.corba.ORB.set_parameters(ORB.java:1250)
at com.ibm.CORBA.iiop.ORB.set_parameters(ORB.java:1681)
at org.omg.CORBA.ORB.init(ORB.java:364)
at com.ibm.ws.orb.GlobalORBFactory.init(GlobalORBFactory.java:86)
at com.ibm.ejs.oa.EJSORBImpl.initializeORB(EJSORBImpl.java:179)
at com.ibm.ejs.oa.EJSServerORBImpl.<init>(EJSServerORBImpl.java:102)
at com.ibm.ejs.oa.EJSORB.init(EJSORB.java:55)
at com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.ORBImpl.start(ORBImpl.java:417)
... 28 more

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

I had the same problem. Last week when i installed, it was working fine. But it stopped with the same error "Caused by: org.omg.CORBA.INTERNAL: CREATE_LISTENER_FAILED_4" . However tried all solutions posted in google but didn't work.

I followed the below steps and the websphere started without any issues. Hope this would be helpful to someone in future.

1. In the start menu, search box -> type Services
2. In the Services window, check for IBM Websphere Application server. If the status is in "Start", right click and stop it.
3. Restart your websphere, it works.

Answer 2

CREATE_LISTENER_FAILED_4 It might also happen due to multiple SJE Profiles.

Deleting the profile may solve the problem like it did for me.

Answer 3

Easy Way

Open the Task Manager by pressing Ctl+Alt+Del

In the process tab, make sure you check "Show processes from all users"

End all the process with Image Name "java"

Hard Way

Double click the server in RSA and see the default ports for SOAP etc

in command prompt type "netstat -o"

Note the PID of the process that opening the default ports

Open the task manager View - > Select Columns -> PID

In the process tab, make sure you check "Show processes from all users"

Find the process by PID and end the process

Answer 4

CREATE_LISTENER_FAILED_4 almost always means a port conflict. Check the ports listed in PROFILE_HOME/config/cells/CELL/nodes/NODE/serverindex.xml (specifically BOOTSTRAP_ADDRESS) and ensure the ports don't conflict with other processes on the same machine. You can use the netstat -o (Windows) or netstat -p (Linux) to see which process opened the ports.