Summary

Unable to start Pega Platform 8.3 after fresh installation.

Error Messages

ERROR   - Cannot start service [StreamServer.Default]. Will retry in 180 seconds. Remaining attempts: 2
org.jboss.netty.channel.ChannelException: Failed to bind to: /127.0.0.1:7003 
at org.jboss.netty.bootstrap.ServerBootstrap.bind(ServerBootstrap.java:272) ~[netty-3.10.6.Final.jar:?]

Steps to Reproduce

Start the Application server.

Root Cause

Port 7003 is already in use and is unable to bind.

Resolution

Perform the following local-change:

1. Create a DSS (Dynamic System Setting) with the following options:
   
   – Owning Ruleset: Pega-Engine
   – Setting Purpose: prconfig/dsm/services/stream/pyPort/default
   – Value: 7005 (other than port 7003)
    
2. Restart the server.