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Unable to join a Decision Data Node after Pega 7.4 installation
SA-58235
Summary
Unable to join a Decision Data Node after Pega 7.4 installation.
Error Messages
ERROR - Cannot start service [DDS.Default]
com.pega.dsm.dnode.api.DNodeException: Cannot bootstrap cassandra
at com.pega.dsm.dnode.impl.cassandra.Cassandra.bootstrap(Cassandra.java:211) ~[dnode-7.4.0.jar:?]
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Caused by: java.io.IOException: Cannot run program ".\cassandra.bat" (in directory "C:\Pega\cassandra\bin"): CreateProcess error=2, The system cannot find the file specified
at java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start(ProcessBuilder.java:1048) ~[?:1.8.0_161]
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Caused by: java.io.IOException: CreateProcess error=2, The system cannot find the file specified
at java.lang.ProcessImpl.create(Native Method) ~[?:1.8.0_161]
at java.lang.ProcessImpl.<init>(ProcessImpl.java:386) ~[?:1.8.0_161]
at java.lang.ProcessImpl.start(ProcessImpl.java:137) ~[?:1.8.0_161]
at java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start(ProcessBuilder.java:1029) ~[?:1.8.0_161]
at com.pega.dsm.dnode.api.prpc.service.managedprocess.ManagedProcess.start(ManagedProcess.java:108) ~[dnode-7.4.0.jar:?]
at com.pega.dsm.dnode.impl.cassandra.Cassandra.bootstrap(Cassandra.java:206) ~[dnode-7.4.0.jar:?]
Steps to Reproduce
- Install Pega 7.4
- Attempt to join a Decision Data Node
Root Cause
Decision Data Store (DDS) was unable to start on Windows. Windows was unable to find cassandra.bat file.
Resolution
Apply HFix-43684.
Published July 23, 2018 - Updated December 2, 2021
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