KMS - KMS 1.x services fail to start

Asset ID:	1-72-1530230.1
Update Date:	2013-02-28
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Solution 1530230.1 : KMS - KMS 1.x services fail to start

Applies to:

Sun StorageTek Crypto Key Management System - Version All Versions to All Versions [Release All Releases]
Oracle Solaris on x86-64 (64-bit)

Symptoms

KMS 1.x services not starting.

The command show_status indicates GUI not online or running, Communication services not running, Database not started.

Log file /var/adm/messages reports "svc-kmspost failed"

Changes

The server was rebooted or may have lost power

Cause

KMS runs a kmspost service that for any minor problem may fail on power up self test.

Solution

1) review the /var/adm/messages

    Check for errors like this:
       daemon.warning] svc:/application/kmspost:default: Method "/lib/svc/method/svc-kmspost" failed with exit status 95.

    This is an indication that kmspost failed self test,

KMS services may fail to start.

2) Disable kmspost by running this command:

# svcadm disable kmspost

3) Try and re-start the KMA or the database or services.

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