Error Messages Are Displayed When Attempting to Connect to Another Host

Bug 15584190

Issue: If you attempt, through the MSM GUI, to connect to a host that does not have the MSM GUI software installed on it, the following Java exception and error messages might be displayed in the terminal from which you started the MSM GUI.

 Socket connection to xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx failed once..try again
   Socket connection to xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx failed on retry
   Fatal Error : Can not create SASKernel object !
   java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused
           at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method)
           at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.doConnect(Unknown Source)
           at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(Unknown Source)
           at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
           at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
           at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source)
           at com.oracle.net.ssl.internal.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
           at com.oracle.net.ssl.internal.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.<init>(Unknown Source)
           at com.oracle.net.ssl.internal.ssl.SSLSocketFactoryImpl.createSocket(Unknown Source)
           at Framework.Network.CachedSSLSocketFactory.createSocket(Unknown Source) at KernelNetwork.RAIDSocket.processCommand(Unknown Source)
           at SASKernel.SASKernel.queryServerList(Unknown Source)
           at GUI.RemoteServerPanel.scanRemoteServers(Unknown Source)
at GUI.RemoteServerPanel$8.doInBackground(Unknown Source)
           at GUI.RemoteServerPanel$8.doInBackground(Unknown Source)
           at javax.swing.SwingWorker$1.call(Unknown Source)
           at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(Unknown Source)
           at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
           at javax.swing.SwingWorker.run(Unknown Source)
           at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(Unknown Source)
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 at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
           at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
   Terminating ....
 
   set: KEY=PERSISTENT_REM_FW_IP   VAL=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 
 
(where "xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" is the IP address of the non-MSM host.)

Workaround: Avoid connecting to a host that does not have the MSM GUI software installed on it. If you inadvertantly attempt such a connection through the MSM GUI, type the IP address of a known MSM GUI host in the IP Address text box, and click Discover Host. You can now safely ignore the error messages that are generated.