Viewing error messages for a target server that fails to start

If you encounter an error starting a target server, we can view the error message in the server logs.


About this task

If the target Web server fails to start, a message might appear on the WebSphere® Application Server administrative console that indicates that the Web server cannot be started and to view the error messages in the server logs for further details. The types of errors that can result are:

  • SSL cache messages
    This topic contains error messages that might result due to caching problems and provides a solution to help you troubleshoot the problem.

  • SSL configuration messages
    This topic contains error messages that might result due to configuration problems and provides solutions to help you troubleshoot these problems.

  • SSL handshake messages
    This topic contains error messages that might result due to SSL handshake failures and provides solutions to help you troubleshoot these problems.

  • SSL initialization messages
    This topic contains error messages that might result due to SSL initialization problems and provides solutions to help you troubleshoot these problems.

  • SSL I/O error messages
    This topic contains error messages that might result due to I/O failures and provides solutions to help you troubleshoot these problems.

  • SSL stash utility messages
    This topic contains error messages that might result due to Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) stash utility problems and provides solutions to help you troubleshoot these problems.

  • z/OS messages
    This topic contains error messages that are specific to the z/OS platform.


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