Mobility Server sends emails on restart to devices and then stops

  • 7012957
  • 30-Jul-2013
  • 14-Nov-2014

Environment

Novell Data Synchronizer Mobility Pack 1.2.5.250
Novell Data Synchronizer Mobility Pack 1.2.5.299
Novell GroupWise Mobility Service 2.0
Novell GroupWise Mobility Service 2.0.1

Situation

Mobility Server sends emails on restart to devices and then stops
Unable to receive emails on devices without a restart of the DataSync services
Mail sync works after a restart for some time and then stops
Sync works after a restart and then stops

Resolution

Please follow the steps listed below for Novell GroupWise Mobility Service 2.x
  1. Browse to /etc/datasync/configengine/engines/default/pipelines/pipeline1/connectors/groupwise and edit connector.xml
  2. Search for the following line
    <Folder>1</Folder>
  3. Add the following below the above line
    <chunksize>2048</chunksize>
    By default the chunksize is set to 4096 (4x1024). It can be set to any multiple of 1024
  4. Save the file
  5. Restart the Service by typing rcgms restart and press Enter
 
Please follow the steps listed below for Novell Data Synchronizer Mobility Pack 1.2.5.299
  1. Upgrade to 2.x from the steps listed here
  2. Follow resolution steps for 2.x

Cause

Mobility Server tries to download an attachment from the POA, however the speed throughput between the POA and Mobility server is too slow for the chunk size of the attachment causing all the threads to freeze up on that attachment. Applying the fix above reduces the chunk size causing the attachment to reach mobility server in smaller chunks

Additional Information

In the future release, it is planned to make the chunk size a configurable option