Symptom
After installing or upgrading to BI 4.3 SP02 or above, then deploying the web applications ( BOE, biprws ) to non-bundled Tomcat server, you may run into-
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- HTTP 500 Error accessing CMC or BI launchpad after upgrade to BI 4.3 SP2
- CMC or BI Launchpad fail with below message
Http Status 500-Internal Server Error
Internal Server Error - Accessing CMC/BI fails with the HTTP 500 error even without prompting for login page
- Able to access AdminTools.
Environment
- SAP Business Intelligence Platform 4.3 Sp2 or above
- PAM supported Tomcat servers
Reproducing the Issue
- Upgrade BI platform from BI 4.3 Sp1 (or lower) to BI 4.3 Sp2 or above
- Deploy BOE.war to non-bundled Tomcat server.
- Open CMC/BI page.
- Receive HTTP 500 error.
Cause
The lack of the Tomcat memory.
Resolution
By default , The Initial Memory pool and maximum memory pool will be 128mb and 256mb which won't be enough to open BOE application. So follow the below step :
- Go to Start menu and type "Tomcat configuration".
- Go to Java tab.
- Go to Maximum memory pool field.
- Increase the value in MB as per your usage.
See Also
3153615 - HTTP 500 error while accessing CMC or BI launchpad after deploying BI 4.3 SP02 or above [sapjce]
2232191 - Install or upgrade Tomcat bundled with SAP BI 4.x [How-To
112338 - List of Bundled Tomcat and JVM versions shipped with each SP of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform 4.x
Keywords
Tomcat . Upgrade , Unbundled , version , 4.3 . weblogic , websphere , jboss , HTTP500 , Internal Server Error. , KBA , BI-BIP-DEP , Webapp Deployment, Networking, Vulnerabilities, Webservices , Problem
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