HCL.iAutomate.iKnowledgeIndexer service is not starting

Table 1. iKnowledgeIndexer: Scenario 1
Issue Description HCL.iAutomate.iKnowledgeIndexer service is not starting
Modules Impacted iKnowledgeIndexer
Probable Root Cause Invalid “iKnowledgeIndexer.conf” file content

Resolution Steps:

  1. Check for existence of the file iKnowledgeIndexer.conf at location <Apache_Root_Folder_Path>/conf.
  2. For e.g. - “C:/Apache24/conf” has <Apache_Root_Folder_Path> as “C:/Apache24”
  3. Verify the contents of file iKnowledgeIndexer.conf by checking the snippet with paths to << iKnowledgeIndexer_Directory>>. Verify and change the <VirtualHost *> tag with correct path entries to << iKnowledgeIndexer_Directory>> as shown below. Where << iKnowledgeIndexer_Directory>> is “C:/HCL.iAutomate.AdvancediKnowledge/iKnowledge_Indexer” in the snippet from iKnowledgeIndexer.conf.
    <VirtualHost *>
    WSGIScriptAlias /iAutomate C:/iAutomate/Comp/HCL.iAutomate.iParse /IParse/iparse/app.wsgi
    SSLVerifyClient require
    SSLVerifyDepth 10
    <Directory C:/iAutomate/Comp/HCL.iAutomate.iParse/IParse/iparse>
    WSGIApplicationGroup %GLOBAL}
    Require all granted
    </Directory>
    </VirtualHost>
  4. Ensure that service was created through Service Account and not through Local account. Refer to the figure below to check the status.
    Figure 1. HCL.iAutomate.iKnowledgeIndexer
  5. If not, open Windows Command Prompt in Administrator mode and run the command below:
    sc config HCL.iAutomate.iKnowledgeIndexer obj= “ID” password= “PSWD”
    where ID is the [Domain\SA ID] and PSWD is the [Password of SA] and SA is
    [Service Account].
  6. Log On As’ field corresponding to the service HCL.iAutomate.iKnowledgeIndexer should be changed to a ‘Service Account’. Click Start to start the service.