{{Quickfixn}} Scheduled task issues

Fri Oct 17 10:04:18 PDT 2014

Grant,

I just logged off the server and logged back on and the QuickFix log shows the following log entries below. There is a 7 hour time difference so 16:47 is really 9:47 Pacific time. The “20141017-14:37:14.894 : Received logon” entry was when I logged in this morning earlier and the app started processing correctly. The entry right after that with the error is when I logged off again. I checked with our system admins and they said there isn’t any policy on the server that would be restricting the application in any way.
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20141017-14:37:11.097 : Session reset: ResetOnLogon
20141017-14:37:13.550 : Session reset: ResetSeqNumFlag
20141017-14:37:13.565 : Initiated logon request
20141017-14:37:14.894 : Received logon
20141017-16:47:42.648 : Session FIX.4.4:552/ADMIN->ICE disconnecting: System.Net.Sockets.SocketException (0x80004005): An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host
   at QuickFix.SocketInitiatorThread.ReadSome(Byte[] buffer, Int32 timeoutMilliseconds)
   at QuickFix.SocketInitiatorThread.Read()
20141017-16:47:44.914 : Connecting to 172.18.133.178 on port 1024
20141017-16:47:45.930 : Connection failed: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it 172.18.133.178:1024

CURT RETTENMIER
Information Developer
Avista Utilities
HP Enterprise Services
Telephone +1 509.495.8492
Email curt.rettenmier at avistacorp.com<mailto:curt.rettenmier at avistacorp.com>
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1411 E. Mission, Spokane, WA 99202

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From: Quickfixn [mailto:quickfixn-bounces at lists.quickfixn.com] On Behalf Of Grant Birchmeier
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2014 9:40 AM
To: Mailing list for QuickFIX/n
Subject: Re: {{Quickfixn}} Scheduled task issues

This sounds like some kind of login/permission issue with Windows server, and not really a problem with the QF/n code itself.

Unfortunately, Windows server admin is not one of my skills.  Anyone else have any clue?

On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 11:34 AM, Rettenmier, Curt <Curt.Rettenmier at avistacorp.com<mailto:Curt.Rettenmier at avistacorp.com>> wrote:
We set up our new application that uses QuickFix/n on a dedicated Windows server 2012 as a scheduled task to run every morning at 4:00 a.m. We have been previously testing the app on that server not as a scheduled task (double-clicking on the .exe) and it has been working fine. We set up the task to run using a service account and we configured the task scheduler to run the task whether the user is logged on our not. We also had to modify a security policy on the server to allow the service account to log on as a batch service. The task scheduler runs the app as scheduled but the problem we are having is that the task runs when no one is logged on to the server and is not able to connect to our third-party ICE). When I log on to the server later in the morning the app is still running (as it should). At the moment I log on the app is then able to connect to ICE and start processing information. QuickFix logging is turned on and the log is showing that the target machine (which is the server) is refusing the connection when our QuickFix app tries to connect. This will occur over and over. See log excerpt below. The IP 172.19.133.178 is the server’s IP. As long as I am logged on to the server our QuickFix/n app works fine. We also are using sTunnel to encrypt the data. sTunnel is set up on the same server.

20141017-11:01:30.885 : Session FIX.4.4:552/ADMIN->ICE already disconnected: Resetting...
20141017-11:01:30.901 : Session reset: New session
20141017-11:01:30.901 : Created session
20141017-11:01:31.807 : Connecting to 172.18.133.178 on port 1024
20141017-11:01:33.839 : Connection failed: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it 172.18.133.178:1024<http://172.18.133.178:1024>
20141017-11:01:39.917 : Connecting to 172.18.133.178 on port 1024
20141017-11:01:40.917 : Connection failed: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it 172.18.133.178:1024<http://172.18.133.178:1024>
20141017-11:01:46.011 : Connecting to 172.18.133.178 on port 1024
20141017-11:01:47.042 : Connection failed: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it 172.18.133.178:1024<http://172.18.133.178:1024>
20141017-11:01:52.105 : Connecting to 172.18.133.178 on port 1024
20141017-11:01:53.120 : Connection failed: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it 172.18.133.178:1024<http://172.18.133.178:1024>

When I logged on to the server this morning to check the task the logs show that the already running app will then successfully connect and work. See log excerpt below.  Also if I kick off the task myself and stay logged on to the machine (with different logon credentials) the app will connect and work just fine.

20141017-14:36:59.112 : Connection failed: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it 172.18.133.178:1024<http://172.18.133.178:1024>
20141017-14:37:04.190 : Connecting to 172.18.133.178 on port 1024
20141017-14:37:08.347 : Connection succeeded
20141017-14:37:11.097 : Session reset: ResetOnLogon
20141017-14:37:13.550 : Session reset: ResetSeqNumFlag
20141017-14:37:13.565 : Initiated logon request
20141017-14:37:14.894 : Received logon

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,

CURT RETTENMIER
Information Developer
Avista Utilities
HP Enterprise Services
Telephone +1 509.495.8492<tel:%2B1%20509.495.8492>
Email curt.rettenmier at avistacorp.com<mailto:curt.rettenmier at avistacorp.com>
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