Issue
As documented in the Server release notes (Server 2019.3), Alteryx Server version 2019.3 includes a new version of the embedded MongoDB (MongoDB functions as the server's persistence layer ) . If you are upgrading your Alteryx Server from 2018.1 or greater*, your MongoDB will be migrated from Mongo 3.4 to Mongo 4.0 as part of the process.
*If upgrading from pre-2018.1, you will need to upgrade to a version between 2018.1-2019.2 before upgrading to 2019.3. Some users have reported the following error after the migration :
Inconsistencies between the original data and the new data may indicate a migration error. Check the C:\ProgramData\Alteryx\Service\Persistence\MongoDB_4_0\migration.log for any errors and contact Alteryx Customer Support for assistance.
While the server may still run on the MongoDB 3.4, this may cause unexpected behavior in the long term. Should you encounter this error, it is important to troubleshoot it and make sure that your MongoDB is able to successfully migrate.
Environment
Alteryx Server
Upgrading from a version ≥ 2018.1 to version 2019.3
Diagnosis
If this error is encountered, the server itself will upgrade, but fail to start the service.
To determine which troubleshooting steps to take, we first need to check if the migration was actually successful or not :
Confirm there a MongoDB_4_0 folder under the path in the Alteryx System Settings under Controller > Persistence > Data Folder.
If there is a MongoDB_4_0 folder, check the migration.log file found under the Data Folder path. Check to see if it matches the successful migration shown here in the Spoiler:
A "successful" migration should have the following: First, you see the original 3.4 database start with the 3.4 executable. Then, getstats.js is run - it will show a list of collections and a count of items in them.
--Starting: C:\Program Files\Alteryx\bin\mongod3_4.exe --dbpath "C:\ProgramData\Alteryx\Service\Persistence\MongoDB" --port 27018 --Starting: mongo3_4.exe localhost:27018 "C:\ProgramData\Alteryx\Service\Persistence\MongoDB\getstats.js"
{"databases": [
{"name": "AlteryxService", "collections": [
{"name": "AS_App_Chunks", "count": 290}
,
{"name": "AS_App_Chunks.Files", "count": 27} ...
Next, Mongo will dump out to the PreUpgrade folder specified in the migration utility. Once the backup completes the MongoDB service is stopped with the shutdown.js. You will see MongoDB is not responding because it was shut down successfully - any errors referencing the server being down, or the connection being forcibly closed is expected.
--Starting: mongodump3_4.exe --host localhost --port 27018 --username user --password xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx --out "C:\ProgramData\Alteryx\Service\Persistence\MongoDB_PreUpgrade" 2019-09-04T11:21:45.557+0100 writing admin.system.users to 2019-09-04T11:21:45.559+0100 done dumping admin.system.users (4 documents) 2019-09-04T11:21:45.559+0100 writing admin.system.version to 2019-09-04T11:21:45.560+0100 done dumping admin.system.version (2 documents) ... --Stopping MongoDb --Starting: mongo3_4.exe localhost:27018 "C:\ProgramData\Alteryx\Service\Persistence\MongoDB\shutdown.js" ... 2019-09-04T11:21:48.413+0100 I NETWORK [thread1] Socket recv() An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host. 127.0.0.1:27018
2019-09-04T11:21:48.413+0100 I NETWORK [thread1] SocketException: remote: (NONE):0 error: 9001 socket exception [RECV_ERROR] server [127.0.0.1:27018]
server should be down...
Then Mongo is started again, and restored to the new MongoDB_4_0 directory from the previous backup that was just taken. Again, we should not see any errors in here. Then, the createUsers.js re-creates all the user accounts for each database. The MongoDB is then shut down via the shutdown.js again. Again - any errors referencing the server being down, or the connection being forcibly closed is expected.
--Starting: C:\Program Files\Alteryx\bin\mongod.exe --dbpath "C:\ProgramData\Alteryx\Service\Persistence\MongoDB_4_0" --port 27018
--Starting: mongorestore.exe --host localhost --port 27018 "C:\ProgramData\Alteryx\Service\Persistence\MongoDB_PreUpgrade" ... {restore happens} 2019-09-04T11:21:59.059+0100 done --Starting: mongo.exe localhost:27019 "C:\ProgramData\Alteryx\Service\Persistence\MongoDB_34\createUsers.js" MongoDB shell version v4.0.10 connecting to: mongodb://localhost:27018/test?gssapiServiceName=mongodb Implicit session: session { "id" : UUID("b355d9b1-d9b0-4b6f-816f-158da213dcaa") } MongoDB server version: 4.0.10 Successfully added user: { "user" : "user", "roles" : [ "dbOwner", "hostManager", "dbAdminAnyDatabase", "userAdminAnyDatabase", "backup", "restore" ] } Successfully added user: { "user" : "user", "roles" : [ "readWrite", "userAdmin" ] } Successfully added user: { "user" : "user", "roles" : [ "readWrite", "userAdmin" ] } Successfully added user: { "user" : "user", "roles" : [ "readWrite", "userAdmin" ] } --Stopping MongoDb --Starting: mongo.exe localhost:27019 "C:\ProgramData\Alteryx\Service\Persistence\MongoDB\shutdown.js" ... server should be down... 2019-09-04T11:22:01.726+0100 I NETWORK [js] trying reconnect to localhost:27018 failed 2019-09-04T11:22:02.728+0100 I QUERY [js] Failed to end session { id: UUID("129ef6b5-c6a8-40d0-8801-5987cb980e00") } due to SocketException: socket exception [CONNECT_ERROR] server [couldn't connect to server localhost:27018, connection attempt failed: SocketException: Error connecting to localhost:27018 (127.0.0.1:27018) :: caused by :: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it.]
The new MongoDB_4_0 is then started up again with Mongo 4.0, and we run getstats.js again, giving us a list of the collections and the count of the documents, similar to the first step.
--Starting: C:\Program Files\Alteryx\bin\mongod.exe --dbpath "C:\ProgramData\Alteryx\Service\Persistence\MongoDB_4_0" --port 27018
--Starting: mongo.exe localhost:27018 "C:\ProgramData\Alteryx\Service\Persistence\MongoDB\getstats.js"
If everything looks good up to this point, the migration has likely been successful - continue to check the points below. If not, please see Solution B.
Are the Alteryx System Settings under Controller > Persistence > Data Folder pointing to the new MongoDB folder (MongoDB_4_0)?
If everything looks good in the logs, but the service didn't start or something happened after this point, we should be able to manually change the persistence directory to point at the new MongoDB_4_0 directory, and in theory, the service should start up fine. See Solution A for steps.
What version of Mongo is running after the attempt?
In the persistence directory of the target database, there's an ASMongoDBVersion.bin file that seems to match up with the version of Mongo. If this does not show version 4.0, see Solution B.
Solution A
If the log contains all the information mentioned previously and the migration seems successful, but there’s an error starting the service:
Check that the Data Folder under Controller > Persistence is set to the MongoDB_4_0 folder. If is it not, edit it to point to this new folder.
Restart the Alteryx Service.
Solution B
If the migration log doesn’t match the description above, give the migration another attempt:
1. Delete the folders MongoDB_PreUpgrade and MongoDB_4_0
2. Run the MongoDbUpgradeTo30.exe found here:
%ALTERYX_INSTALL_DIRECTORY%\bin\MongoDbUpgradeTo30.exe
If the MongoDB_4_0 folder is still empty with the exception of the migration.log, then check the MongoDB_PreUpgrade folder for the ASMongoDBVersion.bin file. If it is not there:
Copy the file from your old MongoDB folder and paste it into the MongoDB_PreUpgrade folder.
Open the file and change the version number to 4.0.10.
Close the file and re-attempt the upgrade.
As always, don't hesitate to contact us over at Customer Support if you run into any trouble.
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