You are helping a user troubleshoot issues in this SnapLogic Robot Framework testing project. Diagnose problems and provide solutions.
Quick Diagnostic Commands
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# Overall system status make status # Check running containers make show-running # View all logs docker compose logs --tail=50 # Check environment make check-env # Network connectivity make docker-networks
Issue Categories
1. Environment Issues
Missing Environment Variables
Symptoms:
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Missing required environment variables: URL, ORG_ADMIN_USER
KeyError: 'ORACLE_PASSWORD'
Variable ${URL} not found
Solutions:
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# Check if .env exists ls -la .env # If missing, create from template cp .env.example .env # Edit with your values nano .env # or your preferred editor # Verify variables are set make check-env grep -E "^URL=" .env
Environment Not Loading
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Variable shows as empty Settings from .env not applied
Solutions:
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# Check .env file format (no spaces around =) # Good: URL=https://example.com # Bad: URL = https://example.com # Check for hidden characters cat -A .env | head -20 # Reload containers to pick up changes docker compose down docker compose up -d
2. Docker Issues
Containers Not Starting
Symptoms:
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Container exited with code 1 Service failed to start
Solutions:
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# Check container logs docker compose logs <service_name> # Check for port conflicts lsof -i :8000 # Replace with relevant port # Check Docker resources docker system df docker stats # Clean up and restart docker compose down docker system prune -f docker compose up -d
Out of Disk Space
Symptoms:
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no space left on device Cannot create container
Solutions:
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# Check Docker disk usage docker system df # Clean up unused resources docker system prune -a --volumes # Remove old test outputs rm -rf test/robot_output/output-*.xml rm -rf test/robot_output/log-*.html
Network Issues
Symptoms:
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Could not resolve hostname Connection refused Network unreachable
Solutions:
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# Check Docker networks make docker-networks # Verify container is on correct network docker network inspect <network_name> # Test connectivity between containers docker compose exec tools ping -c 3 oracle-db # Recreate networks docker compose down docker network prune -f docker compose up -d
3. Database Issues
Cannot Connect to Database
Symptoms:
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ORA-12541: TNS:no listener Connection refused FATAL: password authentication failed
Solutions:
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# 1. Verify database is running make oracle-status # or postgres-status, etc. # 2. Check database logs make oracle-logs # 3. Wait for initialization (Oracle takes 5-10 min first time) docker compose logs -f oracle-db | grep -i "ready" # 4. Verify credentials grep ORACLE .env # 5. Test connection manually docker compose exec oracle-db sqlplus testuser/testpass@//localhost:1521/FREEPDB1
Database Initialization Failed
Symptoms:
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Database creation failed ORA-01034: ORACLE not available
Solutions:
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# Remove and recreate database volume docker compose stop oracle-db docker volume rm $(docker volume ls -q | grep oracle) make oracle-start # Check for memory issues docker stats oracle-db
4. Groundplex Issues
Groundplex Not Registering
Symptoms:
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Snaplex not found No active nodes Pipeline execution failed - no available node
Solutions:
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# 1. Check Groundplex container docker compose logs groundplex # 2. Verify Groundplex credentials grep GROUNDPLEX .env # 3. Restart Groundplex make stop-groundplex sleep 60 # Wait for cloud deregistration make launch-groundplex # 4. Check SnapLogic cloud for Snaplex status # Login to SnapLogic Manager and verify Snaplex is registered
Groundplex Has Active Nodes (Can't Delete Project)
Symptoms:
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cannot be deleted while it contains active nodes Project deletion failed
Solutions:
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# Stop Groundplex and wait for deregistration make stop-groundplex echo "Waiting 60 seconds for cloud deregistration..." sleep 60 # Retry operation make robot-run-tests TAGS="createplex" PROJECT_SPACE_SETUP=True
5. Test Execution Issues
Tests Not Finding Tags
Symptoms:
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No tests found matching tag 0 tests run
Solutions:
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# List all available tags docker compose exec -w /app/test tools robot --dryrun suite/ 2>&1 | grep "\[Tags\]" # Check tag spelling (case-sensitive) grep -r "\[Tags\]" test/suite/ # Run without tag filter to verify tests exist docker compose exec -w /app/test tools robot --dryrun suite/
Tests Timing Out
Symptoms:
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Test timeout exceeded Operation timed out after 300 seconds
Solutions:
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# Check service responsiveness make status # Increase timeout in test # [Timeout] 600s # Check for blocking operations docker compose logs tools | grep -i "wait\|block\|hang" # Check system resources docker stats
Import Errors
Symptoms:
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No keyword with name 'My Keyword' found Resource file not found Library import failed
Solutions:
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# Check file path in Settings section
# Paths should be relative to the test file
# Verify resource file exists
ls -la test/resources/common/
# Check for syntax errors in resource file
docker compose exec -w /app/test tools robot --dryrun \
suite/pipeline_tests/oracle/my_test.robot
6. Pipeline Execution Issues
Pipeline Upload Failed
Symptoms:
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Pipeline upload failed 401 Unauthorized Asset already exists
Solutions:
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# Check credentials grep -E "^(URL|ORG_ADMIN)" .env # Check project path exists # Verify in SnapLogic Manager # Delete existing pipeline first make robot-run-tests TAGS="cleanup"
Pipeline Execution Failed
Symptoms:
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Pipeline status: Failed Execution error
Solutions:
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# Check pipeline logs in SnapLogic Manager # Verify Groundplex is running docker compose ps groundplex # Check pipeline dependencies (accounts, connections) # Verify all required accounts are created # Run with verbose logging make robot-run-tests TAGS="your_tag" 2>&1 | tee test_output.log
7. CI/CD Issues (Travis)
Travis Build Failing
Symptoms:
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Build failed Docker command not found Permission denied
Solutions:
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# Check Travis configuration cat .travis.yml # Verify Docker is enabled in Travis # services: # - docker # Check for permission issues in Travis logs # May need: chmod +x scripts/*.sh
Diagnostic Scripts
Full System Check
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#!/bin/bash echo "=== System Check ===" echo "Docker version:" docker --version echo "" echo "Docker Compose version:" docker compose version echo "" echo "Running containers:" docker compose ps echo "" echo "Environment check:" make check-env 2>&1 || echo "check-env not available" echo "" echo "Network status:" docker network ls | grep -E "snaplogic|default" echo "" echo "Disk usage:" docker system df
Quick Health Check
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# Run from project root make status && echo "System OK" || echo "System has issues"
Getting More Help
- •Check the logs first - Most issues are revealed in container logs
- •Isolate the problem - Which service/component is failing?
- •Check recent changes - Did something change in .env or docker-compose.yml?
- •Try a clean restart - Sometimes
docker compose down && docker compose up -dfixes things - •Search error messages - The exact error text often leads to solutions