Problem: After installing Unwired Platform data tier servers in a failover cluster, this error message appears in the event viewer: 7078: The Advantage Database Server cannot authenticate the user. Make sure the name and password are correct.. axServerConnect AdsConnect.
Explanation: This may indicate the Unwired Server messaging service cannot locate the shared data folder, on the shared cluster storage that houses the database files.
On a data tier host, check the following registry key value to find the location of the adsserver.ini file:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Advantage\Configuration\TPS_LOGS
The default value is: C:\
If the adsserver.ini file does not exist, create it in the location identified in the registry key value, on each data tier host.
[ServerAliases] share_name=local_pathwhere share_name is the file share resource group (or Client Access Point).
[ServerAliases] supData=F:\
Restart the Advantage Database Server service (cluster resource). See System Administration > System Reference > Unwired Platform Windows Services > Starting and Stopping Unwired Platform Server Services.