Issue
The following error is displayed when attempting to start ad R2 station:
---------- Station Starting: WED JAN 04 18:07:15 2012 ----------
Tridium Niagara Station, r2.301.514.v1 [LBV_Bldg_300]
ERROR: Reading Ecdis210 [1371] Ecdis210 Subnet = 1 Node = 2 state = config_online#link: 983
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FATAL: Cannot boot station from sns
java.io.UTFDataFormatException
at java.io.DataInputStream.readUTF (bytecode 211)
at java.io.DataInputStream.readUTF (bytecode 1)
at tridium.foundation.node.Link.readExternal (bytecode 59)
at tridium.foundation.node.Node.readExternal (bytecode 295)
at tridium.foundation.node.NodeSet.readExternal (bytecode 132)
at tridium.foundation.node.NodeSet.read (bytecode 43)
at tridium.foundation.prism.LoaderModule.loadFromSns (bytecode 48)
at tridium.foundation.prism.Prism.loadFromSns (bytecode 4)
at tridium.foundation.Sys.bootLocalSns (bytecode 11)
at tridium.tools.StationMain.bootSns (bytecode 0)
at tridium.tools.StationMain.doIt (bytecode 352)
at tridium.tools.StationMain.main (bytecode 10)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Native Method)
at tridium.nre.Nre.mainImpl (bytecode 271)
at tridium.nre.Nre.main (bytecode 1)
Environment
Niagara R2, UNC-410, UNC-520
Cause
Station database is corrupt.
Resolution
First make sure the correct Distech module is installed. If the correct module is installed and the error persist, then the station's database is corrupted.
Use a backup copy of the station database.