Relativity Server CLI Troubleshooting

This document provides troubleshooting guidance for common Relativity Server CLI issues encountered during Environment Watch and Data Grid Audit setup, configuration, and operation.

Prerequisite Access

Before running the CLI, you must have access to all of the following:

Relativity Admin account
Secret Store
Kepler (SSL certificate)
Elasticsearch
Kibana
APM Server For verification steps for all prerequisites, see Additional Pre-requisite Access Checks.

This guide assumes the Relativity Server bundle was extracted to C:\server-bundle or a similar directory chosen by the user.

APM Integration and Data View

Elastic APM Integration Package

The Elastic APM integration package must be added and configured in Kibana before running the CLI setup.

Troubleshooting Steps:

Verify if APM Integration is already installed:
1. Login to Kibana and navigate to Management > Integrations.
2. Search for "Elastic APM" in the search bar.
3. Check if "Elastic APM" appears under Installed integrations.
4. If APM integration is not installed, follow the detailed setup instructions in the Elastic APM Integration Setup Guide.

Note

If you encounter errors such as "Package not found" or installation timeouts during APM integration package installation, refer to the official Elastic APM Integration Setup Guide.

To verify connectivity, always use the following format for verification commands:

curl.exe -k -u <username>:<password> -X GET "https://<hostname_or_ip>:9200/"

Expected Output:

{
  "name" : "EMTTEST",
  "cluster_name" : "elasticsearch",
  "cluster_uuid" : "PwBZoINKQjGZ53WH4gFfBg",
  "version" : {
    "number" : "8.17.3",
    "build_flavor" : "default",
    "build_type" : "zip",
    "build_hash" : "a091390de485bd4b127884f7e565c0cad59b10d2",
    "build_date" : "2025-02-28T10:07:26.089129809Z",
    "build_snapshot" : false,
    "lucene_version" : "9.12.0",
    "minimum_wire_compatibility_version" : "7.17.0",
    "minimum_index_compatibility_version" : "7.0.0"
  },
  "tagline" : "You Know, for Search"
}

Data View

Self Instrumentation Data View

Self-instrumentation allows you to monitor the CLI's own metrics, traces, and logs. See Self-Instrumentation for setup and troubleshooting instructions.

Without the self-instrumentation Data View, you may not see CLI self-monitoring data in Kibana dashboards.

To check if the APM Data View is created in Kibana:

Open a browser and go to http://<hostname_or_ip>:5601
Log in using elastic credentials
Confirm the APM Data View is present:

Kibana Encryption Keys Issues

Kibana encryption keys must be added to C:\elastic\kibana\config\kibana.yml before running CLI setup. If encryption keys are missing or invalid, the CLI will display errors such as:

[ERROR] Missing required Kibana encryption key: xpack.encryptedSavedObjects.encryptionKey
[ERROR] Missing required Kibana encryption key: xpack.reporting.encryptionKey
[ERROR] Missing required Kibana encryption key: xpack.security.encryptionKey

If you encounter encryption key validation errors or warnings in the CLI, follow the instructions in Kibana Encryption Keys Configuration.

Common CLI Errors

This section covers common errors encountered during the Environment Watch and Data Grid Audit setup workflows.

Unauthorized Access

Symptoms:

The CLI returns an "Unauthorized" error for Relativity or Elasticsearch credentials.

Troubleshooting Steps:

Verify Relativity Credentials: Ensure the Relativity admin username and password are correct.
Verify Elasticsearch Credentials: Ensure the Elasticsearch admin username and password are correct.