If you see below error after uploading the 12c RPD make sure you have right parameter passed at the command line .
uploadRpd Failed: Failure in trying to acquire lock. Check bi-lcm-logs or diagnostics. Error Desc Code: DESC_CODE_SERVER_EXCEPTION
This typically happens if the instances are wrong which mean -SI parameter in uploadrpd utility . Please make sure you double check and correct this .
In my case ssi is the default -SI argument value at the command line and you should be able to use cd /u00/app/Oracle_Home/user_projects/domains/bi/bidata/service_instances/ssi/metadata/datamodel/customizations to land to right path where ssi is my -SI argument.
So double check and this might be your issue and once you right service instances you should be good unless some other issues.
Also non comprehensive bi-lcm-logs tells to lookup under managed server log path and see the error description in details under file bi-lcm-rest.log.x at : /u00/app/Oracle_Home/user_projects/domains/bi/servers/bi_server1/logs
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in my case, the instance BI obis1 need to be restart or start
Hi,
I had same issue and it was not issue with service instance ‘ssi’.It was because of I did check the box “Disallow rpd updated” through em.once I removed the check box and able to update the rpd successfully
Thanks,
Venkat
Another possible issue could be when we check the Disallow online RPD updates in EM. Once unchecked from EM it should work.