Network Management

Transfer failure due to connection interrupt during execute script in NCM

Executing a script from NCM Web Console fails with error message: Transfer failure to connection interrupt during execute script

First published date

11/1/2018 5:48 PM

Last published date

4/16/2026 3:45 PM

Overview

Product section
Network Configuration Manager
Cause
Issue is caused because the session has been terminated prematurely due to existence of the exit or quit command at the end of the script.



 
Resolution
  1. Remove the exit or quit command on the last line of the script
  2. Execute the script again



 



Refer to https://thwack.solarwinds.com/thread/22465 
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Also, having Session Tracing enabled and the Session trace folder on the Orion Server having a lot of entries would produce this error. Delete all the session trace logs on the NCM Server:



  1. Login to the NCM Server and Go to the trace log location:
    
	
  2. Delete the trace files. Then disable Session Tracing:
  3. Open the Orion Web Console.
  4. Go to Settings > All Settings > Product Specific Settings > CLI Settings
  5. Clear the Enable Session Tracing check box.