[JENKINS-15065] Gerrit server suddenly shutdown and as a consequence the Jenkins Gerrit-Trigger fails to restart.

Manage Jenkins page displays this Error: “The connection to Gerrit is down! Check your settings and the Gerrit server”

Issue: When the Gerrit server shuts down suddenly, the Gerrit trigger loses connectivity and stops working. The only way to get it restarted is to restart the whole Jenkins instance. Attempting to restart the gerrit trigger in Jenkins by using the Control box does not work. Firebug POSTs to this: http://jenkins:8210/descriptorByName/com.sonyericsson.hudson.plugins.gerrit.trigger.GerritManagement/startConnection

and never receives a response from the server.

Jenkins log files doesn't provide more information.

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Originally reported by audrey, imported from: Gerrit server suddenly shutdown and as a consequence the Jenkins Gerrit-Trigger fails to restart.

• assignee: rsandell
  
• status: Open
  
• priority: Minor
  
• component(s): gerrit-trigger-plugin
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 6
  
• watchers: 9
  
• imported: 2025-12-06
  

Raw content of original issue

Manage Jenkins page displays this Error: “The connection to Gerrit is down! Check your settings and the Gerrit server”


Issue: When the Gerrit server shuts down suddenly, the Gerrit trigger loses connectivity and stops working.  The only way to get it restarted is to restart the whole Jenkins instance.  Attempting to restart the gerrit trigger in Jenkins by using the Control box does not work. Firebug POSTs to this: http://jenkins:8210/descriptorByName/com.sonyericsson.hudson.plugins.gerrit.trigger.GerritManagement/startConnection


and never receives a response from the server.


Jenkins log files doesn't provide more information.

environment

```
Jenkins version: 1.450

Jenknins Gerrit-trigger version: 2.5.2

Gerrit version: 2.4.2

Jenkins master server: OS: Linux 2.6.18-194.el5 #1 SMP x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Browser: Firefox 15.0

Gerrit server : Linux 2.6.18-194.el5 #1 SMP x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

```