Wonderware Archestra Object Export Problems

[iampatrick]

When trying to export a template object, or the whole galaxy to a .aaPKG file, Archestra reports export completed immediately, with nothing else in the "Export Automation Object" dialog box and creates a 0kb .aaPKG file.

We are running Wonderware 10.1 and Application Server 3.1 SP3, on Windows Server 2008 R2.

Typically, before/after making any development changes to the application, I make a backup of the template, via object export to a .aaPKG file. This time, after a couple of days of development, the above problem is happening. I cannot export (backup) the latest version of the application. However, I have no problem checking the template in/out, making changes ect...

Furthermore, when I look at the Platform Manager, my GR Node shows "Shutdown (startup failed)."

I am inclined to reinstall the whole package, but I would lose days of work, without getting a real .aaPKG export.
Has anyone experienced this before? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[iampatrick]

Here are the SMC Logs that occur when I try to start the platform. This machine does not have a Z:\ mapped.

210811735 10/28/2015 1:48:54 PM 2580 1740 Info GI22_GRNode.aaEngine Restoring the engine automation object from the checkpoint file ...
210811736 10/28/2015 1:48:54 PM 2580 1740 Error Resource Extractor2 CResourceExtractor2::GetPrimitiveDefinitionFromRes ourceId - CoCreateInstance failed. hr = 0x80040154
210811737 10/28/2015 1:48:54 PM 2580 1740 Error BaseRuntimeComponentServer INVALID HRESULT LINE 228 FILE Z:\AAMXCoreDev\src\BaseRuntimeComponentServer\CVS5 DeploymentManager.cpp hResult 80040154
210811738 10/28/2015 1:48:54 PM 2580 1740 Warning BRO The run-time component -- CLSID = {5C3FCAFB-910C-44B4-BD95-BC6BDF9A8E9E} and Primitive id = 2 -- is not registered.
210811739 10/28/2015 1:48:54 PM 2580 1740 Error BaseRuntimeComponentServer INVALID HRESULT LINE 47 FILE Z:\AAMXCoreDev\src\BaseRuntimeComponentServer\CDep loymentPrimitive.cpp hResult 80040154
210811740 10/28/2015 1:48:54 PM 2580 1740 Error BaseRuntimeComponentServer INVALID HRESULT LINE 452 FILE Z:\AAMXCoreDev\src\BaseRuntimeComponentServer\CDep loymentPrimitive.cpp hResult 80040154
210811741 10/28/2015 1:48:54 PM 2580 1740 Error BaseRuntimeComponentServer INVARIANT FAILED LINE 3536 FILE Z:\AAMXCoreDev\src\BaseRuntimeComponentServer\CBas eRuntimeObject.cpp LAST ERROR 0
210811742 10/28/2015 1:48:54 PM 2580 1740 Error BaseRuntimeComponentServer INVARIANT FAILED LINE 3536 FILE Z:\AAMXCoreDev\src\BaseRuntimeComponentServer\CBas eRuntimeObject.cpp LAST ERROR 0
210811743 10/28/2015 1:48:54 PM 2580 1740 Error BaseRuntimeComponentServer INVARIANT FAILED LINE 3536 FILE Z:\AAMXCoreDev\src\BaseRuntimeComponentServer\CBas eRuntimeObject.cpp LAST ERROR 0
210811744 10/28/2015 1:48:54 PM 2580 1740 Error BaseRuntimeComponentServer INVARIANT FAILED LINE 3536 FILE Z:\AAMXCoreDev\src\BaseRuntimeComponentServer\CBas eRuntimeObject.cpp LAST ERROR 0
210811745 10/28/2015 1:48:54 PM 2580 1740 Error BaseRuntimeComponentServer INVARIANT FAILED LINE 3536 FILE Z:\AAMXCoreDev\src\BaseRuntimeComponentServer\CBas eRuntimeObject.cpp LAST ERROR 0
210811746 10/28/2015 1:48:54 PM 2580 1740 Error BaseRuntimeComponentServer INVARIANT FAILED LINE 3536 FILE Z:\AAMXCoreDev\src\BaseRuntimeComponentServer\CBas eRuntimeObject.cpp LAST ERROR 0
210811747 10/28/2015 1:48:54 PM 2580 1740 Error BaseRuntimeComponentServer INVARIANT FAILED LINE 3536 FILE Z:\AAMXCoreDev\src\BaseRuntimeComponentServer\CBas eRuntimeObject.cpp LAST ERROR 0
210811748 10/28/2015 1:48:54 PM 2580 1740 Error BaseRuntimeComponentServer INVARIANT FAILED LINE 3536 FILE Z:\AAMXCoreDev\src\BaseRuntimeComponentServer\CBas eRuntimeObject.cpp LAST ERROR 0
210811749 10/28/2015 1:48:54 PM 2580 1740 Error GI22_GRNode.aaEngine From ObjectResources2.ResourceExtractor2.1. Unable to CoCreate DesignServer component. Unknown error 0xC0000005 (c0000005) raised.
210811750 10/28/2015 1:48:54 PM 2580 1740 Error BRO GI22_GRNode - CBaseRuntimeObject::SystemSetAttribute - Caught unknown exception.
210811751 10/28/2015 1:48:54 PM 2580 1740 Info GI22_GRNode.aaEngine Starting up the engine automation object ...
210811752 10/28/2015 1:48:54 PM 2580 1740 Error BaseRuntimeComponentServer INVARIANT FAILED LINE 687 FILE Z:\AAMXCoreDev\src\BaseRuntimeComponentServer\CBas eRuntimeObject.cpp LAST ERROR 0
210811753 10/28/2015 1:48:54 PM 2580 1740 Error BaseRuntimeComponentServer INVARIANT FAILED LINE 687 FILE Z:\AAMXCoreDev\src\BaseRuntimeComponentServer\CBas eRuntimeObject.cpp LAST ERROR 0
210811754 10/28/2015 1:48:54 PM 2580 1740 Error BaseRuntimeComponentServer INVARIANT FAILED LINE 687 FILE Z:\AAMXCoreDev\src\BaseRuntimeComponentServer\CBas eRuntimeObject.cpp LAST ERROR 0
210811755 10/28/2015 1:48:54 PM 2580 1740 Error BaseRuntimeComponentServer INVARIANT FAILED LINE 687 FILE Z:\AAMXCoreDev\src\BaseRuntimeComponentServer\CBas eRuntimeObject.cpp LAST ERROR 0
210811756 10/28/2015 1:48:54 PM 2580 1740 Error BaseRuntimeComponentServer INVARIANT FAILED LINE 687 FILE Z:\AAMXCoreDev\src\BaseRuntimeComponentServer\CBas eRuntimeObject.cpp LAST ERROR 0
210811757 10/28/2015 1:48:54 PM 2580 1740 Error BaseRuntimeComponentServer INVARIANT FAILED LINE 687 FILE Z:\AAMXCoreDev\src\BaseRuntimeComponentServer\CBas eRuntimeObject.cpp LAST ERROR 0
210811758 10/28/2015 1:48:54 PM 2580 1740 Error BaseRuntimeComponentServer INVARIANT FAILED LINE 687 FILE Z:\AAMXCoreDev\src\BaseRuntimeComponentServer\CBas eRuntimeObject.cpp LAST ERROR 0
210811759 10/28/2015 1:48:54 PM 2580 1740 Error BaseRuntimeComponentServer INVARIANT FAILED LINE 687 FILE Z:\AAMXCoreDev\src\BaseRuntimeComponentServer\CBas eRuntimeObject.cpp LAST ERROR 0
210811760 10/28/2015 1:48:55 PM 2580 1740 Error GI22_GRNode.aaEngine Could not perform operation -- unexpected exception. Unexpected failure (8000ffff) caught at line 238 in FsEngine.cpp (in Z:\SysObjectDev\src\FsEngine\).
210811761 10/28/2015 1:48:55 PM 2580 1740 Error GI22_GRNode.aaEngine WinMain exiting error code 8000ffff
210811762 10/28/2015 1:48:55 PM 2580 1740 Info GI22_GRNode.aaEngine Exiting process "aaEngine"

[BobVila]

I'm having the same problem. Does anyone know of a solution?