"We can't communicate with your server" error in CCMA
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Summary
Check what to do when the Confluence Cloud Migration Assistant (CCMA) raises the error message "We can't communicate with your server".
Overview
This error can have several causes; the most common is due to database configurations or performance issues.
Solution
- Disable and re-enable the CCMA.
- Considering that the CCMA does perform some heavy checks, which might look like idle connections.
- Check the timeout parameters in your specific database and try to increase them.
- Setup property hibernate.c3p0.validate to enable database reconnection, by following the steps in the document Surviving Database Connection Closures.
If that does not work, as a workaround, revert back to a previous version of CCMA, by following the steps in the document below: