Jenkins Build fails with SVNException

Question

I am trying to run a jenkins build. The below is my configuration.

Jenkins Version : 1.445
Deployment : as a WAR
Java : 1.7 (Server 64 bit)
Tomcat Ver : 7.0.23

It gives the following error:

Started by user jenkins-admin
Updating https://myrepo.mycompany.com/svn/repos/myrepo
ERROR: Failed to update https://myrepo.mycompany.com/svn/repos/myrepo
    org.tmatesoft.svn.core.SVNException: svn: OPTIONS /svn/repos/myrepo failed
    at org.tmatesoft.svn.core.internal.io.dav.http.HTTPConnection.request(HTTPConnection.java:298)
    at org.tmatesoft.svn.core.internal.io.dav.http.HTTPConnection.request(HTTPConnection.java:283)
    at org.tmatesoft.svn.core.internal.io.dav.http.HTTPConnection.request(HTTPConnection.java:271)
    at org.tmatesoft.svn.core.internal.io.dav.DAVConnection.exchangeCapabilities(DAVConnection.java:533)
    at org.tmatesoft.svn.core.internal.io.dav.DAVConnection.open(DAVConnection.java:98)
    at org.tmatesoft.svn.core.internal.io.dav.DAVRepository.openConnection(DAVRepository.java:1011)
    at org.tmatesoft.svn.core.internal.io.dav.DAVRepository.getRepositoryUUID(DAVRepository.java:148)
    at org.tmatesoft.svn.core.wc.SVNBasicClient.createRepository(SVNBasicClient.java:342)
    at org.tmatesoft.svn.core.wc.SVNBasicClient.createRepository(SVNBasicClient.java:330)
    at org.tmatesoft.svn.core.wc.SVNUpdateClient.update(SVNUpdateClient.java:535)
    at org.tmatesoft.svn.core.wc.SVNUpdateClient.doUpdate(SVNUpdateClient.java:401)
    at hudson.scm.subversion.UpdateUpdater$TaskImpl.perform(UpdateUpdater.java:135)
    at hudson.scm.subversion.WorkspaceUpdater$UpdateTask.delegateTo(WorkspaceUpdater.java:136)
    at hudson.scm.SubversionSCM$CheckOutTask.perform(SubversionSCM.java:787)
    at hudson.scm.SubversionSCM$CheckOutTask.invoke(SubversionSCM.java:768)
    at hudson.scm.SubversionSCM$CheckOutTask.invoke(SubversionSCM.java:752)
    at hudson.FilePath.act(FilePath.java:783)
    at hudson.FilePath.act(FilePath.java:765)
    at hudson.scm.SubversionSCM.checkout(SubversionSCM.java:742)
    at hudson.scm.SubversionSCM.checkout(SubversionSCM.java:684)
    at hudson.model.AbstractProject.checkout(AbstractProject.java:1195)
    at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractRunner.checkout(AbstractBuild.java:571)
    at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractRunner.run(AbstractBuild.java:460)
    at hudson.model.Run.run(Run.java:1404)
    at hudson.maven.MavenModuleSetBuild.run(MavenModuleSetBuild.java:481)
    at hudson.model.ResourceController.execute(ResourceController.java:88)
    at hudson.model.Executor.run(Executor.java:238)
Caused by: org.tmatesoft.svn.core.SVNErrorMessage: svn: OPTIONS /svn/repos/myrepo failed
    at org.tmatesoft.svn.core.SVNErrorMessage.create(SVNErrorMessage.java:200)
    at org.tmatesoft.svn.core.SVNErrorMessage.create(SVNErrorMessage.java:146)
    at org.tmatesoft.svn.core.SVNErrorMessage.create(SVNErrorMessage.java:89)
    ... 27 more
Caused by: org.tmatesoft.svn.core.SVNException: svn: OPTIONS request failed on '/svn/repos/myrepo'
svn: unknown host
    at org.tmatesoft.svn.core.internal.wc.SVNErrorManager.error(SVNErrorManager.java:64)
    at org.tmatesoft.svn.core.internal.wc.SVNErrorManager.error(SVNErrorManager.java:51)

The problem is it does NOT fail all the time. However, it fails 70-80% of the time. The credentials and the URL for svn repo are correct.

UPDATE: I have tried every possibility now. The problem persists. I tried with JDK 6 (both 32 and 64 bit). The problem does NOT go.

I am working on RHEL 5.6. Can anybody please help?

Answer 1

I noticed this line:

Caused by: org.tmatesoft.svn.core.SVNException: svn: OPTIONS request failed on '/svn/repos/myrepo'
svn: unknown host

Whenever I have a problem with Jenkins, I log into the Jenkins system as the user running Jenkins, go to the working directory inside Jenkins, and from a command line, try to do whatever Jenkins is attempting to do (like update my working directory). That usually will help you point out a particular error.

Try running an update a few times from the Jenkin's job's working directory and see if you get the same error. If you do, it could point out a network issue (unknown host).

If you can run updates from the working directory on your Jenkins server in your job's working directory, then the problem may lie with SVNKit itself. What version of Subversion and SVNKit are you using?

Try deleting the working directory and see if a clean checkout helps.