Article - CS36346

Method Server fails to start with "STREAMID_SEQ's current value is lesser than StreamId values used in the system" in Windchill PDMLink

Modified: 14-Nov-2025   


Applies To

  • Windchill PDMLink 9.1 to 13.0

Description

  • Failed to start Windchill Method Server after switching to a new database with below error: 
    MethodServer Failed to start with error: wt.services.ManagerException: (wt.fv.fvResource/516) wt.util.WTException: FILENAMEUSN_SEQ's current value is lesser than UniqueSequenceNumber values used in the system. Reset the sequence appropriately
  • Method Server fails to start with the following message in the <Windchill>/logs/MethodServer*.log file:  
    wt.util.WTException: STREAMID_SEQ's current value is lesser than StreamId values used in the system. Reset the sequence appropriately error
  • Upgrade Manager fails in Update Container Templates phase with the error:
2025-10-13 05:40:00,138 ERROR [main] wt.method.server.startup.services - Failure to start manager wt.fv.StandardFvService wt.services.ManagerException: (wt.fv.fvResource/515) wt.util.WTException: STREAMID_SEQ's current value is lesser than StreamId values used in the system. Reset the sequence appropriately.
Nested exception is: (wt.fv.fvResource/515) wt.util.WTException: STREAMID_SEQ's current value is lesser than StreamId values used in the system. Reset the sequence appropriately.
at wt.fv.StandardFvService.checkSequenceNumberConsistency(StandardFvService.java:11956)
at wt.fv.StandardFvService.performStartupProcess(StandardFvService.java:1849)
at wt.services.StandardManager.startup(StandardManager.java:460)
at wt.services.ManagerImplementation.startup(ManagerImplementation.java:363)
at wt.services.DefaultStartupHandler.startup(DefaultStartupHandler.java:112)
at wt.services.StandardManagerService.performStartupProcess(StandardManagerService.java:168)
at wt.services.StandardManager.startup(StandardManager.java:460)
at wt.services.StandardServicesHandler.start(StandardServicesHandler.java:44)
at wt.method.MethodServerMain.run(MethodServerMain.java:589)
at wt.method.MethodServerMain.main(MethodServerMain.java:358)
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