Article - CS38577
CAD/Office Worker fails to start with error "Got version 8 INIT FAILURE (with no description) from WVS" in Windchill PDMLink
Modified: 09-Mar-2026
Applies To
- Windchill PDMLink 9.1 to 13.0
- Creo View Adapters 1.0 to 12.1
- ProductView Adapters and Creo Elements/View Adapters 10.0 to 13.0
- Windchill PDM Essentials 10.1 to 11.1
- Windchill ProjectLink 9.1 to 12.0
- Windchill MPMLink 9.1 to 12.0
Description
- CAD Worker fails to start
- Office Worker fails to start
- Error in Worker's monitor log :
Connecting to server "localhost" on port XXXXConnection establishedGot version 8 INIT FAILURE (with no description) from WVS.Monitor Shutting down.- Worker Agent Returned error Failed to send message to CadAgent
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