There are a number of Jenkins Reboots in this log. It seems to succeed and then continue to try to connect. Aug 08, 2014 11:51:51 AM hudson.remoting.Engine waitForServerToBack INFO: Failed to connect to the master. Will retry again java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused: connect at java.net.DualStackPlainSocketImpl.waitForConnect(Native Method) at java.net.DualStackPlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Unknown Source) at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.doConnect(Unknown Source) at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(Unknown Source) at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source) at sun.net.NetworkClient.doConnect(Unknown Source) at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source) at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source) at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.(Unknown Source) at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(Unknown Source) at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(Unknown Source) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getNewHttpClient(Unknown Source) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect0(Unknown Sou rce) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect(Unknown Sour ce) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.connect(Unknown Source) at hudson.remoting.Engine.waitForServerToBack(Engine.java:389) at hudson.remoting.Engine.run(Engine.java:296) Aug 08, 2014 11:52:02 AM hudson.remoting.Engine waitForServerToBack INFO: Failed to connect to the master. Will retry again java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused: connect at java.net.DualStackPlainSocketImpl.waitForConnect(Native Method) at java.net.DualStackPlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Unknown Source) at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.doConnect(Unknown Source) at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(Unknown Source) at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source) at sun.net.NetworkClient.doConnect(Unknown Source) at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source) at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source) at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.(Unknown Source) at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(Unknown Source) at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(Unknown Source) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getNewHttpClient(Unknown Source) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect0(Unknown Sou rce) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect(Unknown Sour ce) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.connect(Unknown Source) at hudson.remoting.Engine.waitForServerToBack(Engine.java:389) at hudson.remoting.Engine.run(Engine.java:296) Aug 08, 2014 11:52:13 AM hudson.remoting.Engine waitForServerToBack INFO: Failed to connect to the master. Will retry again java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused: connect at java.net.DualStackPlainSocketImpl.waitForConnect(Native Method) at java.net.DualStackPlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Unknown Source) at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.doConnect(Unknown Source) at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(Unknown Source) at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source) at sun.net.NetworkClient.doConnect(Unknown Source) at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source) at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source) at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.(Unknown Source) at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(Unknown Source) at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(Unknown Source) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getNewHttpClient(Unknown Source) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect0(Unknown Sou rce) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect(Unknown Sour ce) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.connect(Unknown Source) at hudson.remoting.Engine.waitForServerToBack(Engine.java:389) at hudson.remoting.Engine.run(Engine.java:296) Aug 08, 2014 11:52:24 AM hudson.remoting.Engine waitForServerToBack INFO: Failed to connect to the master. Will retry again java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused: connect at java.net.DualStackPlainSocketImpl.waitForConnect(Native Method) at java.net.DualStackPlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Unknown Source) at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.doConnect(Unknown Source) at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(Unknown Source) at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source) at sun.net.NetworkClient.doConnect(Unknown Source) at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source) at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source) at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.(Unknown Source) at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(Unknown Source) at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(Unknown Source) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getNewHttpClient(Unknown Source) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect0(Unknown Sou rce) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect(Unknown Sour ce) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.connect(Unknown Source) at hudson.remoting.Engine.waitForServerToBack(Engine.java:389) at hudson.remoting.Engine.run(Engine.java:296) Aug 08, 2014 11:52:35 AM hudson.remoting.Engine waitForServerToBack INFO: Failed to connect to the master. Will retry again java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused: connect at java.net.DualStackPlainSocketImpl.waitForConnect(Native Method) at java.net.DualStackPlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Unknown Source) at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.doConnect(Unknown Source) at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(Unknown Source) at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source) at sun.net.NetworkClient.doConnect(Unknown Source) at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source) at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source) at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.(Unknown Source) at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(Unknown Source) at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(Unknown Source) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getNewHttpClient(Unknown Source) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect0(Unknown Sou rce) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect(Unknown Sour ce) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.connect(Unknown Source) at hudson.remoting.Engine.waitForServerToBack(Engine.java:389) at hudson.remoting.Engine.run(Engine.java:296) Aug 08, 2014 11:52:46 AM hudson.remoting.Engine waitForServerToBack INFO: Master isn't ready to talk to us. Will retry again: response code=503 Aug 08, 2014 11:52:59 AM hudson.remoting.Engine waitForServerToBack INFO: Master isn't ready to talk to us. Will retry again: response code=503 Aug 08, 2014 11:53:09 AM hudson.remoting.jnlp.Main$CuiListener status INFO: Locating server among http://product-ci.cisco.com:8080/ Aug 08, 2014 11:53:09 AM hudson.remoting.jnlp.Main$CuiListener status INFO: Connecting to product-ci.cisco.com:62680 Aug 08, 2014 11:53:09 AM hudson.remoting.jnlp.Main$CuiListener status INFO: Handshaking Aug 08, 2014 11:53:09 AM hudson.remoting.jnlp.Main$CuiListener status INFO: Connected Aug 08, 2014 11:58:35 AM hudson.remoting.SynchronousCommandTransport$ReaderThrea d run SEVERE: I/O error in channel channel java.net.SocketException: Connection reset at java.net.SocketInputStream.read(Unknown Source) at java.net.SocketInputStream.read(Unknown Source) at java.io.BufferedInputStream.fill(Unknown Source) at java.io.BufferedInputStream.read(Unknown Source) at hudson.remoting.FlightRecorderInputStream.read(FlightRecorderInputStr eam.java:82) at hudson.remoting.ChunkedInputStream.readHeader(ChunkedInputStream.java :67) at hudson.remoting.ChunkedInputStream.readUntilBreak(ChunkedInputStream. java:93) at hudson.remoting.ChunkedCommandTransport.readBlock(ChunkedCommandTrans port.java:33) at hudson.remoting.AbstractSynchronousByteArrayCommandTransport.read(Abs tractSynchronousByteArrayCommandTransport.java:34) at hudson.remoting.SynchronousCommandTransport$ReaderThread.run(Synchron ousCommandTransport.java:48) Aug 08, 2014 11:58:35 AM hudson.remoting.jnlp.Main$CuiListener status INFO: Terminated Aug 08, 2014 11:58:49 AM hudson.remoting.Engine waitForServerToBack INFO: Master isn't ready to talk to us. Will retry again: response code=503 Aug 08, 2014 11:58:59 AM hudson.remoting.jnlp.Main$CuiListener status INFO: Locating server among http://product-ci.cisco.com:8080/ Aug 08, 2014 11:58:59 AM hudson.remoting.jnlp.Main$CuiListener status INFO: Connecting to product-ci.cisco.com:62827 Aug 08, 2014 11:58:59 AM hudson.remoting.jnlp.Main$CuiListener status INFO: Handshaking Aug 08, 2014 11:59:00 AM hudson.remoting.jnlp.Main$CuiListener status INFO: Connected Aug 08, 2014 12:09:01 PM hudson.remoting.SynchronousCommandTransport$ReaderThrea d run SEVERE: I/O error in channel channel java.net.SocketException: Connection reset at java.net.SocketInputStream.read(Unknown Source) at java.net.SocketInputStream.read(Unknown Source) at java.io.BufferedInputStream.fill(Unknown Source) at java.io.BufferedInputStream.read(Unknown Source) at hudson.remoting.FlightRecorderInputStream.read(FlightRecorderInputStr eam.java:82) at hudson.remoting.ChunkedInputStream.readHeader(ChunkedInputStream.java :67) at hudson.remoting.ChunkedInputStream.readUntilBreak(ChunkedInputStream. java:93) at hudson.remoting.ChunkedCommandTransport.readBlock(ChunkedCommandTrans port.java:33) at hudson.remoting.AbstractSynchronousByteArrayCommandTransport.read(Abs tractSynchronousByteArrayCommandTransport.java:34) at hudson.remoting.SynchronousCommandTransport$ReaderThread.run(Synchron ousCommandTransport.java:48) Aug 08, 2014 12:09:01 PM hudson.remoting.jnlp.Main$CuiListener status INFO: Terminated Aug 08, 2014 12:09:11 PM hudson.remoting.jnlp.Main$CuiListener status INFO: Locating server among http://product-ci.cisco.com:8080/ Aug 08, 2014 12:09:11 PM hudson.remoting.jnlp.Main$CuiListener status INFO: Connecting to product-ci.cisco.com:49183 Aug 08, 2014 12:09:11 PM hudson.remoting.jnlp.Main$CuiListener status INFO: Handshaking Aug 08, 2014 12:09:11 PM hudson.remoting.jnlp.Main$CuiListener status INFO: Connected Aug 08, 2014 12:18:12 PM hudson.slaves.ChannelPinger$1 onDead INFO: Ping failed. Terminating the channel. java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException: Ping started on 1407496452799 hasn't comp leted at 1407496692806 at hudson.remoting.PingThread.ping(PingThread.java:120) at hudson.remoting.PingThread.run(PingThread.java:81) Aug 08, 2014 12:18:12 PM hudson.remoting.SynchronousCommandTransport$ReaderThrea d run SEVERE: I/O error in channel channel java.net.SocketException: Socket Closed at java.net.SocketInputStream.socketRead0(Native Method) at java.net.SocketInputStream.read(Unknown Source) at java.net.SocketInputStream.read(Unknown Source) at java.io.BufferedInputStream.fill(Unknown Source) at java.io.BufferedInputStream.read(Unknown Source) at hudson.remoting.FlightRecorderInputStream.read(FlightRecorderInputStr eam.java:82) at hudson.remoting.ChunkedInputStream.readHeader(ChunkedInputStream.java :67) at hudson.remoting.ChunkedInputStream.readUntilBreak(ChunkedInputStream. java:93) at hudson.remoting.ChunkedCommandTransport.readBlock(ChunkedCommandTrans port.java:33) at hudson.remoting.AbstractSynchronousByteArrayCommandTransport.read(Abs tractSynchronousByteArrayCommandTransport.java:34) at hudson.remoting.SynchronousCommandTransport$ReaderThread.run(Synchron ousCommandTransport.java:48) Aug 08, 2014 12:18:12 PM hudson.remoting.jnlp.Main$CuiListener status INFO: Terminated Aug 08, 2014 12:18:22 PM hudson.remoting.jnlp.Main$CuiListener status INFO: Locating server among http://product-ci.cisco.com:8080/ Aug 08, 2014 12:18:22 PM hudson.remoting.jnlp.Main$CuiListener status INFO: Connecting to product-ci.cisco.com:49183 Aug 08, 2014 12:18:22 PM hudson.remoting.jnlp.Main$CuiListener status INFO: Handshaking Aug 08, 2014 12:18:22 PM hudson.remoting.jnlp.Main$CuiListener status INFO: Connected Aug 08, 2014 12:48:22 PM hudson.remoting.SynchronousCommandTransport$ReaderThrea d run SEVERE: I/O error in channel channel java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Read timed out at java.net.SocketInputStream.socketRead0(Native Method) at java.net.SocketInputStream.read(Unknown Source) at java.net.SocketInputStream.read(Unknown Source) at java.io.BufferedInputStream.fill(Unknown Source) at java.io.BufferedInputStream.read(Unknown Source) at hudson.remoting.FlightRecorderInputStream.read(FlightRecorderInputStr eam.java:82) at hudson.remoting.ChunkedInputStream.readHeader(ChunkedInputStream.java :67) at hudson.remoting.ChunkedInputStream.readUntilBreak(ChunkedInputStream. java:93) at hudson.remoting.ChunkedCommandTransport.readBlock(ChunkedCommandTrans port.java:33) at hudson.remoting.AbstractSynchronousByteArrayCommandTransport.read(Abs tractSynchronousByteArrayCommandTransport.java:34) at hudson.remoting.SynchronousCommandTransport$ReaderThread.run(Synchron ousCommandTransport.java:48) Aug 08, 2014 12:48:22 PM hudson.remoting.jnlp.Main$CuiListener status INFO: Terminated Aug 08, 2014 12:48:33 PM hudson.remoting.jnlp.Main$CuiListener status INFO: Locating server among http://product-ci.cisco.com:8080/ Aug 08, 2014 12:48:33 PM hudson.remoting.jnlp.Main$CuiListener status INFO: Connecting to product-ci.cisco.com:49183 Aug 08, 2014 12:48:33 PM hudson.remoting.jnlp.Main$CuiListener status INFO: Handshaking Aug 08, 2014 12:48:33 PM hudson.remoting.jnlp.Main$CuiListener status INFO: Connected1