# Ignition Gateway will not restore V8.1.37

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-gateway-will-not-restore-v8-1-37/87020>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [March 8, 2024, 11:08am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-gateway-will-not-restore-v8-1-37/87020 "2024-03-08T11:08:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Curlyandshemp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@Curlyandshemp](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Curlyandshemp)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2024, 11:08am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-gateway-will-not-restore-v8-1-37/87020/1 "2024-03-08T11:08:46Z")

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While trying to restore a previously backed up gateway, the Ignition service will not start ans in the Wrapper log, I see these errors:

STATUS | wrapper | 2024/03/08 06:01:23 | on\_exit trigger matched. Restarting the JVM. (Exit code: 2)  
STATUS | wrapper | 2024/03/08 06:01:29 | Reloading Wrapper configuration...  
STATUS | wrapper | 2024/03/08 06:01:29 | Launching a JVM...  
INFO | jvm 2 | 2024/03/08 06:01:29 | Unrecognized VM option 'UseConcMarkSweepGC'  
INFO | jvm 2 | 2024/03/08 06:01:29 | Error: Could not create the Java Virtual Machine.  
INFO | jvm 2 | 2024/03/08 06:01:29 | Error: A fatal exception has occurred. Program will exit.  
ERROR | wrapper | 2024/03/08 06:01:29 | JVM exited while loading the application.  
STATUS | wrapper | 2024/03/08 06:01:35 | Reloading Wrapper configuration...  
STATUS | wrapper | 2024/03/08 06:01:35 | Launching a JVM...  
INFO | jvm 3 | 2024/03/08 06:01:35 | Unrecognized VM option 'UseConcMarkSweepGC'  
INFO | jvm 3 | 2024/03/08 06:01:35 | Error: Could not create the Java Virtual Machine.  
INFO | jvm 3 | 2024/03/08 06:01:35 | Error: A fatal exception has occurred. Program will exit.  
ERROR | wrapper | 2024/03/08 06:01:35 | JVM exited while loading the application.  
STATUS | wrapper | 2024/03/08 06:01:41 | Reloading Wrapper configuration...  
STATUS | wrapper | 2024/03/08 06:01:41 | Launching a JVM...  
INFO | jvm 4 | 2024/03/08 06:01:41 | Unrecognized VM option 'UseConcMarkSweepGC'  
INFO | jvm 4 | 2024/03/08 06:01:41 | Error: Could not create the Java Virtual Machine.  
INFO | jvm 4 | 2024/03/08 06:01:41 | Error: A fatal exception has occurred. Program will exit.  
ERROR | wrapper | 2024/03/08 06:01:41 | JVM exited while loading the application.  
STATUS | wrapper | 2024/03/08 06:01:47 | Reloading Wrapper configuration...  
STATUS | wrapper | 2024/03/08 06:01:47 | Launching a JVM...  
INFO | jvm 5 | 2024/03/08 06:01:47 | Unrecognized VM option 'UseConcMarkSweepGC'  
INFO | jvm 5 | 2024/03/08 06:01:47 | Error: Could not create the Java Virtual Machine.  
INFO | jvm 5 | 2024/03/08 06:01:47 | Error: A fatal exception has occurred. Program will exit.  
ERROR | wrapper | 2024/03/08 06:01:47 | JVM exited while loading the application.  
FATAL | wrapper | 2024/03/08 06:01:48 | There were 5 failed launches in a row, each lasting less than 300 seconds. Giving up.  
FATAL | wrapper | 2024/03/08 06:01:48 | There may be a configuration problem: please check the logs.  
STATUS | wrapper | 2024/03/08 06:01:48 | \<-- Wrapper Stopped

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2024, 12:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-gateway-will-not-restore-v8-1-37/87020/2 "2024-03-08T12:23:18Z")

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> [@Curlyandshemp](#):
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> Unrecognized VM option 'UseConcMarkSweepGC'

Get rid of that from your ignition.conf. (That's a setting that dates back to v7.9. Long since deprecated, and now removed from java.)

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**Author:** ![Curlyandshemp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@Curlyandshemp](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Curlyandshemp)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2024, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-gateway-will-not-restore-v8-1-37/87020/3 "2024-03-09T12:46:21Z")

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Great, thanks  
That resolved the issue
