> Source: [sk121874](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk121874)

# sk121874 - "BEGIN_OBJECTS should be: STARTED" error on R80.10 Multi-Domain Server Database import failure

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk121874 |
| Date Created | 2017-12-14 |
| Last Modified | 2019-10-04 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Multi-Domain Security Management Server |
| Versions | R82.10, R81.20, R82 |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- * Importing the database to the Primary Multi-Domain Server by $MDSDIR/scripts/mds_import.sh ends with the following error:

  ```
  
  Error: Failed to upgrade Multi-Domain Server Databases
  Error: Importing of Multi-Domain Server Databases failed.
  ```

* The `$FWDIR/log/cpm_for_cpdb-XXXX-YYYYY.elg` file shows:   

  `ERROR infrastructure.logging.DefaultExceptionLoggerHandlerImpl [qtp1642703213-92]: `**incident [d74283a4-f2a2-40be-93f9-19876d798b6d]: CpmGeneralException{base='com.checkpoint.management.is.exceptions.CpmIllegalArgumentException: First upgrade phase for domain is: BEGIN_OBJECTS should be: STARTED', errorCode='CP_ERR_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT', errorFamily='null', messageForUser='null', message='First upgrade phase for domain is: BEGIN_OBJECTS should be: STARTED'}**   

  `
  at com.checkpoint.management.dleserver.coresvc.internal.UpgradeManagerImpl.updateDomainUpgradePhase(UpgradeManagerImpl.java:15)`  
  ` 
  at com.checkpoint.management.dleserver.coresvc.internal.UpgradeManagerImpl.onNotification(UpgradeManagerImpl.java:39)`  
  ` 
  at com.checkpoint.management.dleserver.coresvc.internal.InterBeanNotificationSvcImpl.notifySubscriber(InterBeanNotificationSvcImpl.java:80)`  
  ` 
  at com.checkpoint.management.dleserver.coresvc.internal.InterBeanNotificationSvcImpl.publish(InterBeanNotificationSvcImpl.java:46)`  
  ` 
  at com.checkpoint.management.dleserver.coresvc.internal.FwmSvcImpl.handleUpgradePhaseCommand(FwmSvcImpl.java:173)`  
  ` 
  at com.checkpoint.management.dleserver.coresvc.internal.FwmSvcImpl.upgradeCommand(FwmSvcImpl.java:610)`  
  ` 
  at com.checkpoint.management.web_services.dleserver.internal.FwmSvcRemoteImpl.upgradeCommand_aroundBody42(FwmSvcRemoteImpl.java:461)`  
  ` 
  at com.checkpoint.management.web_services.dleserver.internal.FwmSvcRemoteImpl$AjcClosure43.run(FwmSvcRemoteImpl.java:1)`  
  ` 
  at org.aspectj.runtime.reflect.JoinPointImpl.proceed(JoinPointImpl.java:149)`

## Cause

The source MDS database was taken from a Secondary MDS, whereas the target machine is a Primary MDS machine

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