Why are the dashboards deleted after starting the Web Dashboard?

This happens during a Web Dashboard upgrade; the dashboard path in the config.xml file is not updated to reflect the script path:

To prevent this, ensure that the dashboard path in the config.xml file is pointing to correct path before starting the Web Dashboard process. Better yet, follow the installation and upgrade steps mentioned in the Web Dashboard Reference Guide (https://resources.itrsgroup.com/docs/geneos/WebServer/index.html#upgrading-web-dashboard).

In case you want to try this behavior, follow the steps below:

1. Install and run Web Dashboard
2. Connect the Web Dashboard to a running Gateway
3. Upload a working dashboard from the Gateway in step #2
4. Confirm that the dashboard is working in the Web Dashboard
5. Shut down the Web Dashboard
6. Modify the dashboard path in the config.xml in such a  way that it points to an invalid path (a path with no dashboard file)
7. Start the Web Dashboard

Result: dashboard file gets deleted

There will also be log entries indicating the deletion of the dashboards:

2015-11-24 08:17:26 NativeLoggerBridge [INFO] CONMANAGER: connectWait time is set to 152015-11-24 08:17:26 GeneosSystem [INFO] Started ActiveDashboard GeneosSystem2015-11-24 08:17:26 DashboardConf [WARN] Dashboard 'dashboard1' refers to an invalid file path '/sbox/home/rgonzales/web_dashboards/GA3.2.1-151013/dashboards/uploaded/test_dashboard.adb'. Please check configuration.2015-11-24 08:17:26 DiskFileUtils [INFO] Deleting file: test_dashboard.adb2015-11-24 08:17:26 DashboardConf [WARN] Dashboard navigation refers to an invalid dashboard 'dashboard1'. Please check configuration.2015-11-24 08:17:26 GatewaySectionHandler [INFO] Adding connection 'Gateway' to EMF.2015-11-24 08:17:26 JNEmf [INFO] Setting sync level for DataView to BDOSyncType_Level, DV1_SyncLevel_RedAmberCells2015-11-24 08:17:26 GatewaySectionHandler [INFO] Setting diagnostics port to '7042'.2015-11-24 08:17:26 JNEmf [INFO] Adding connection: Key[Gateway] Host[lawin] Port[11101], Enabled[true], SecondaryHost[], SecondaryPort[0]2015-11-24 08:17:26 GatewaySectionHandler [INFO] Adding connection 'Gateway' to EMF.