When initializing an empty database, only one method server should be running to avoid update conflicts between multiple servers. The server monitor process that creates data on demand can cause a racing condition when multiple instances of the service managers start at the same time while running against an empty database. Therefore, prior to loading the database with base data, you must set the number of starting method servers to only one. Thereafter, you can optionally reset the number of starting method servers and load the remainder of your data.