This is an issue that has been improved in the newer versions of TippingPoint SMS.
To address the problem, restart the vertica database from service mode:
/etc/init.d/dwd stop
/etc/init.d/dwd start
If the issue persists, run the following:
rm -f /usr/local/TippingPoint/SMS/logs/healthstats.pid
/etc/init.d/healthstats start
If the procedure above does not work, upgrade to the latest SMS version.
