How to disable analytics for media request analytics failed Exception: System.InvalidOperationException

Question

Basically, I disabled xDB fully on web site, but I still see errors from Analytics

ERROR Media request analytics failed

Exception:
  System.InvalidOperationException Message: Tracker.Current is not initialized 

Source: Sitecore.Analytics
  at Sitecore.Analytics.Pipelines.StartAnalytics.StartTracking.Process(PipelineArgs args) at (Object , Object[] )
  at Sitecore.Pipelines.CorePipeline.Run(PipelineArgs args)
  at Sitecore.Pipelines.DefaultCorePipelineManager.Run(String pipelineName, PipelineArgs args, Boolean failIfNotExists)
  at Sitecore.Analytics.Pipelines.StartAnalytics.StartAnalyticsPipeline.Run()
  at Sitecore.Analytics.Media.MediaRequestEventHandler.StartTracking()
  at Sitecore.Analytics.Media.MediaRequestEventHandler.OnMediaRequest(Objec sender, EventArgs args)

How to disable analytics for media requests?

Answer 1

I went throw a code that is inside of MediaRequestSessionModule, it is inherited from Sitecore.Analytics.Media.MediaRequestSessionModule

, the problem is I need to keep Xdb.Tracking.Enabled on, but Xdb off. and regarding code inside of MediaRequestSessionModule the best way is just to disable OnMediaRequest

 <sitecore>
    <events>
      <event name="media:request">
        <handler method="OnMediaRequest">
          <patch:delete />
        </handler>
      </event>
    </events>
</sitecore>

Answer 2

You need to set the Xdb.Tracking.Enabled setting to false. The first thing the OnMediaRequest method does is check that setting and exit if it is false. You could not get the stack trace shown if that setting were false. Check the /sitecore/admin/showconfig.aspx page to confirm the setting after all config patches have been merged in.