Handle exceptions during server start up

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When the server is started exceptions can occur. For instance, when a startup script tries to connect to a database, but the connection is refused. If this happens, the exception is not handled and the server stops without executing the tear down scripts. This could mean that the server has open connections that don't get disconnected.

To make sure the server will run the tear down scripts, the exception that occurs during start needs to be handled in a proper way.