Web Services application fails to deploy with NoClassDefFoundError
 Technote (troubleshooting)
 
Problem(Abstract)
NoClassDefFoundError during Web Services application deploy on IBM® WebSphere® Application Server Express V5.1.
 
Cause
If the Web Services application is deployed on WebSphere Application Server Express V5.1 with the "Deploy Web Service " option checked, then the application will fail to deploy with the following exception in the log file:

Exception in the classloader trace.log file.
[8/2/05 9:05:31:973 CDT] d90b857 SystemOut O ADMA6012I: Exception in run java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/ibm/etools/webservice/deploy/core/DeployModel
[8/2/05 9:05:31:973 CDT] d90b857 SystemOut O Exception: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/ibm/etools/webservice/deploy/core/DeployModel
[8/2/05 9:05:31:973 CDT] d90b857 SystemErr R java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/ibm/etools/webservice/deploy/core/DeployModel
[8/2/05 9:05:31:973 CDT] d90b857 SystemErr R at com.ibm.ws.webservices.deploy.WSDeployTask.performTask(WSDeployTask.java:110)
[8/2/05 9:05:31:973 CDT] d90b857 SystemErr R at com.ibm.ws.management.application.SchedulerImpl.run(SchedulerImpl.java:215)
[8/2/05 9:05:31:973 CDT] d90b857 SystemErr R at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:568)
wsdeploytool.jar file is missing in install-root/lib on WebSphere Application Server V5.1 express.
 
Resolving the problem
WebSphere Application Server Express V5.1 is working as designed.

To deploy a Web Services application on WebSphere Application Server Express V5.1, use one of the following options:
  • Disable the "Deploy Web Service" option during application deployment
  • Copy the wsdeploytool.jar file from the based edition of WebSphere Application Server and put it in the install-root/lib directory. The wsdeploytool.jar file is included in WebSphere Application Server Express V6.0.
 
 
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Document Information


Product categories: Software > Application Servers > Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application Server - Express > Web Service
Operating system(s): Windows
Software version: 5.1
Software edition:
Reference #: 1215154
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Jun 10, 2008