java.lang.AbstractMethod Error when accessing a datasource
 Technote (troubleshooting)
 
Problem(Abstract)
A java.lang.AbstractMethod error when trying to access a data source in a WebSphere Application Server Base and Enterprise edition. See the full text of the error message by clicking the link at the bottom of this document.
 
Cause
Mismatched BASE and Enterprise edition versions.
 
Resolving the problem
If you are seeing the error listed below, follow the procedure below to determine if the versions of Base and Enterprise Editions are compatible.
Go to the systemout.log file and look at the messages relating to the latest start of WebSphere Application Server showing the versions of Base and PME. Cumulative fix compatibility between Base and Network Deployment Editions, and Enterprise Edition provides more information. The Highlighted versions must be compatible.

************ Start Display Current Environment ************
WebSphere Platform 5.0 [BASE 5.0.2.6 cf60422.03] [JDK 1.3.1.7 jdk0429.03] [PME 5.0.2 ptf20327.03] running with process name IBM-274CC0B67571\IBM-274CC0B67571\server1 and process id 4340
Host Operating System is Windows 2000, version 5.0
Java version = J2RE 1.3.1 IBM Windows 32 build cn131-20040517 (JIT enabled: jitc), Java Compiler = jitc, Java VM name = Classic VM
was.install.root = C:\WebSphere\ApplicationServer
user.install.root = C:\WebSphere\ApplicationServer
Java Home = C:\WebSphere\ApplicationServer\java\jre
ws.ext.dirs = C:\WebSphere\ApplicationServer\java/lib;C:\WebSphere\ApplicationServer/classes;C:\WebSphere\ApplicationServer/classes;C:\WebSphere\ApplicationServer/lib;C:\WebSphere\ApplicationServer/lib/ext;C:\WebSphere\ApplicationServer/web/help;C:\WebSphere\ApplicationServer/deploytool/itp/plugins/com.ibm.etools.ejbdeploy/runtime
Classpath = C:\WebSphere\ApplicationServer/properties;C:\WebSphere\ApplicationServer/properties;C:\WebSphere\ApplicationServer/lib/bootstrap.jar;C:\WebSphere\ApplicationServer/lib/j2ee.jar;C:\WebSphere\ApplicationServer/lib/lmproxy.jar;C:\WebSphere\ApplicationServer/lib/urlprotocols.jar
Java Library path = C:\WebSphere\ApplicationServer\java\bin;.;C:\WINNT\system32;C:\WINNT;C:\WebSphere\ApplicationServer\bin;C:\WebSphere\ApplicationServer\java\bin;C:\WebSphere\ApplicationServer\java\jre\bin;C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere MQ\Java\lib;C:\APPS\IBM\TIVOLI~1\PDWEB\BIN;C:\PROGRA~1\TIVOLI\PDWEBRTE\BIN;C:\apps\IBM\Tivoli_Access_Manager51\bin;c:\apps\ibm\gsk7\lib;C:\apps\IBM\LDAP\bin;C:\Program Files\IBM\Infoprint Select;C:\PROGRAM FILES\THINKPAD\UTILITIES;C:\WINNT\system32;C:\WINNT;C:\WINNT\System32\Wbem;C:\Utilities;C:\Program Files\IBM\Trace Facility\;C:\Program Files\IBM\Personal Communications\;C:\apps\IBM\DB2V8\BIN;C:\apps\IBM\DB2V8\FUNCTION;C:\apps\IBM\DB2V8\SAMPLES\REPL;c:\Program Files\IBM\Java131\jre\bin;C:\Program Files\ibm\gsk7\bin;C:\Program Files\ibm\gsk7\lib;C:\apps\IBM\WebSphere502_base\AppServer\java\jre\lib\ext;C:\apps\OpenSSH\bin;C:\ESE40;C:\WebSphere\WebSphere MQ\WEMPS\bin;C:\Notes;C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere MQ\bin;C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere MQ\tools\c\samples\bin;C:\WebSphere\WebSphere MQ\bin;C:\WebSphere\WebSphere MQ\java\bin;C:/WebSphere/WebSphere MQ/WEMPS\bin
************* End Display Current Environment *************

In this case, to make them match, install "5.0.2.6: WebSphere Application Server Enterprise 5.0.2 Cumulative Fix 6" at this location.

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=823&uid=swg24007341
 
error.txt
 
Cross Reference information
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Document Information


Product categories: Software > Application Servers > Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application Server > Enterprise Edition (EE)
Operating system(s): Windows
Software version: 5.1.1
Software edition:
Reference #: 1177333
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Aug 18, 2004