WebSphere Administration Server 4.0 fails to start after PTF 3 installation
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Problem
After upgrading WebSphere Administration Server 4.0 using PTF 3, an attempt to start the Admin Server fails.
 
Solution

An attempt to start the WebSphere Administration Server after the PTF installation results in the following exception being logged in the tracefile:

Exception logged in the tracefile

10/24/02 19:23:58:035 EDT] 4d7b7fb0 AdminServer X WSVR0009E: Error occurred during startup
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/ibm/rmi/iiop/GIOPVersionException
at com.ibm.CORBA.iiop.ConnectionTable.createConnection(ConnectionTable.java:146)
at com.ibm.CORBA.iiop.ConnectionTable.get(ConnectionTable.java:550)
at com.ibm.CORBA.iiop.ConnectionTable.get(ConnectionTable.java:434)
at com.ibm.CORBA.iiop.GIOPImpl.createRequest(GIOPImpl.java:152)
at com.ibm.CORBA.iiop.GIOPImpl.createRequest(GIOPImpl.java:133)
at com.ibm.CORBA.iiop.ClientDelegate.createRequest(ClientDelegate.java:1080)
at com.ibm.CORBA.iiop.ClientDelegate.is_a(ClientDelegate.java:1540)
at org.omg.CORBA.portable.ObjectImpl._is_a(ObjectImpl.java:74)

The java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/ibm/rmi/iiop/GIOPVersionException is usually logged because of a mismatch between the JDK version being used by WebSphere, and that used with some other Java application. In the case of Admin server startup failing after an application of a PTF, the JDK was not upgraded as part of the PTF installation process. Use the following steps to resolve the problem:

  • Stop all java and http processes
  • Remove the failing PTF install by using either the uninstall_ptf_3.bat (Windows platform) or uninstall_ptf_3.sh (UNIX platforms)
  • Restart the machine (on Windows platform only)
  • Change the directory to where the ptf installation files reside
  • Execute the install.bat (Windows platform) or install.sh (UNIX)
    making sure to answer 'yes' when you are asked if you want to upgrade the JDK.
 
 
Historical Number
PMR 92447 b344 c000
 
 


Document Information


Product categories: Software > Application Servers > Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application Server > Java SDK
Operating system(s): HP-UX
Software version: 4.0.3
Software edition:
Reference #: 1067373
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Nov 7, 2002