Application deployment to standalone WebLogic problem

Question

Hi!
I have a problem with application deployment to standalone WebLogic server.
We migrated from JDeveloper 11.1.1.5 to 11.1.2.1. I followed the instructions on this page: https://blogs.oracle.com/imc/entry/standalone_weblogic_domain_for_adf to deploy our ADF application to AdminServer. Everything worked OK.
Then I followed the instructions on this page: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E21043_01/web.1111/e13813/custom_jrf.htm to apply JRF to our managed server "ADF_server" and got this:
wls:/offline> applyJRF('ADF_server', '/Oracle/Middleware/user_projects/domains/our_domain')
Read domain /Oracle/Middleware/user_projects/domains/our_domain to applyJRF
Copy JRF configuration files from /Oracle/Middleware/oracle_common/modules to /Oracle/Middleware/user_projects/domains/our_domain/config/fmwconfig/servers/ADF_server
Target JRF components to "ADF_server"
Update JRF changes to domain /Oracle/Middleware/user_projects/domains/our_domain in offline mode
This is probably OK?
When I try to deploy to a managed server "ADF_server" a problem occurs:
*[10:55:08 AM] Weblogic Server Exception: weblogic.application.ModuleException: Failed to load webapp: 'ADFMainApplication-ViewController-context-root'*
*[10:55:08 AM] Caused by: weblogic.management.DeploymentException: Error: Unresolved Webapp Library references for "ServletContext@1542360219[app:ADFMainApplication_Project1_ADFMainApplication module:ADFMainApplication-ViewController-context-root path:/ADFMainApplication-ViewController-context-root spec-version:2.5]", defined in weblogic.xml [Extension-Name: jsf, Specification-Version: 2, exact-match: false]*
*[10:55:08 AM] See server logs or server console for more details.*
*[10:55:08 AM] weblogic.application.ModuleException: Failed to load webapp: 'ADFMainApplication-ViewController-context-root'*
*[10:55:08 AM] Deployment cancelled.*
*[10:55:08 AM] ---- Deployment incomplete ----.*
*[10:55:08 AM] Remote deployment failed (oracle.jdevimpl.deploy.common.Jsr88RemoteDeployer)*
What do I have to do to get it to work on managed server? Please help.
Regards, Marko

Answer 1

Did you make sure that the 11.1.1.5.0 adf runtime was installed on the managed server before you installed the patches to upgrade to 11.1.2.1.0?
If not this is the problem. The new runtime is only installed automatically if the olny one was set up correctly,my personal finding from my tests. If you like to read more on this check http://tompeez.wordpress.com/2011/06/25/upgrading-wls-10-3-5-with-adf-runtime-11-1-2-0-0-sherman-patch/ and http://tompeez.wordpress.com/2011/06/29/follow-up-upgrading-wls-10-3-5-with-adf-runtime-11-1-2-0-0-sherman-patch/ .
You can do threethings:
1. open the Enterprise Manager select your managed server and hope you see a message like 'aply JRF to this managed server' (can't remember the exact wording). Do this and the libs should setup OK.
2. open the admin console and select the needed shared libs and add your manages server as target. Problem is that you don't know which libs are needed. If you don't mind target all libs to the managed server. Not sure if this causes trouble later.
3. write down any information about the managed server like port, machine names domain name. Remove the managed server from the WLS installation. This should be much trouble as you are upgrading and that should be no application or shared library of your one deployed to the managed server. After removing the old managed server shut down wls and start it again (just for safety). Now create an new managed server with all names, ports and other information like the old one using the quickstart tool.
I prefer the 3 method, as this one worked all the time for me.
Timo