Issue while installing WCS using omii.ini: Database ping failed

Question

Hi,
I am trying to install WCS on local linux VM. I am following the document 'Oracle WebCenter Sites: Installing on Oracle WebLogic Application Server".
Following are the things I have been able to do successfully:
Install Oracle DB, create a database and then create a user for this database
Install WebLogic server, create domain, create admin server, managed server, and finally create a datasource. THe datasource connection to the DB created in step 1 above is successfull.
I downloaded the WCS installer from Oracle Website 'WebCenterSites_11.1.1.6_bp1'. I am installing using silent installer using omii.ini file.
During installation, on receiving the prompt to install CS and CAS applications, I installed them successfully via WebLogic console.
I tested the URL 'http://localhost:7001/cs/HelloCS' and it showed me the Oracle WCS 11g page.
Now, when I go back to the wcs installation terminal and hit Enter, it gives following error:
[2013-07-11 01:32:21.861][CS.INSTALL][INFO] 1. If your platform requires you to manually deploy the Sites application, deploy Sites now. Otherwise, continue with step 2 2. Restart your application server. 3. Test the URL http:////HelloCS to see if application is deployed successfully 4. If the test is successful, press ENTER. URL http://localhost:7001/cs/HelloCS [2013-07-11 01:41:16.841][CS.INSTALL][INFO] CSSetupEngine.testConnectionAction:  Testing user configuration and database connectivity. [2013-07-11 01:41:17.118][CS.INSTALL][INFO] CSSetupEngine.postURL:  PostURL success for http://localhost:7001/cs/HelloCS [2013-07-11 01:41:17.118][CS.INSTALL][INFO] CSSetupEngine.testConnectionAction:  Web Server and Application Server Configuration test finished successfully. [2013-07-11 01:41:17.118][CS.INSTALL][INFO] CSSetupEngine.testConnectionAction:  Attempting to Ping the Database. [2013-07-11 01:41:17.459][CS.INSTALL][ERROR] CSSetupEngine.doPing:  Database Ping Failed. Make sure your application server and web server are running. Response received = HTTP/1.1 200 OK HOST_SERVICE: FutureTenseContentServer:11.1.1.6.1 Transfer-Encoding: chunked Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 20:11:17 GMT Set-Cookie: JSESSIONID=vpMNRd1Fwb1NJyb5NH1pXx5dfmPhzzyJL2S3yYry3FwQqL8hFVJ6!1994306862; path=/; HttpOnly Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 X-Powered-By: Servlet/2.5 JSP/2.1 [2013-07-11 01:41:17.459][CS.INSTALL][ERROR] CSSetupEngine.doPing:  Database Ping Failed. Make sure your application server and web server are running. Response received = HTTP/1.1 200 OK HOST_SERVICE: FutureTenseContentServer:11.1.1.6.1 Transfer-Encoding: chunked Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 20:11:17 GMT Set-Cookie: JSESSIONID=vpMNRd1Fwb1NJyb5NH1pXx5dfmPhzzyJL2S3yYry3FwQqL8hFVJ6!1994306862; path=/; HttpOnly Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 X-Powered-By: Servlet/2.5 JSP/2.1 [2013-07-11 01:41:17.460][CS.INSTALL][ERROR] CSSetupEngine.testConnectionAction: Database Ping was attempted with WCSDataSource as the DSN. The URL that was passed in = http://localhost:7001/cs/CatalogManager. Please Check your connection and property files settings. [2013-07-11 01:41:17.460][CS.INSTALL][ERROR] CSSetupEngine.testConnectionAction:  Install was unable to ping the database. Installation has halted. [2013-07-11 01:41:17.461][CS.INSTALL][ERROR] Worker.run. Install failed.                Please check log file.                          Click Yes to modify your install choices      and re-try install.                             Click No to terminate application. 
It looks like DB ping is getting failed.
But I am not sure how to resolve this error.
Please help. I am pasting the content of my bea_omii.ini file that I have used. (Please view as HTML, as formatting is getting lost on this page.)
Do let me know if any other information is required from my end.
bea_omii.ini:
#ContentServer install properties #Thu Apr 17 12:03:27 IST 2008 # Content Server Information # Specify the directory where you want to install Content Server i.e on windows C\:/csinstall on unix /opt/csinstall CSInstallDirectory=/home/oracle/WCS # Path to the Shared Directory i.e on windows C\:/csinstall/Shared on unix /opt/csinstall/Shared CSInstallSharedDirectory=/home/oracle/WCS/Shared # For delivery installation set Development to false Development=true # CSInstallType single/upgrade/cluster default is single only needed for upgrade or cluster #CSInstallType=single # This is to select APPSERVER Note: PORTALSERVER is not supported CSInstallPlatformType=APPSERVER # Set the application/portal server you want to install # Possible options are: wls92 for ( weblogic server), websphere60 (for webshpere), tomcat5 (for tomcat) CSInstallAppServerType=wls92 # Set the path to the server directory ex. For weblogic, on windows CSInstallAppServerPath=C\:\\bea\\wlserver_10.3 # on unix CSInstallAppServerPath=/u01/software/bea/wlserver_10.3 CSInstallAppServerPath=/home/oracle/Oracle/Middleware/wlserver_10.3 # [WEBLOGIC ONLY] Set the path to the weblogic domain i.e. on windows CSInstallWLDomainPath=C\:/bea/user_projects/domains/base_domain # on unix CSInstallWLDomainPath=/u01/software/bea/user_projects/domains/base_domain CSInstallWLDomainPath=/home/oracle/Oracle/Middleware/user_projects/domains/WCSDomain # [WEBLOGIC ONLY] Set the weblogic domain name i.e. base_domain name from path C\:/bea/user_projects/domains/base_domain CSInstallAdminDomainName=WCSDomain # Option for manual deployment (Should always be set to true) CSInstallbManual=true #Manual deployment needs to set the path where installer has to explode the war CSManualDeployPath=/home/oracle/WCS/deployment # Set the context path for your web application for example /cs/ sCgiPath=/cs/ # Set the database type Possible options #CSInstallDatabaseType=  [SQL Server, DB2, Oracle10]  CSInstallDatabaseType=Oracle10 # Set the data source name CSInstallDBDSN=WCSDataSource # By default it is installed as a primary cluster member. To install as cluster member make CSInstallType=cluster. CSInstallType=single #WEM installation IsWEMInstall=TRUE #hostname where cs is installed CASHostName=localhost # port number of cs installation CASPortNumber=7003 #Server HostName of internally accessible CAS CASHostNameLocal=localhost #Server PortNumber of internally accessible CAS CASPortNumberLocal=7003 #Server HostName where CAS is actually deployed CASHostNameActual=localhost # Select the default logger name (possible values com.fatwire.cs.core.logging.StandardLog, com.fatwire.cs.core.logging.TraditionalLog # com.fatwire.cs.core.logging.StandardTraditionalLog , org.apache.commons.logging.impl.Log4JLogger LoggerName=org.apache.commons.logging.impl.Log4JLogger # Set the host name where the application will be running CSInstallWebServerAddress=localhost # Set the port number where the application will be running CSInstallWebServerPort=7001 # Set this property to true if you are installing Spark CSInstallSpark=false # Sample Sites Information # Set this true if you want to install Avisports sample site. Avisports=true # CS-Direct and CS-Direct Advantage properties. Please don't touch them ContentCentre=true CatalogCentre=true # Set this true if you want to install CS Engage otherwise false MarketingStudio=true # Set this to true if you want to install Commerce Connectors CommerceConnector=true # Set this to true to install Structure and Navigation for FS2 this is only installed if this is development mode FSCore=true # Set this to true to install Engage Extensions for Structure and Navigation. This depends on Development and FSCore FSEngageCore=true # Set this to true to install Store Schema. This depends on Development and FSCore FSStoreSchema=true # Set this to true to install Engage Extensions for Store Schema. This depends on Development, CommereceConnector and FSEngageCore FSEngageStoreSchema=true # Set this to true to install Document Schema. This depends on Development and FSCore FSDocSchema=true # Set this to true to install Sample Visitors. This depends on Development and FSCore FSLocalUser=true # Set this to true to install Pretty URL Package. This depends on Development and FSCore FSPrettyURL=true # Set this to true to install Store Demo Data. This depends on Development and FSStoreSchema FSStoreDemoData=true # Set this to true to install Document Demo Data. This depends on Development and FSDocSchema FSDocDemoData=true # Set this to true to install Engage Store Data. This depends on Development,FSStoreDemoData,FSEngageStoreSchema and FSStoreSchema FSEngageStoreDemoData=true # If you want to install First Site II Site View set it true otherwise false. This depends on Development and FSStoreSchema FSSiteView=true # Set this to true to install Analytics. This depends on Development,FSCore,FSEngageCore,FSStoreSchema,CommerceConnector and CatalogCentre FSAnalytics=true # Set this to true to install Legacy (core) asset types (Article, Linkset). This depends on Development and ContentCentre CCSampleAssets=true # Set this to true to install Burlington Financial asset types. This depends on Development and ContentCentre CCSampleAssetsBF=true # Set this to true to install Engage and Analytics extensions for Burlington Financial. This depends on Development,MarketingStudio and ContentCentre MSSampleAssetsBF=true # Set this to true to install HelloAssetWorld asset types. This depends on Development and ContentCentre CCSampleAssetsHW=true # Set this to true to install GE Lighting asset types. This depends on Development and ContentCentre CatCSampleAssets=true # Set this to true to install Hello World sample site.  This depends on Development and ContentCentre CCSampleSiteHW=true # Set this to true to install Burlington Financial sample site. This depends on CCSampleAssets and CCSampleAssetsBF CCSampleSiteBF=true # Set this to true to install Burlington Financial Extensions sample site. MSSampleSiteBF=true # Set this to true to install GE Lighting sample site. MSSampleSiteGE=true # Spark sample site components # Set this to true to install Document Management sample asset types DMSampleAssets=false # Set this to true to install Content Management sample asset types WCMSampleAssets=false # Set this to true to install Base Components SparkSampleSite=false # Set this to true to install Sample Data SparkSampleData=false # Set this to true to install Sample Portlets. Set this true if this is a portal server SparkSamplePortlets=false

Answer 1

Thanks for your reply Yct.
I got the ping issue resolved today, there was an issue in the data source. Finally I was able to complete the installation successfully.
But there is one more issue now. After completing the installation, I am trying to access the URL to get to the WCS login page, but with no success.
Below, I am mentioning few URLs that I tried, and the outcome:
http://localhost:7001/cs/HelloCS ,           This URL gives me a page with some static content messages like 'Welcome to Oracle WebCenter Sites 11gR1'. Then there are some text lines in blue color. I think this page is working as expected.
http://localhost:7001/cs/login , this URL automatically gets redirected to the URL 'http://localhost:7003/cas/login?service=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A7001%2Fcs%2Fwem%2Ffatwire%2Fwem%2FWelcome' and I get an error message 'Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at localhost:7003.'
http://localhost:7001/cas/login, this takes me to login page, where when I enter fwadmin@xceladmin credentials, I am taken to JASIG Central Authentication Service page, which is again static, and I can't do anything on this page
http://localhost:7001/cs/Satellite?c=Page&cid=1327351719456&pagename=avisports%2FPage%2FHomeLayout1 , this takes me to the Avisports site, which is functional
http://localhost:7001/cs/Satellite?c=Page&childpagename=FirstSiteII%2FFSIILayout&cid=1124747609916&pagename=FSIIWrapper, this takes me to he FirstSit page, which is again functional
Issue: I am not getting the main login page, where I would get 3 sites(Avisports/FirstsiteII) in the dropdown.
Looks like there is something wrong going on.
Following I am pasting my omii.ini file, if it helps:
#ContentServer install properties
#Thu Apr 17 12:03:27 IST 2008
# Content Server Information
# Specify the directory where you want to install Content Server i.e on windows C\:/csinstall on unix /opt/csinstall
CSInstallDirectory=/home/oracle/WCS
# Path to the Shared Directory i.e on windows C\:/csinstall/Shared on unix /opt/csinstall/Shared
CSInstallSharedDirectory=/home/oracle/WCS/Shared
# For delivery installation set Development to false
Development=true
# CSInstallType single/upgrade/cluster default is single only needed for upgrade or cluster
#CSInstallType=single
# This is to select APPSERVER Note: PORTALSERVER is not supported
CSInstallPlatformType=APPSERVER
# Set the application/portal server you want to install
# Possible options are: wls92 for ( weblogic server), websphere60 (for webshpere), tomcat5 (for tomcat)
CSInstallAppServerType=wls92
# Set the path to the server directory ex. For weblogic, on windows CSInstallAppServerPath=C\:\\bea\\wlserver_10.3
# on unix CSInstallAppServerPath=/u01/software/bea/wlserver_10.3
CSInstallAppServerPath=/home/oracle/Oracle/Middleware/wlserver_10.3
# [WEBLOGIC ONLY] Set the path to the weblogic domain i.e. on windows CSInstallWLDomainPath=C\:/bea/user_projects/domains/base_domain
# on unix CSInstallWLDomainPath=/u01/software/bea/user_projects/domains/base_domain
CSInstallWLDomainPath=/home/oracle/Oracle/Middleware/user_projects/domains/WCSDomain
# [WEBLOGIC ONLY] Set the weblogic domain name i.e. base_domain name from path C\:/bea/user_projects/domains/base_domain
CSInstallAdminDomainName=WCSDomain
# Option for manual deployment (Should always be set to true)
CSInstallbManual=true
#Manual deployment needs to set the path where installer has to explode the war
CSManualDeployPath=/home/oracle/WCS/deployment
# Set the context path for your web application for example /cs/
sCgiPath=/cs/
# Set the database type Possible options
#CSInstallDatabaseType=  [SQL Server, DB2, Oracle10] 
CSInstallDatabaseType=Oracle10
# Set the data source name
CSInstallDBDSN=WCSDataSource
# By default it is installed as a primary cluster member. To install as cluster member make CSInstallType=cluster.
CSInstallType=single
#WEM installation
IsWEMInstall=TRUE
#hostname where cs is installed
CASHostName=localhost
# port number of cs installation
CASPortNumber=7003
#Server HostName of internally accessible CAS
CASHostNameLocal=localhost
#Server PortNumber of internally accessible CAS
CASPortNumberLocal=7003
#Server HostName where CAS is actually deployed
CASHostNameActual=localhost
# Select the default logger name (possible values com.fatwire.cs.core.logging.StandardLog, com.fatwire.cs.core.logging.TraditionalLog
# com.fatwire.cs.core.logging.StandardTraditionalLog , org.apache.commons.logging.impl.Log4JLogger
LoggerName=org.apache.commons.logging.impl.Log4JLogger
# Set the host name where the application will be running
CSInstallWebServerAddress=localhost
# Set the port number where the application will be running
CSInstallWebServerPort=7001
# Set this property to true if you are installing Spark
CSInstallSpark=false
# Sample Sites Information
# Set this true if you want to install Avisports sample site.
Avisports=true
# CS-Direct and CS-Direct Advantage properties. Please don't touch them
ContentCentre=true
CatalogCentre=true
# Set this true if you want to install CS Engage otherwise false
MarketingStudio=true
# Set this to true if you want to install Commerce Connectors
CommerceConnector=true
# Set this to true to install Structure and Navigation for FS2 this is only installed if this is development mode
FSCore=true
# Set this to true to install Engage Extensions for Structure and Navigation. This depends on Development and FSCore
FSEngageCore=true
# Set this to true to install Store Schema. This depends on Development and FSCore
FSStoreSchema=true
# Set this to true to install Engage Extensions for Store Schema. This depends on Development, CommereceConnector and FSEngageCore
FSEngageStoreSchema=true
# Set this to true to install Document Schema. This depends on Development and FSCore
FSDocSchema=true
# Set this to true to install Sample Visitors. This depends on Development and FSCore
FSLocalUser=true
# Set this to true to install Pretty URL Package. This depends on Development and FSCore
FSPrettyURL=true
# Set this to true to install Store Demo Data. This depends on Development and FSStoreSchema
FSStoreDemoData=true
# Set this to true to install Document Demo Data. This depends on Development and FSDocSchema
FSDocDemoData=true
# Set this to true to install Engage Store Data. This depends on Development,FSStoreDemoData,FSEngageStoreSchema and FSStoreSchema
FSEngageStoreDemoData=true
# If you want to install First Site II Site View set it true otherwise false. This depends on Development and FSStoreSchema
FSSiteView=true
# Set this to true to install Analytics. This depends on Development,FSCore,FSEngageCore,FSStoreSchema,CommerceConnector and CatalogCentre
FSAnalytics=true
# Set this to true to install Legacy (core) asset types (Article, Linkset). This depends on Development and ContentCentre
CCSampleAssets=true
# Set this to true to install Burlington Financial asset types. This depends on Development and ContentCentre
CCSampleAssetsBF=true
# Set this to true to install Engage and Analytics extensions for Burlington Financial. This depends on Development,MarketingStudio and ContentCentre
MSSampleAssetsBF=true
# Set this to true to install HelloAssetWorld asset types. This depends on Development and ContentCentre
CCSampleAssetsHW=true
# Set this to true to install GE Lighting asset types. This depends on Development and ContentCentre
CatCSampleAssets=true
# Set this to true to install Hello World sample site.  This depends on Development and ContentCentre
CCSampleSiteHW=true
# Set this to true to install Burlington Financial sample site. This depends on CCSampleAssets and CCSampleAssetsBF
CCSampleSiteBF=true
# Set this to true to install Burlington Financial Extensions sample site.
MSSampleSiteBF=true
# Set this to true to install GE Lighting sample site.
MSSampleSiteGE=true
# Spark sample site components
# Set this to true to install Document Management sample asset types
DMSampleAssets=false
# Set this to true to install Content Management sample asset types
WCMSampleAssets=false
# Set this to true to install Base Components
SparkSampleSite=false
# Set this to true to install Sample Data
SparkSampleData=false
# Set this to true to install Sample Portlets. Set this true if this is a portal server
SparkSamplePortlets=false