Oracle VM for SPARC (p.k.a. LDOM) export as backup and import procedures

Hi all,
We have a new T3-2 and we upgraded the Oracle VM to 2.1. We use other VM technologies and with some of them you can export an image and store it so you can use the disk resources for more images. We have a situation were we need to use this server for mulitiple purposes at different times and we can't fit all the images on the server concurrently. Is there a good method for backing up the image so we can remove it from the server's disks and later move it back in. This is for non-production development purposes. I only see things about migration between multilple VM servers and not offdisk storage and recovery.
Thanks,
-Steve

Could flash archive [1] be suitable for your needs?
[1] http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E19253-01/817-5668/index.html

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NAME LDOM PORT-RANGE
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primary_data_files1 primary data1_vol1 /dev/rdsk/c0t000B08000E004265d0s3
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data1_vol3 /dev/rdsk/c0t000B08001A004265d0s3
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data1_vol5 /dev/rdsk/c0t000B08001C004265d0s3
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data2_vol2 /dev/rdsk/c0t000B08001F004265d0s3
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data3_vol3 /dev/rdsk/c0t000B080020004265d0s3
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58925ecf-b822-6d35-d850-c713499ab385
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rc-add-policy=
shutdown-group=0
VCPU
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MEMORY
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CONSTRAINT
threading=max-throughput
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pm_boot_policy=disabled=1;ttfc=0;ttmr=0;
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niu_0
pci_1
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primary-vcc0 5000-5100
VSW
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data1_vol3 /dev/rdsk/c0t000B08001A004265d0s3
data1_vol4 /dev/rdsk/c0t000B08001B004265d0s3
data1_vol5 /dev/rdsk/c0t000B08001C004265d0s3
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data2_vol2 /dev/rdsk/c0t000B08001F004265d0s3
data2_vol3 /dev/rdsk/c0t000B080014004265d0s3
data2_vol4 /dev/rdsk/c0t000B080015004265d0s3
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data3_vol3 /dev/rdsk/c0t000B080020004265d0s3
data3_vol4 /dev/rdsk/c0t000B080021004265d0s3
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data4_vol3 /dev/rdsk/c0t000B080012004265d0s3
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HOSTID
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data1_disk1 data1_vol1@primary_data_files1 1
data1_disk2 data1_vol2@primary_data_files1 2
data1_disk3 data1_vol3@primary_data_files1 3
data1_disk4 data1_vol4@primary_data_files1 4
data1_disk5 data1_vol5@primary_data_files1 5
data2_disk1 data2_vol1@primary_data_files2 6
data2_disk2 data2_vol2@primary_data_files2 7
data2_disk3 data2_vol3@primary_data_files2 8
data2_disk4 data2_vol4@primary_data_files2 9
data2_disk5 data2_vol5@primary_data_files2 10
data3_disk1 data3_vol1@primary_data_files3 11
data3_disk2 data3_vol2@primary_data_files3 12
data3_disk3 data3_vol3@primary_data_files3 13
data3_disk4 data3_vol4@primary_data_files3 14
data3_disk5 data3_vol5@primary_data_files3 15
data4_disk1 data4_vol1@primary_data_files4 16
data4_disk2 data4_vol2@primary_data_files4 17
data4_disk3 data4_vol3@primary_data_files4 18
data4_disk4 data4_vol4@primary_data_files4 19
data4_disk5 data4_vol5@primary_data_files4 20
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online_logs_disk2 online_logs_vol2@primary_online_logs 22
archive_logs_disk1 archive_logs_vol1@primary_arch_logs 23
archive_logs_disk2 archive_logs_vol2@primary_arch_logs 24
archive_logs_disk3 archive_logs_vol3@primary_arch_logs 25
archive_logs_disk4 archive_logs_vol4@primary_arch_logs 26
archive_logs_disk5 archive_logs_vol5@primary_arch_logs 27
archive_logs_disk6 archive_logs_vol6@primary_arch_logs 28
voting_disk1 voting_vol1@primary_voting 29
voting_disk2 voting_vol2@primary_voting 30
voting_disk3 voting_vol3@primary_voting 31
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after login to guest domain :
format
0. c2d0 <SUN-DiskSlice-449GB cyl 65534 alt 2 hd 64 sec 225>
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1. c2d1 <SUN-DiskSlice-100GB cyl 25738 alt 2 hd 64 sec 128>
/virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@1
2. c2d2 <SUN-DiskSlice-100GB cyl 25738 alt 2 hd 64 sec 128>
/virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@2
3. c2d3 <SUN-DiskSlice-100GB cyl 25738 alt 2 hd 64 sec 128>
/virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@3
4. c2d4 <SUN-DiskSlice-100GB cyl 25738 alt 2 hd 64 sec 128>
/virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@4
5. c2d5 <SUN-DiskSlice-100GB cyl 25738 alt 2 hd 64 sec 128>
/virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@5
6. c2d6 <SUN-DiskSlice-100GB cyl 25738 alt 2 hd 64 sec 128>
/virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@6
7. c2d7 <SUN-DiskSlice-100GB cyl 25738 alt 2 hd 64 sec 128>
/virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@7
8. c2d9 <SUN-DiskSlice-100GB cyl 25738 alt 2 hd 64 sec 128>
/virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@9
9. c2d10 <SUN-DiskSlice-100GB cyl 25738 alt 2 hd 64 sec 128>
/virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@a
10. c2d11 <SUN-DiskSlice-100GB cyl 25738 alt 2 hd 64 sec 128>
/virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@b
11. c2d12 <SUN-DiskSlice-100GB cyl 25738 alt 2 hd 64 sec 128>
/virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@c
12. c2d13 <SUN-DiskSlice-100GB cyl 25738 alt 2 hd 64 sec 128>
/virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@d
13. c2d14 <SUN-DiskSlice-100GB cyl 25738 alt 2 hd 64 sec 128>
/virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@e
14. c2d15 <SUN-DiskSlice-100GB cyl 25738 alt 2 hd 64 sec 128>
/virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@f
15. c2d16 <SUN-DiskSlice-100GB cyl 25738 alt 2 hd 64 sec 128>
/virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@10
16. c2d18 <SUN-DiskSlice-100GB cyl 25738 alt 2 hd 64 sec 128>
/virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@12
17. c2d19 <SUN-DiskSlice-100GB cyl 25738 alt 2 hd 64 sec 128>
/virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@13
18. c2d20 <SUN-DiskSlice-100GB cyl 25738 alt 2 hd 64 sec 128>
/virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@14
19. c2d21 <SUN-DiskSlice-50GB cyl 12998 alt 2 hd 64 sec 128>
/virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@15
20. c2d22 <SUN-DiskSlice-50GB cyl 12998 alt 2 hd 64 sec 128>
/virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@16
21. c2d23 <SUN-DiskSlice-50GB cyl 12998 alt 2 hd 64 sec 128>
/virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@17
22. c2d24 <SUN-DiskSlice-50GB cyl 12998 alt 2 hd 64 sec 128>
/virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@18
23. c2d25 <SUN-DiskSlice-50GB cyl 12998 alt 2 hd 64 sec 128>
/virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@19
24. c2d26 <SUN-DiskSlice-50GB cyl 12998 alt 2 hd 64 sec 128>
/virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@1a
25. c2d27 <SUN-DiskSlice-50GB cyl 12998 alt 2 hd 64 sec 128>
/virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@1b
26. c2d28 <SUN-DiskSlice-50GB cyl 12998 alt 2 hd 64 sec 128>
/virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@1c
27. c2d29 <SUN-DiskSlice-10GB cyl 2623 alt 2 hd 64 sec 128>
/virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@1d
28. c2d30 <SUN-DiskSlice-10GB cyl 2623 alt 2 hd 64 sec 128>
/virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@1e
29. c2d31 <SUN-DiskSlice-10GB cyl 2623 alt 2 hd 64 sec 128>
/virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/disk@1f
30. c2d32 <Unknown-Unknown-0001-1.00TB>
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Gang,
I've just purchased a new iMac for myslef and am gifting my "old" iMac to Niece. Original iMac has Snow Leopard upgrade (came with Leopard) as well as Word for Mac -student addition. I also have an external backup drive and use Time Machine as specified.
What are the easy and appropraite steps to provide my niece a "new" iMac (clean and free of my items) as well as protect my info so I can place on my new iMac? Will I also need to de-authorixe audible for iTunes?
Thank you for your help. I know this is probably a very basic procedure but I want to get it correct and ensure I don't harm either iMac.
Best,
pshdawg1

pshdawg1 wrote:
Gang,
I've just purchased a new iMac for myslef and am gifting my "old" iMac to Niece. Original iMac has Snow Leopard upgrade (came with Leopard) as well as Word for Mac -student addition. I also have an external backup drive and use Time Machine as specified.
Well I don't think your niece is going to rob you blind or sell your company secrets to the highest bidder, so a full 7x- 35x government grade overwrite and operating install is likely overkill.
Just likley some personal files, pictures and videos, stuff like that you want to make sure doesn't get seen.
My suggestion is to clean out your user level files manually in each of your Documents, Pictures etc folders, any bookmarks in browsers (reset Safari, clear cache) and emails you don't want carried on.
Then download and run the cleaning aspects of OnyX, followed by a Disk Utility > Erase Free Space option. (in your Applications/Utilities folder)
http://www.titanium.free.fr/
You can create another Admin account in her name/nick and delete the first one with your name and all that.
If you really want to get rid of your name from everywhere in the comptuer, then the only option is a c boot from the installer disk, Disk Utility Erase with Zero (7x or even 35x overwrite) and then resintall OS X and shutdown the machine,
When this is done, OS X boots into the first "Welcome to OS X" video you saw when you first setup the machine. Of course you lose Word as that's not on the installer disk. But LibreOffice is free and much much better.
http://www.libreoffice.org/
pshdawg1 wrote:
Will I also need to de-authorixe audible for iTunes?
Your allowed up to 5 computers with your iTunes content, but you can deauthorize the computer in iTunes so it doesn't take one of your authorizations.
Also before you do anything, make a MANUAL backup of your data to another drive just in case Time Machine/Migration ***. etc doesn't screw the new pooch on you like it's been known to do.
I always c boot off the new installer disk on new machines and Disk Utility Erase with Zero option the entire boot drive then reinstall OS X, it's not that I'm paranoid, it's that drives are not checked for bad sectors at the factory, they just slap OS X on it and off it goes, problems appear later on as people use the drive or can't read the software correctly off the drive.
So I map off the bad sectors ahead of time, so the software is on good sectors and never have a post issue like others do with new machines.
If you ordered a Mac with custom software installed, obiously your going to need to reinstall it after this.

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Hello everybody,
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cd is right.<br>
<br>
Check the matrix compatibility here<br>
<br>
Nicolas.

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Oracle® Workflow for Java (OW4J) delivers a java based business process management system that supports business process definition, business process automation, and business process integration. The technology enables modeling, automation, and continuous improvement of business processes, routing information of any type according to user-defined business rules. Oracle Workflow for Java supports fast, non-persistent, straight-through processes which run only in memory. It does not require a database, but does support persistent, long-running business processes with a complete audit trail stored in a database. OW4J will also include the Worklist and email notification and response capabilities which are essential to business process automation activities.
Oracle Workflow for Java provides the users with all the components required to build and deploy a business processes using J2EE technology.
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OW4J Developer Preview
Download the developer preview and start building and running business processes using the new JDeveloper Workflow Modeler. Out-of-the-box Runnable Demo including stock quote web service demo (does not require database) and Procurement Demo which demonstartes the range of capabilities of OW4J by including various technologies like EJB, Web Services, PL/SQL and Java Classes into a business processes without any coding.
Please post your feedback and questions using the Forum. It is valuable to us!
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Raja

Raja,
We're having some difficulty getting the StockQuote demo working with the latest OW4J Preview release. We get the demo web page to appear but are not sure how to set Owner, ItemKey, and UserKey such that we don't get the following errors when we click "Run Workflow". Any help would be appreciated.
Cheers,
tim
Error output in JDev 9.0.5.2 after clicking "Run Workflow" with or without entering values for above entries:
Handle.Fault[oracle.apps.fnd.wf.engine.ExecutionException] at C:/jdev9052/jdev/mywork/OW4JDemos/StockQuote/src./ow4j/demo/stockquote.StockQuote[1086617569608]
Caused By: executeRPC[C:/jdev9052/jdev/mywork/OW4JDemos/StockQuote/src./ow4j/demo/stockquote.StockQuote[1086617569608].processActivity1[1086617569610]] at $Header: AbstractExecutor.java 30.0 2003/03/25 22:43:21 anpwang noship $
Caused By: 04/06/07 10:13:10 [SOAPException: faultCode=SOAP-ENV:Protocol; msg=Unsupported response content type "text/html", must be: "text/xml". Response was:
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML dir=ltr><HEAD><TITLE>The page cannot be displayed</TITLE>
<STYLE>A:link {
     FONT: 8pt/11pt verdana; COLOR: #ff0000
A:visited {
     FONT: 8pt/11pt verdana; COLOR: #4e4e4e
</STYLE>
<META content=NOINDEX name=ROBOTS>
<META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text-html; charset=Windows-1252">
<META content="MSHTML 5.50.4522.1800" name=GENERATOR></HEAD>
<BODY bgColor=#ffffff>
<TABLE cellSpacing=5 cellPadding=3 width=410>
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD vAlign=center align=left width=360>
<H1 style="FONT: 13pt/15pt verdana; COLOR: #000000">The page
cannot be displayed</H1></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=400 colSpan=2><FONT
style="FONT: 8pt/11pt verdana; COLOR: #000000">There is a problem with the
page you are trying to reach and it cannot be displayed.</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=400 colSpan=2><FONT
style="FONT: 8pt/11pt verdana; COLOR: #000000">
<HR color=#c0c0c0 noShade>
<P>Please try the following:</P>
<UL>
<LI>Click the Refresh button,
or try again later.<BR>
<LI>Open the Web site
home page, and then look for links to the information you want.</LI>
<LI>If you believe you should be able to view this directory or page,
please contact the Web site administrator by using the e-mail address or
phone number listed on the Web site
home page. </LI></UL>
<H2 style="FONT: 8pt/11pt verdana; COLOR: #000000">10060 - Connection timeout<BR>Internet Security and Acceleration Server</H2>
<HR color=#c0c0c0 noShade>
<P>Technical Information (for support personnel)</P>
<UL>
<LI>Background:<BR>The gateway could not receive a timely response from the Web site you are trying to access. This might indicate that the network is congested, or that the Web site is experiencing technical difficulties.<P></P></LI>
<LI>ISA Server: ns.mgbltd.com<BR>
Via: <BR><BR>Time: 6/7/2004 2:13:10 PM GMT
</LI></UL></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BODY></HTML>
04/06/07 10:13:10      at org.apache.soap.rpc.Call.getEnvelopeString(Call.java:209)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at org.apache.soap.rpc.Call.invoke(Call.java:268)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at oracle.apps.fnd.wf.engine.executor.OracleSoapExecutor.executRPC(OracleSoapExecutor.java:179)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at oracle.apps.fnd.wf.engine.executor.OracleSoapExecutor.execute(OracleSoapExecutor.java:115)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at oracle.apps.fnd.wf.engine.impl.JavaEngine.executeActivityInternal(JavaEngine.java:1088)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at oracle.apps.fnd.wf.engine.impl.JavaEngine.executeActivity(JavaEngine.java:709)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at oracle.apps.fnd.wf.engine.impl.JavaEngine.processStack(JavaEngine.java:841)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at oracle.apps.fnd.wf.engine.impl.JavaEngine.doStartProcess(JavaEngine.java:979)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at oracle.apps.fnd.wf.engine.impl.JavaEngine.startFlow(JavaEngine.java:171)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at oracle.apps.fnd.wf.engine.WorkItemProcess.startFlow(WorkItemProcess.java:132)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at oracle.apps.fnd.wf.runner.RequestHelper.processRequest(RequestHelper.java:105)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at WFProcessDetails.jspService(WFProcessDetails.jsp:232)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at com.orionserver.http.OrionHttpJspPage.service(OrionHttpJspPage.java:57)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at oracle.jsp.runtimev2.JspPageTable.service(JspPageTable.java:349)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at oracle.jsp.runtimev2.JspServlet.internalService(JspServlet.java:509)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at oracle.jsp.runtimev2.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:413)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at com.evermind.server.http.ResourceFilterChain.doFilter(ResourceFilterChain.java:65)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at oracle.security.jazn.oc4j.JAZNFilter.doFilter(Unknown Source)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at com.evermind.server.http.ServletRequestDispatcher.invoke(ServletRequestDispatcher.java:604)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at com.evermind.server.http.ServletRequestDispatcher.forwardInternal(ServletRequestDispatcher.java:317)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at com.evermind.server.http.HttpRequestHandler.processRequest(HttpRequestHandler.java:790)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at com.evermind.server.http.HttpRequestHandler.run(HttpRequestHandler.java:270)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at com.evermind.server.http.HttpRequestHandler.run(HttpRequestHandler.java:112)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at com.evermind.util.ReleasableResourcePooledExecutor$MyWorker.run(ReleasableResourcePooledExecutor.java:186)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:534)
executeRPC[C:/jdev9052/jdev/mywork/OW4JDemos/StockQuote/src./ow4j/demo/stockquote.StockQuote[1086617569608].processActivity1[1086617569610]] at $Header: AbstractExecutor.java 30.0 2003/03/25 22:43:21 anpwang noship $
Caused By: 04/06/07 10:13:10 [SOAPException: faultCode=SOAP-ENV:Protocol; msg=Unsupported response content type "text/html", must be: "text/xml". Response was:
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML dir=ltr><HEAD><TITLE>The page cannot be displayed</TITLE>
<STYLE>A:link {
     FONT: 8pt/11pt verdana; COLOR: #ff0000
A:visited {
     FONT: 8pt/11pt verdana; COLOR: #4e4e4e
</STYLE>
<META content=NOINDEX name=ROBOTS>
<META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text-html; charset=Windows-1252">
<META content="MSHTML 5.50.4522.1800" name=GENERATOR></HEAD>
<BODY bgColor=#ffffff>
<TABLE cellSpacing=5 cellPadding=3 width=410>
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD vAlign=center align=left width=360>
<H1 style="FONT: 13pt/15pt verdana; COLOR: #000000">The page
cannot be displayed</H1></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=400 colSpan=2><FONT
style="FONT: 8pt/11pt verdana; COLOR: #000000">There is a problem with the
page you are trying to reach and it cannot be displayed.</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=400 colSpan=2><FONT
style="FONT: 8pt/11pt verdana; COLOR: #000000">
<HR color=#c0c0c0 noShade>
<P>Please try the following:</P>
<UL>
<LI>Click the Refresh button,
or try again later.<BR>
<LI>Open the Web site
home page, and then look for links to the information you want.</LI>
<LI>If you believe you should be able to view this directory or page,
please contact the Web site administrator by using the e-mail address or
phone number listed on the Web site
home page. </LI></UL>
<H2 style="FONT: 8pt/11pt verdana; COLOR: #000000">10060 - Connection timeout<BR>Internet Security and Acceleration Server</H2>
<HR color=#c0c0c0 noShade>
<P>Technical Information (for support personnel)</P>
<UL>
<LI>Background:<BR>The gateway could not receive a timely response from the Web site you are trying to access. This might indicate that the network is congested, or that the Web site is experiencing technical difficulties.<P></P></LI>
<LI>ISA Server: ns.mgbltd.com<BR>
Via: <BR><BR>Time: 6/7/2004 2:13:10 PM GMT
</LI></UL></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BODY></HTML>
04/06/07 10:13:10      at org.apache.soap.rpc.Call.getEnvelopeString(Call.java:209)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at org.apache.soap.rpc.Call.invoke(Call.java:268)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at oracle.apps.fnd.wf.engine.executor.OracleSoapExecutor.executRPC(OracleSoapExecutor.java:179)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at oracle.apps.fnd.wf.engine.executor.OracleSoapExecutor.execute(OracleSoapExecutor.java:115)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at oracle.apps.fnd.wf.engine.impl.JavaEngine.executeActivityInternal(JavaEngine.java:1088)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at oracle.apps.fnd.wf.engine.impl.JavaEngine.executeActivity(JavaEngine.java:709)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at oracle.apps.fnd.wf.engine.impl.JavaEngine.processStack(JavaEngine.java:841)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at oracle.apps.fnd.wf.engine.impl.JavaEngine.doStartProcess(JavaEngine.java:979)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at oracle.apps.fnd.wf.engine.impl.JavaEngine.startFlow(JavaEngine.java:171)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at oracle.apps.fnd.wf.engine.WorkItemProcess.startFlow(WorkItemProcess.java:132)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at oracle.apps.fnd.wf.runner.RequestHelper.processRequest(RequestHelper.java:105)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at WFProcessDetails.jspService(WFProcessDetails.jsp:232)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at com.orionserver.http.OrionHttpJspPage.service(OrionHttpJspPage.java:57)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at oracle.jsp.runtimev2.JspPageTable.service(JspPageTable.java:349)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at oracle.jsp.runtimev2.JspServlet.internalService(JspServlet.java:509)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at oracle.jsp.runtimev2.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:413)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at com.evermind.server.http.ResourceFilterChain.doFilter(ResourceFilterChain.java:65)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at oracle.security.jazn.oc4j.JAZNFilter.doFilter(Unknown Source)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at com.evermind.server.http.ServletRequestDispatcher.invoke(ServletRequestDispatcher.java:604)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at com.evermind.server.http.ServletRequestDispatcher.forwardInternal(ServletRequestDispatcher.java:317)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at com.evermind.server.http.HttpRequestHandler.processRequest(HttpRequestHandler.java:790)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at com.evermind.server.http.HttpRequestHandler.run(HttpRequestHandler.java:270)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at com.evermind.server.http.HttpRequestHandler.run(HttpRequestHandler.java:112)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at com.evermind.util.ReleasableResourcePooledExecutor$MyWorker.run(ReleasableResourcePooledExecutor.java:186)
04/06/07 10:13:10      at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:534)

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