Installing Portal Server 7.1 on Windows XP

I installed Portal Server 7.1 for Windows, via the Sun Java Application Platform Suite Installer. The installer was super clean and very easy--practically idiot-proof. It is substantially easier to install than the SPARC version.

However, during installation and configuration--done via the GUI--the Portal Server configuration failed. After performing all the necessary post-intallation tasks, I discovered that CACAO will not start. When I attempt to start CACAO, I get the following:

"Cannot start an unconfigured instance. "

--(This is a doc defect. The doc should tell me to configure before starting)

After attempting to configure, by following the instructions, I get the following error:

"Error handling error: 1722, LookupAccountName at <cacao-base>\cacao_2\\configure.pl line 120."

Is this a bug or is this yet another documentation defect? Anyone experience this during a Windows installation?

[955 byte] By [kenneth.harper@sun.coma] at [2007-11-26 20:50:44]
# 1

Hi Kenneth ,

Installation of JES5 on Windows XP does not need to configure Cacao.

Cacao will be configured automatically during install.

I think some other mis-configuration or system settings failed to complete the

cacao configuration.

Can you send me the debug logs of cacao and access manager to look

in to the errors to shariff.king@sun.com

The error logs of cacao will be in :

Ex:

C:\Program Files\Sun\JavaES5\share\cacao_2\var\cacao\instances\default\logs

and the error logs for Access manager will be in

C:\Program Files\Sun\JavaES5\identity\debug

Thanks

shariff

Shariffa at 2007-7-10 2:15:22 > top of Java-index,Web & Directory Servers,Portal Servers...
# 2

Hi,

I'm also trying to install Portal Server 7.1 and configure the same , getting the same error

- "Cannot start an unconfigured instance."

I went to the cacao log location "C:\Program Files\Sun\JavaES5\share\cacao_2\var\cacao\instances\default\logs" to find out the errors but could not find any log files there.

But when i went to the AM log location "C:\Program Files\Sun\JavaES5\identity\debug" . I found three files namely,

amEventService

amSDK

CCPPClientDetector

there contents are as follows,

****************************************************************

In amEventService

03/13/2007 06:07:23:380 PM IST: Thread[EventService,5,main]

**********************************************

03/13/2007 06:07:23:380 PM IST: Thread[EventService,5,main]

**********************************************

rminating! Persistent Searches will no longer be operational.

03/13/2007 06:07:23:380 PM IST: Thread[EventService,5,main]

ERROR: EventService.run() - Monitor thread is terminating! Persistent Searches will no longer be operational.

*******************************************************************

In amSDK

03/13/2007 06:07:23:365 PM IST: Thread[EventService,5,main]

ERROR: Connection to LDAP server threw exception:

netscape.ldap.LDAPException: failed to connect to server ldap://w2gzw3vm01.apac.corp.eds.com:1389 (91); Cannot connect to the LDAP server

at netscape.ldap.LDAPConnSetupMgr.connectServer(LDAPConnSetupMgr.java:517)

at netscape.ldap.LDAPConnSetupMgr.openSerial(LDAPConnSetupMgr.java:437)

at netscape.ldap.LDAPConnSetupMgr.connect(LDAPConnSetupMgr.java:276)

at netscape.ldap.LDAPConnSetupMgr.openConnection(LDAPConnSetupMgr.java:201)

at netscape.ldap.LDAPConnThread.connect(LDAPConnThread.java:109)

at netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection.connect(LDAPConnection.java:1081)

at netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection.connect(LDAPConnection.java:952)

at netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection.connect(LDAPConnection.java:903)

at netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection.connect(LDAPConnection.java:1050)

at netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection.connect(LDAPConnection.java:1060)

at netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection.connect(LDAPConnection.java:1005)

at com.iplanet.services.ldap.DSConfigMgr.getConnection(DSConfigMgr.java:387)

at com.iplanet.services.ldap.DSConfigMgr.getNewFailoverConnection(DSConfigMgr.java :354)

at com.iplanet.services.ldap.DSConfigMgr.getNewConnection(DSConfigMgr.java:283)

at com.iplanet.services.ldap.DSConfigMgr.getNewAdminConnection(DSConfigMgr.java:24 0)

at com.iplanet.services.ldap.event.EventService.addListener(EventService.java:351)

at com.iplanet.services.ldap.event.EventService.resetAllSearches(EventService.java :673)

at com.iplanet.services.ldap.event.EventService.run(EventService.java:515)

at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)

**********************************************************************

and In CCPPClientDetector

03/13/2007 05:48:23:565 PM IST: Thread[main,5,main]

**********************************************

03/13/2007 05:48:23:565 PM IST: Thread[main,5,main]

ERROR: Could not get 'fediConfigRoot' from properties file:

03/13/2007 05:50:04:205 PM IST: Thread[main,5,main]

**********************************************

03/13/2007 05:50:04:190 PM IST: Thread[main,5,main]

ERROR: Could not get 'fediConfigRoot' from properties file:

03/13/2007 05:50:37:643 PM IST: Thread[main,5,main]

**********************************************

03/13/2007 05:50:37:643 PM IST: Thread[main,5,main]

ERROR: Could not get 'fediConfigRoot' from properties file:

03/13/2007 05:51:13:377 PM IST: Thread[main,5,main]

**********************************************

03/13/2007 05:51:13:377 PM IST: Thread[main,5,main]

ERROR: Could not get 'fediConfigRoot' from properties file:

********************************************************************

any ideas on what I'm missing ?

Thanks in Advance,

Vinayagan

Vinayagana at 2007-7-10 2:15:22 > top of Java-index,Web & Directory Servers,Portal Servers...
# 3
Hi,I had finally installed and configured the Sun Java ES 5 using the new ga edition release (java_es-5-ga-windows-x86.zip) , I assume the earlier problems were because of the beta version that I used.Thanks,Vinayagan
Vinayagana at 2007-7-10 2:15:23 > top of Java-index,Web & Directory Servers,Portal Servers...
# 4
same error as original post - and this is using the ga release.
krupsa at 2007-7-10 2:15:23 > top of Java-index,Web & Directory Servers,Portal Servers...
# 5
I too have same problem as original post. I'm running Windows XP. I got a Portal Configuration Failed message during my install as well. I'm using the ga release. I have dhcp but have a valid host and domain name. Also I have admin rights to my pc. Are there any workarounds to this?
fpunzo2a at 2007-7-10 2:15:23 > top of Java-index,Web & Directory Servers,Portal Servers...
# 6

Do you have a space in your Windows username?

I'm talking about the username that shows up when you open the task manager, not the display name. There is a bug in the cacaoadm script that causes it to malfunction when the Windows username contains a space.

A workaround is to remove any spaces from the username. To do this, go to Control Panel, Administrative Services, Manage Computer, then select Local Users and Groups, then Users, and find your user entry. Double clicking on the username lets you change it. You then have to logout and log back in to have the change take affect.

Tom.Mueller@sun.coma at 2007-7-10 2:15:23 > top of Java-index,Web & Directory Servers,Portal Servers...
# 7

Hi!

The error

"Error handling error: 1722, LookupAccountName at <cacao-base>\cacao_2\\configure.pl line 120."

is also related to the System user. If you try to use the installer on a german W2K3 Server you get this error because it is "NT_AUTORIT腡/SYSTEM" there. In other languages it might be a similar problem.

Looks like a bug in perl...

hth Chris

CRabela at 2007-7-10 2:15:23 > top of Java-index,Web & Directory Servers,Portal Servers...