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TIBCO Spotfire Server stops working if Server hotfix is applied without stopping the Spotfire Server service.

Rich Talbot
Date Posted:
Product: TIBCO Spotfire®

Problem:

TIBCO Spotfire Server stops working if Server hotfix is applied without stopping the Spotfire Server service.


Solution:


Product: TIBCO Spotfire Server

Version: 5.0 and higher

This article describes the resolution for below error in the "server.log".

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web.context.ContextLoader: Context initialization failed

java.lang.IncompatibleClassChangeError: class org.springframework.core.LocalVariableTableParameterNameDiscoverer$ParameterNameDiscoveringVisitor has interface org.springframework.asm.ClassVisitor as super class

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Symptoms>
Unable to browse Spotfire server Admin Console URL.

The following error is seen in the file "\tomcat\logs\Server.log".

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web.context.ContextLoader: Context initialization failed

java.lang.IncompatibleClassChangeError: class org.springframework.core.LocalVariableTableParameterNameDiscoverer$ParameterNameDiscoveringVisitor has interface

org.springframework.asm.ClassVisitor as super class

at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method)

at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:800)

at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:142)

at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.findClassInternal(WebappClassLoader.java:2957)

at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.findClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1210)

at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1690)

at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1571)

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Cause:

This issue occurs if Spotfire Server service is not stopped when applying a hotfix.

Resolution:

Re-apply the hotfix as follows:

1) Stop the TIBCO Spotfire Server.

2) Run the hotfix utility.

3) Start the TIBCO Spotfire Server.

It is recommended to stop the Spotfire server service before applying the hotfix.

Reference:

Read "Installation_Instructions.htm" in the downloaded hotfix folder.

How to Apply a TIBCO Spotfire Server Hotfix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnHEfw3Foj8