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

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

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