Weblogic integrated server instance cannot be started from jdeveloper

Question

I have installed Oracle SOA Suite QuickStart (12.2.1.4.0) in Windows 7.
The Java version I'm using is jdk1.8.0_241.

When I tried to start the integrated server instance from JDeveloper, I got this error message:

The Server Instance cannot be started because the IntegratedWebLogicServer Domain was not built successfully.

In the BuildDefaultDomain.log file, I saw the following error:

ERROR: Unable to locate property "JAVA_HOME" in properties file C:\Oracle\MIDDLE~1\ORACLE~1\oui\bin...globalEnv.properties

I have also set JAVA_HOME environment variable to C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_241.

BuildDefaultDomain.log

Adding environment variable to WLST script USER_MEM_ARGS = -Xms32m -Xmx1024m -XX:MaxPermSize=384m
Log File:      C:\Users\10064270\AppData\Roaming\JDeveloper\system12.2.1.4.42.190911.2248\o.j2ee.adrs\BuildDefaultDomain.log
Label:         JDEVADF_PT.12.2.1.4.0_GENERIC_190911.2248.S
Product Home:  C:\Oracle\Middleware\Oracle_Home\jdeveloper\jdev\
Domain:        C:\Users\10064270\AppData\Roaming\JDeveloper\system12.2.1.4.42.190911.2248\DefaultDomain

BuildDefaultDomain1.py      2020-03-30 10:17:12

cmd.exe /c ""C:\Oracle\Middleware\Oracle_Home\oracle_common\common\bin\wlst.cmd" "C:\Users\10064270\AppData\Roaming\JDeveloper\system12.2.1.4.42.190911.2248\o.j2ee.adrs\BuildDefaultDomain1.py""
Process started
wlst > The system cannot find the file C:\Oracle\MIDDLE~1\ORACLE~1\oui\bin\..\.globalEnv.properties.
wlst > ERROR: Unable to locate property "JAVA_HOME" in properties file C:\Oracle\MIDDLE~1\ORACLE~1\oui\bin\..\.globalEnv.properties
wlst > 
wlst > Initializing WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST) ...
wlst > 
wlst > Mar 30, 2020 10:17:20 AM com.oracle.cie.domain.env.EnvironmentServiceImpl init
wlst > SEVERE: Failed to get inventory for C:\Oracle\Middleware\Oracle_Home
wlst > java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
wlst >  at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
wlst >  at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
wlst >  at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
wlst >  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
wlst >  at com.oracle.cie.common.ReflectionHelper.process(ReflectionHelper.java:48)
wlst >  at com.oracle.cie.domain.env.EnvironmentServiceImpl.init(EnvironmentServiceImpl.java:384)
wlst >  at com.oracle.cie.domain.env.EnvironmentServiceImpl.<init>(EnvironmentServiceImpl.java:89)
wlst >  at com.oracle.cie.domain.env.EnvironmentServiceImpl.getInstance(EnvironmentServiceImpl.java:364)
wlst >  at com.oracle.cie.domain.env.EnvironmentServiceFactory.getEnvironmentService(EnvironmentServiceFactory.java:35)
wlst >  at com.oracle.cie.domain.env.EnvironmentServiceFactory.getEnvironmentService(EnvironmentServiceFactory.java:72)
wlst >  at com.oracle.cie.domain.script.jython.WLScriptContext.init(WLScriptContext.java:306)
wlst >  at com.oracle.cie.domain.script.jython.WLScriptContext.setup(WLScriptContext.java:273)
wlst >  at com.oracle.cie.domain.script.jython.WLST_offline.setupContext(WLST_offline.java:46)
wlst >  at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
wlst >  at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
wlst >  at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
wlst >  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
wlst >  at weblogic.management.scripting.utils.WLSTUtil.initOfflineContext(WLSTUtil.java:514)
wlst >  at weblogic.management.scripting.utils.WLSTUtil.setupOfflineInternal(WLSTUtil.java:488)
wlst >  at weblogic.management.scripting.utils.WLSTUtil.setupOffline(WLSTUtil.java:361)
wlst >  at weblogic.management.scripting.utils.WLSTUtilWrapper.setupOffline(WLSTUtilWrapper.java:29)
wlst >  at weblogic.management.scripting.utils.WLSTInterpreter.<init>(WLSTInterpreter.java:250)
wlst >  at weblogic.management.scripting.WLST.main(WLST.java:134)
wlst >  at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
wlst >  at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
wlst >  at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
wlst >  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
wlst >  at weblogic.WLST.main(WLST.java:47)
wlst > Caused by: com.oracle.cie.gdr.external.InventoryException: java.io.FileNotFoundException: Unable to locate file distributions\SOA_QuickStart_12.2.1.4.0.xml under lookup locations [C:\Oracle\Middleware\Oracle_Home\inventory]
wlst >  at com.oracle.cie.gdr.external.impl.OracleHomeInventoryImpl.<init>(OracleHomeInventoryImpl.java:65)
wlst >  at com.oracle.cie.gdr.external.impl.OracleHomeInventoryFactory.createInventory(OracleHomeInventoryFactory.java:60)
wlst >  at com.oracle.cie.gdr.external.InventoryFactory.getOracleHomeInventory(InventoryFactory.java:99)
wlst >  ... 28 more
wlst > Caused by: java.io.FileNotFoundException: Unable to locate file distributions\SOA_QuickStart_12.2.1.4.0.xml under lookup locations [C:\Oracle\Middleware\Oracle_Home\inventory]
wlst >  at com.oracle.cie.gdr.services.FileLocatorService.getPath(FileLocatorService.java:303)
wlst >  at com.oracle.cie.gdr.helpers.DistributionHelper.getDistribution(DistributionHelper.java:300)
wlst >  at com.oracle.cie.gdr.helpers.DistributionHelper.getDistribution(DistributionHelper.java:242)
wlst >  at com.oracle.cie.gdr.DistributionLoader.<init>(DistributionLoader.java:92)
wlst >  at com.oracle.cie.gdr.DistributionLoaderFactory.getDistributionLoader(DistributionLoaderFactory.java:45)
wlst >  at com.oracle.cie.gdr.Home.loadInstalledDistributions(Home.java:1834)
wlst >  at com.oracle.cie.gdr.Home.loadInstalledMetaData(Home.java:1357)
wlst >  at com.oracle.cie.gdr.Home.loadHomeMetaData(Home.java:1338)
wlst >  at com.oracle.cie.gdr.Home.refresh(Home.java:1279)
wlst >  at com.oracle.cie.gdr.Home.setHome(Home.java:378)
wlst >  at com.oracle.cie.gdr.Home.<init>(Home.java:346)
wlst >  at com.oracle.cie.gdr.Home.getHome(Home.java:279)
wlst >  at com.oracle.cie.gdr.Home.getHome(Home.java:242)
wlst >  at com.oracle.cie.gdr.Home.getHome(Home.java:191)
wlst >  at com.oracle.cie.gdr.external.impl.OracleHomeInventoryImpl.<init>(OracleHomeInventoryImpl.java:60)
wlst >  ... 30 more
wlst > 

Please suggest me a solution.

Answer 1

This error occurs if you have no permission to accsess the file "C:\Oracle\Middleware\Oracle_Home\oui.globalEnv.properties". If you have installed JDeveloper as administrator and run it as normal user, by default you have no access to this file.

Answer 2

1. Windows Desktop 7 or 10 is not supported for this product. Please review the supported systems matrix, here.

2. I have successfully installed SOA Suite 12c 12.2.1.4 on Windows 10. I have never tried 7 and would not as support ended for it this year, here.
   One thing you could try is (re)installing into a directory with no spaces in the names. E.g. do not use "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_241" Try installing the JDK and the Oracle software to a different location, like c:\java for the jdk and c:\oracle\middleware for soa.

NOTE - I DO NOT recommend installing application software to the root of the C drive. This is simply an example. I always use a second drive D: to install my Oracle software, etc. However, this is not required, and if one only has a C: drive then I would install as indicated in #2 above.

Lastly please consider going to My Oracle Support and searching there for the specific error.

Answer 3

On Windows set the Java home in a directory without white space. In this way you should resolve your issue

Answer 4

I encountered the same error. The issue was with the lack of permission to access the ??? C:\Oracle\MIDDLE~1\ORACLE~1\oui\bin...globalEnv.properties file. Only with admin access, I was able to start the instance smoothly.