WebLogic Admin Server Fails to Start with java.sql.SQLRecoverableException After Moving Metadata Database Repository to a New Server (Doc ID 2208143.1)

Last updated on AUGUST 28, 2023

Applies to:

Symptoms

The Repository Creation Utility (RCU) successfully installed all required schemas for the Fusion Middleware (FMW) Infrastructure (and other FMW products). Everything has been working.

After moving this Metadata Repository database to a new server,  WebLogic Admin Server is failing to start in an Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure environment with the following error:

org.eclipse.persistence.exceptions.DatabaseException
Internal Exception: java.sql.SQLRecoverableException: IO Error: The Network Adapter could not establish the connection
Error Code: 17002

Full error stack below:

Changes

Following the Oracle Documentation to perform steps to move an FMW Repository Database:

Administering Oracle Fusion Middleware (12.1.3)
15.2 Changing the Network Configuration of a Database

Administering Oracle Fusion Middleware (12.2.1.2)
15.2 Changing the Network Configuration of a Database

Administering Oracle Fusion Middleware (12.2.1.3)
15.1 About Changing the Network Configuration

-- Used RMAN to copy an RCU database to another physical server -- the database (including the database name, schema names, and passwords) is an exact copy of the existing RCU database.

-- Related to this error - Confirmed that "Task 6 Change the System Data Source" step has been performed.

Cause

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