WCPBP Oct. 2019 Post Installation Task for Elasticsearch Fails (Doc ID 2603464.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 14, 2021

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Symptoms

The post installation tasks documented in the README of WebCenter Portal Bundle Patch (Oct. 2019) to update Elasticsearch results in errors.

Patch 30251723
Description: WebCenter Portal Bundle Patch 12.2.1.3.191015
Product Patched: ORACLE WEBCENTER PORTAL
Product Version: 12.2.1.3.0

The Bundle Patch README documents the post installation task relevant to Elasticsearch as follows:

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1. Stop Elasticsearch: ${ES_HOME}/stopElasticsearch.sh

2. Reinstall the Elasticsearch Plug in as follows:

${ORACLE_HOME}/oracle_common/common/bin/wlst.sh updateESPlugins.py installES.properties

After successful installation, verify below message is displayed at the end :"Successfully updated Elasticsearch server plugins."

 3. Start Elasticsearch: ${ES_HOME}/startElasticsearch.sh

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However, when the above command to install/update Elasticsearch is executed, the following error is reported:

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$ ${ORACLE_HOME}/oracle_common/common/bin/wlst.sh updateESPlugins.py installES.properties

Initializing WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST) ...

Jython scans all the jar files it can find at first startup. Depending on the system, this process may take a few minutes to complete, and WLST may not return a prompt right away.

Welcome to WebLogic Server Administration Scripting Shell

Type help() for help on available commands

Problem invoking WLST - java.io.FileNotFoundException: updateESPlugins.py

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Users may also encounter another error:

------Begin output------

$ ${ORACLE_HOME}/oracle_common/common/bin/wlst.sh updateESPlugins.py installES.properties

Initializing WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST) ...

Welcome to WebLogic Server Administration Scripting Shell

Type help() for help on available commands

cat: <ES_HOME>/espid: No such file or directory

kill: usage: kill [-s sigspec | -n signum | -sigspec] pid | jobspec ... or kill -l [sigspec]

Error: command Failed: <ES_HOME>/stopElasticsearch.sh

-------End output-------

Changes

This issue is specific to post installation tasks required during the installation of WebCenter Portal Bundle Patch 12.2.1.3.191015

Cause

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