Progress Reporter Managed Server Fails to Start With Error: "Parsing Failure in config.xml: failed to find method MethodName{methodName='setCacheInAppDirectory', paramTypes=[boolean]} on class weblogic.management.configuration.AppDeploymentMBeanImpl"

Last updated on APRIL 02, 2018

Applies to:

Symptoms

While deploying P6 EPPM using the P6 EPPM configuration wizard or if adding a classpath to the Progress Reporter Managed Server using WebLogic 11g (release 10.3.6) with Patch 18040640 (WLS PATCH SET UPDATE 10.3.6.0.8), then the Progress Reporter Managed Server will fail to start.

In the WebLogic Managed Server Log file, the following error will be logged:

ERROR
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TIMESTAMP <Critical> <WebLogicServer> <BEA-000362> <Server failed. Reason: [Management:141266]Parsing Failure in config.xml: failed to find method MethodName{methodName='setCacheInAppDirectory', paramTypes=[boolean]} on class weblogic.management.configuration.AppDeploymentMBeanImpl>
TIMESTAMP <Notice> <WebLogicServer> <BEA-000365> <Server state changed to FAILED>
TIMESTAMP <Error> <WebLogicServer> <BEA-000383> <A critical service failed. The server will shut itself down>
TIMESTAMP <Notice> <WebLogicServer> <BEA-000365> <Server state changed to FORCE_SHUTTING_DOWN

Changes

 Using WebLogic 11g, release 10.3.6 with Patch Set Update 2 or later.

Cause