AXIS2 Client doesn't work in Websphere

Question

I deployed the Application which contains an Axis2 Client [1.7.3] to Websphere App Server. But it throws java.lang.InstantiationError: org.apache.axis2.databinding.ADBDataSource when the Axis2 client is trying to request a resource from the remote web service endpoint. The cause is from a line of code of generated Java class - the return line:

public org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement getOMElement(
        final javax.xml.namespace.QName parentQName,
        final org.apache.axiom.om.OMFactory factory)
        throws org.apache.axis2.databinding.ADBException {
        return factory.createOMElement(new org.apache.axis2.databinding.ADBDataSource(
                this, MY_QNAME));
}

factory.createOMElement is from axiom-api-1.2.19.jar.

Part of my pom.xml:

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.apache.axis2</groupId>
            <artifactId>axis2-kernel</artifactId>
            <version>1.7.3</version>
            <exclusions>
                <exclusion>
                    <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
                    <artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId>
                </exclusion>
            </exclusions>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.apache.axis2</groupId>
            <artifactId>axis2-adb</artifactId>
            <version>1.7.3</version>
            <exclusions>
                <exclusion>
                    <groupId>org.apache.ws.commons.axiom</groupId>
                    <artifactId>axiom-dom</artifactId>
                </exclusion>
            </exclusions>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.apache.axis2</groupId>
            <artifactId>axis2-transport-http</artifactId>
            <version>1.7.3</version>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.apache.axis2</groupId>
            <artifactId>axis2-transport-local</artifactId>
            <version>1.7.3</version>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.apache.axis2</groupId>
            <artifactId>axis2-xmlbeans</artifactId>
            <version>1.7.3</version>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.apache.axis2</groupId>
            <artifactId>axis2-jaxws</artifactId>
            <version>1.7.3</version>
            <exclusions>
                <exclusion>
                    <groupId>org.apache.ws.commons.axiom</groupId>
                    <artifactId>axiom-dom</artifactId>
                </exclusion>
                <exclusion>
                    <groupId>org.apache.axis2</groupId>
                    <artifactId>axis2-saaj</artifactId>
                </exclusion>
            </exclusions>
        </dependency>

It can work in Tomcat 7 but not Websphere! So I guess part of Websphere library has an issue. Does anyone have experience on this?

Which version of WebSphere Application Server are you using? Have you seen ibm.com/developerworks/community/forums/html/… — Alexandre Polozoff

Unnamed Unnamed · Accepted Answer · 2016-10-19T12:25:59

Axis2 1.6.1 is compatible with WebSphere 7.x to 8

First of all, find axis2 1.6.1 and extract. Then, open archive.

Update the axis2.xml with the following attribute from false to true

Update the file in the axis2_1_6_2\WEB-INF \conf folder
Navigate to Websphere Admin Console.
Remove old-axis2 application and directory. - Not required for first installation.
Install updated war file axis2_1_6_2.war (**Updated Axis2.xml must be in the war file), do not start.
Complete installation, and navigate Enterprise Applications, click axis2_1_6_2.war.
Click on Class Loading and update detection, select Classes loaded with local class loader first (parent last) and click apply
Save directly to the master configuration.
In Enterprise Applications, click manage modules.
Click on the Module Name Hyperlink Apache-Axis2
From the drop down Class Loader Order --> Select Classes loaded with local class loader first (parent first) and click apply
Save directly to master configuration and click OK Again, save directly to master configuration
Select the war file and Click Start, Application started successfully message should be displayed

Links

Admin Console -- http://host:9080/your-context-root/axis2-admin/

Username : admin

Password : axis2

Test WSDL -- http://host:9080/your-context-root/services/Version?getVersion

AXIS2 Client doesn't work in Websphere

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