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Re: Unable to create Oracle datasource on admin gui

From: Richard Kolb <rjdkolb_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:21:59 +0200

Hi Wouter

but you are very correct about GF3
I'm sure Jagadish and those clever people will find the best solution in the
end. :)

regards
Richard

2009/10/29 Wouter van Reeven <wouter_at_van.reeven.nl>

> Hallo Richard,
>
>
> OK I was incorrect regarding GFv2. Thanks.
>
>
> Groetjes, Wouter
>
> On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 12:24:16PM +0200, Richard Kolb wrote:
> > Hi Wouter
> >
> > I am running Glassfish 2.1 with the Oracle 11g driver in domain1/lib/ext
> now
> > and it works fine.
> > I'm using Hibernate 3 with annotations and not TpoLink or EclipseLink. So
> I am
> > scratching my head a bit. Don't even know why I started putting it in
> lib/ext.
> > Must have read something long ago.
> >
> > By the way I like your quote at the bottom :
> > Veel shit is mest voor de toekomst.
> > [Unknown Source]
> >
> > regards
> > Richard
> >
> >
> >
> > 2009/10/29 Wouter van Reeven <wouter_at_van.reeven.nl>
> >
> > Hi guys,
> >
> >
> > In the past years I have been using both GF2 and GF3 with Oracle
> > databases only. The Oracle JDBC driver needs to be either in <gf
> > install>/lib or <gf install>/domains/domain1/lib and NOT in <gf
> > install>/domains/domain1/lib/ext even when EclipseLink or TopLink is
> > used. If it is put in lib/ext (and nowhere else) GF won't be able to
> > find it and it doesn't make a difference if you put it in lib/ext as
> > well or not. Please let this be clear now :-)
> >
> >
> > Thanks, Wouter
> >
> > On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 10:49:10AM +0200, Richard Kolb wrote:
> > > Hi J
> > >
> > > 2009/10/29 Jagadish Prasath Ramu <Jagadish.Ramu_at_sun.com>
> > >
> > > Hi Richard,
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, 2009-10-29 at 10:30 +0200, Richard Kolb wrote:
> > > > Hi Judy and Jagadish
> > > >
> > > > Thanks very much for the info.
> > > >
> > > > Should I file a documentation request to make this clear in
> the
> > > > deployment guide ?
> > > > At the moment is says you must install JDBC drivers to
> lib/ext to
> > take
> > > > advantage of Eclipse Link(Page 125)
> > > > This is incorrect, it needs to be in lib as well
> > > No, as per the link I have sent, either one would suffice.
> > > It must be in lib/ext only when some one is making use of
> > EcliplseLink.
> > >
> > >
> > > I understand, but the original problem came in when I only
> installed to
> > lib/ext
> > > https://glassfish.dev.java.net/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=10626
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > From the post Jagadish sent (http://tinyurl.com/yzkfdwy):
> > > > Drivers can be placed in domain-dir/lib and they should be
> placed
> > > > there. They can be placed in domain-dir/lib/ext/ as well, but
> not
> > > > recommended unless some one wants to use Oracle driver and
> Oracle
> > > > specific extension in eclipselink.
> > > >
> > > > Maybe add :
> > > > If the driver is only in lib/ext the admin GUI does not
> configure a
> > > > JDBC resource correctly. You need to copy the driver in lib
> as
> > well.
> > > This will be a bug. We can fix it so that drivers in lib/ext
> will
> > also
> > > be detected.
> > >
> > >
> > > Ah, ok that would be great. I install my drivers in lib/ext in
> GlassFish
> > 2.1
> > > and I think a lot of people do without really knowing why
> > >
> > >
> > > regards
> > > Richard.
> > >
> >
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