Unable to Install Oracle on Websphere Due to Classloader Preferences

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Symptoms

When configuring Confluence, the Oracle database setup fails. Errors in the logs look like:

1 2 3 4 5 6 2009-08-04 14:25:03,069 ERROR [WebContainer : 2] [confluence.setup.actions.SetupPathsAction] execute Unable to setup paths to system – url: /wiki/setup/setuppaths.action | userName: anonymous | action: setuppaths org.springframework.dao.DataAccessResourceFailureException: Could not create Oracle LOB; nested exception is org.springframework.dao.InvalidDataAccessApiUsageException: Couldn't initialize OracleLobHandler because Oracle driver classes are not available. Note that OracleLobHandler requires Oracle JDBC driver 9i or higher!; nested exception is java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: oracle.sql.BLOB Caused by: org.springframework.dao.InvalidDataAccessApiUsageException: Couldn't initialize OracleLobHandler because Oracle driver classes are not available. Note that OracleLobHandler requires Oracle JDBC driver 9i or higher!; nested exception is java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: oracle.sql.BLOB Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: oracle.sql.BLOB

Cause

The classloader preferences are loading an incorrect driver.

Resolution

Change the classloader preferences, as described in Installing Confluence EAR-WAR on Websphere.

Updated on April 8, 2025

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