ColdFusion 7 Upgrade Issues

[hitouchsol]

We have attempted to install ColdFusion 7 multiple times on Solaris 9. We
currently run ColdFusion MX Server 6.1 in /opt/coldfusionmx.

Attempt 1: Install in a new directory /opt/coldfusionmx7. Installation
completes successfully according to the install log and the output from the
installer. For some reason when we bring up the ColdFusion Administrator page
after our installs, it thinks that we have just installed version 6.1 (instead
of 7) and brings up the migration wizard for ColdFusion 4.5/5.

After completion of the migration wizard the ColdFusion 7 server is no longer
responsive. The cfstat command reports the error below, even though the
cfusion processes are running and there are no errors in the cfserver.log.

# ./cfstat 5

Could not contact the ColdFusion Application Server running on this machine:
Perhaps CFAS is not running on this machine?
Perhaps cfstat is not enabled from the CFAS administrator?
Perhaps CFAS was not restarted after enabling cfstat?

Attempt 2: Install in a new directory /opt/coldfusionmx7. Installation
completes successfully according to the install log and the output from the
installer. If you skip out of the migration wizard, you are able to login to
the administrator page without any problems but there are errors through out it.

Sample Errors From the Administrator:
The datasources page reports the following error:
Data Sources

Add and manage your data source connections and Data Source Names (DSNs).
You use a DSN to connect ColdFusion to a variety of data sources.

Add New Data Source
Data Source Name

Driver
Please select a valid driver type.DB2 Universal Database Informix
Microsoft SQL Server MySQL (3.x) Oracle other Sybase



Connected Data Sources

Actions Data Source Name Driver Status



Error Occurred While Processing Request
Element SQLEXECUTIVE.J2EEDATASOURCES is undefined in REQUEST.


Please try the following:
Enable Robust Exception Information to provide greater detail about the source
of errors. In the Administrator, click Debugging & Logging > Debugging
Settings, and select the Robust Exception Information option.
Check the ColdFusion documentation to verify that you are using the correct
syntax.
Search the Knowledge Base to find a solution to your problem.


Browser Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows 98)
Remote Address 10.0.0.12
Referrer [url]http://10.0.0.6:82/cfide/administrator/navserver.cfm[/url]
Date/Time 14-May-05 12:56 PM



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The System Information page reports the following error:
About ColdFusion

System Information
Server Details
Server Product
ColdFusion MX

Version
7,0,0,91690

Edition
Enterprise

Serial Number






Error Occurred While Processing Request



Please try the following:
Enable Robust Exception Information to provide greater detail about the source
of errors. In the Administrator, click Debugging & Logging > Debugging
Settings, and select the Robust Exception Information option.
Check the ColdFusion documentation to verify that you are using the correct
syntax.
Search the Knowledge Base to find a solution to your problem.


Browser Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows 98)
Remote Address 10.0.0.12
Referrer [url]http://10.0.0.6:82/cfide/administrator/topnav.cfm[/url]
Date/Time 14-May-05 12:19 PM


Has anyone else had these type of issues in the Solaris environment?

Paulette
[email]hitouchsol@yahoo.com[/email]

[hitouchsol@yahoo.com]

We have attempted to install ColdFusion 7 multiple times on Solaris 9.
We currently run ColdFusion MX Server 6.1 in /opt/coldfusionmx.

Attempt 1: Install in a new directory /opt/coldfusionmx7. Installation
completes successfully according to the install log and the output from
the installer. For some reason when we bring up the ColdFusion
Administrator page after our installs, it thinks that we have just
installed version 6.1 (instead of 7) and brings up the migration wizard
for ColdFusion 4.5/5.

After completion of the migration wizard the ColdFusion 7 server is no
longer responsive. The cfstat command reports the error below, even
though the cfusion processes are running and there are no errors in the
cfserver.log.

# ./cfstat 5

Could not contact the ColdFusion Application Server running on this
machine:
Perhaps CFAS is not running on this machine?
Perhaps cfstat is not enabled from the CFAS administrator?
Perhaps CFAS was not restarted after enabling cfstat?

Attempt 2: Install in a new directory /opt/coldfusionmx7. Installation
completes successfully according to the install log and the output from
the installer. If you skip out of the migration wizard, you are able to
login to the administrator page without any problems but there are
errors through out it.

Sample Errors From the Administrator:
The datasources page reports the following error:
Data Sources

Add and manage your data source connections and Data Source Names
(DSNs).
You use a DSN to connect ColdFusion to a variety of data sources.

Add New Data Source
Data Source Name

Driver
Please select a valid driver type.DB2 Universal Database Informix
Microsoft SQL Server MySQL (3.x) Oracle other Sybase



Connected Data Sources

Actions Data Source Name Driver Status



Error Occurred While Processing Request
Element SQLEXECUTIVE.J2EEDATASOURCES is undefined in REQUEST.


Please try the following:
Enable Robust Exception Information to provide greater detail about the
source of errors. In the Administrator, click Debugging & Logging >
Debugging Settings, and select the Robust Exception Information option.

Check the ColdFusion documentation to verify that you are using the
correct syntax.
Search the Knowledge Base to find a solution to your problem.


Browser Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows 98)
Remote Address 10.0.0.12
Referrer [url]http://10.0.0.6:82/cfide/administrator/navserver.cfm[/url]
Date/Time 14-May-05 12:56 PM


---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The System Information page reports the following error:
About ColdFusion

System Information
Server Details
Server Product
ColdFusion MX

Version
7,0,0,91690

Edition
Enterprise

Serial Number






Error Occurred While Processing Request



Please try the following:
Enable Robust Exception Information to provide greater detail about the
source of errors. In the Administrator, click Debugging & Logging >
Debugging Settings, and select the Robust Exception Information option.

Check the ColdFusion documentation to verify that you are using the
correct syntax.
Search the Knowledge Base to find a solution to your problem.


Browser Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows 98)
Remote Address 10.0.0.12
Referrer [url]http://10.0.0.6:82/cfide/administrator/topnav.cfm[/url]
Date/Time 14-May-05 12:19 PM


Has anyone else had these type of issues in the Solaris environment?

Paulette
[email]hitouchsol@yahoo.com[/email]

[Sarge]

Best practice for migrations is to do a side-by-side install of CFMX 7 -- by
choosing the built-in web server option during the install. Then complete the
Configuration Wizard (including the migration wizard). Once you're satisfied
your CFMX 6 settings are properly migrated, run the Web Server connector wizard
to point the web server to CFMX 7.

See [url]http://www.sargeway.com/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=49[/url]