Can not set up External Database for Confluence Standalone

[Crystal Gonzalez]

Hi ,

I'm setting up a new server for Confluence but I'm getting this error:

Setup Datasource Database Failed

The following error(s) occurred: 

• Could not lookup datasource successfully: com.atlassian.config.bootstrap.BootstrapException: Could not locate datasource: jdbc/confluence

I followed everything based on the instructions here:

https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/CONF33/Installing+Confluence+Standalone+on+UNIX+or+Linux#InstallingConfluenceStandaloneonUNIXorLinux-7.SelectanExternalDatabase

We are using Oracle 11g Release 2 and I have updated the necessary files in the server and also copied the ojdbc6-11.2.0.3.jar in the proper directory. Im also running on 

java version "1.7.0_79"

Hope to hear from you asap as I can't see any helpful page to answer this question

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

I'd start with the incompatibilities you seem to have here.

You are using the instructions for Confluence 3.3 - that's no longer supported, but if it is the version you are installing for some reason, then you need to look at your libraries, because it does not support  Java 1.7, and from memory, although it can look like it's ok, it really isn't.   You should downgrade your java to 1.6 before installing.  (And I'd check the oracle driver too, I'm really not sure about that)

If you are not installing Confluence 3.3, then I'd suggest looking at the installation instructions for the right version.

[Crystal Gonzalez]

Hi Nic,

Thanks for your input I actually downgraded my JDK to 1.6 but unfortunately still getting the same error. I also double check the ojdbc version which is compatible to this version.But still no luck

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

OK, so the supporting environment is now valild, so the question becomes what have you done differently from the documentation you referred to originally? Although one other thing is that I would define your path and JAVA_HOME in the setenv.sh file to make completely sure that it is referring to Java 1.6