Error installing Confluence 6.1 on Windows Server 2016/SQL Server Express 2017

[Brian Glensky]

I receive the below error directly after the setup process creates the database in the sql server and before it moves on to the next step. I followed the setup procedures for the MS SQL databases, and I have successfully installed on Windows 10 (as app, not a service) with SQL Server Express 2017 with no issues; am just looking to run this from my home server as a auto started service now. I have tried googling out the answer, but other issues with same error seem to differ in OS or sql server type so the answers do not correct my problem. I can provide full logs on request.

Error: HTTP Status 500 – Internal Server Error

Type: Exception Report

Message: Cannot call sendError() after the response has been committed

Description: The server encountered an unexpected condition that prevented it from fulfilling the request.

Exception:

java.lang.IllegalStateException: Cannot call sendError() after the response has been committed
 org.apache.catalina.connector.ResponseFacade.sendError(ResponseFacade.java:456)
 javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponseWrapper.sendError(HttpServletResponseWrapper.java:120)
 com.atlassian.confluence.web.filter.DebugFilter$LoggingResponseWrapper.sendError(DebugFilter.java:132)
 javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponseWrapper.sendError(HttpServletResponseWrapper.java:120)
 com.atlassian.confluence.servlet.FourOhFourErrorLoggingFilter$1.sendError(FourOhFourErrorLoggingFilter.java:52)
 javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponseWrapper.sendError(HttpServletResponseWrapper.java:120)
 com.atlassian.core.filters.HeaderSanitisingResponseWrapper.sendError(HeaderSanitisingResponseWrapper.java:103)
 javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponseWrapper.sendError(HttpServletResponseWrapper.java:120)
 javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponseWrapper.sendError(HttpServletResponseWrapper.java:120)
 com.opensymphony.webwork.dispatcher.ServletDispatcher.sendError(ServletDispatcher.java:349)
 com.atlassian.confluence.servlet.ConfluenceServletDispatcher.sendError(ConfluenceServletDispatcher.java:104)
 com.atlassian.confluence.servlet.ConfluenceServletDispatcher.serviceAction(ConfluenceServletDispatcher.java:97)
 com.opensymphony.webwork.dispatcher.ServletDispatcher.service(ServletDispatcher.java:199)
 javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:741)
 com.atlassian.confluence.util.profiling.ProfilingSiteMeshFilter.doFilter(ProfilingSiteMeshFilter.java:55)
 com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.doFilter(ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:64)
 com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.doFilter(ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:58)
 com.atlassian.johnson.plugin.servlet.filter.JohnsonServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.doFilter(JohnsonServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:50)
 com.atlassian.confluence.jmx.JmxFilter.doFilter(JmxFilter.java:98)
 com.atlassian.confluence.cache.TransactionalCacheFactoryCleanupFilter.doFilter(TransactionalCacheFactoryCleanupFilter.java:22)
 com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)
 com.atlassian.core.filters.ServletContextThreadLocalFilter.doFilter(ServletContextThreadLocalFilter.java:21)
 com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)
 com.atlassian.confluence.util.UserLoggingContextFilter.doFilter(UserLoggingContextFilter.java:32)
 com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)
 com.atlassian.confluence.util.UserNameHeaderFilter.doFilter(UserNameHeaderFilter.java:25)
 com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)
 com.atlassian.confluence.web.filter.MauEventFilter.doFilter(MauEventFilter.java:42)
 com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)
 com.atlassian.confluence.util.UserThreadLocalFilter.doFilter(UserThreadLocalFilter.java:39)
 com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)
 com.atlassian.confluence.web.filter.ConfluenceTimeoutFilter.doFilter(ConfluenceTimeoutFilter.java:57)
 com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)
 com.atlassian.seraph.filter.SecurityFilter.doFilter(SecurityFilter.java:88)
 com.atlassian.confluence.web.filter.ConfluenceSecurityFilter.applyFilter(ConfluenceSecurityFilter.java:39)
 com.atlassian.confluence.web.filter.ConfluenceSecurityFilter.doFilter(ConfluenceSecurityFilter.java:29)
 com.atlassian.confluence.web.filter.ThreadLocalCacheFilter.doFilter(ThreadLocalCacheFilter.java:25)
 com.atlassian.confluence.util.AbstractBootstrapHotSwappingFilter$SwapOnBootstrapFilter.doFilter(AbstractBootstrapHotSwappingFilter.java:45)
 com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)
 com.atlassian.confluence.util.AbstractBootstrapHotSwappingFilter.doFilter(AbstractBootstrapHotSwappingFilter.java:35)
 com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)
 com.atlassian.seraph.filter.BaseLoginFilter.doFilter(BaseLoginFilter.java:148)
 com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.doFilter(ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:64)
 com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.doFilter(ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:58)
 com.atlassian.johnson.plugin.servlet.filter.JohnsonServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.doFilter(JohnsonServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:50)
 com.atlassian.confluence.util.ClusterHeaderFilter.doFilter(ClusterHeaderFilter.java:56)
 com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)
 com.atlassian.confluence.web.filter.ConfluenceOpenSessionInViewFilter.doFilterInternal(ConfluenceOpenSessionInViewFilter.java:38)
 org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:107)
 com.atlassian.confluence.util.ConfluenceErrorFilter.doFilter(ConfluenceErrorFilter.java:24)
 com.atlassian.util.profiling.filters.ProfilingFilter.doFilter(ProfilingFilter.java:99)
 com.atlassian.confluence.core.datetime.RequestTimeThreadLocalFilter.doFilter(RequestTimeThreadLocalFilter.java:37)
 com.atlassian.core.filters.cache.AbstractCachingFilter.doFilter(AbstractCachingFilter.java:33)
 com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)
 com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.doFilter(ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:64)
 com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.doFilter(ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:58)
 com.atlassian.johnson.plugin.servlet.filter.JohnsonServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.doFilter(JohnsonServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:50)
 com.atlassian.confluence.tenant.TenantGateFilter.lambda$doFilter$0(TenantGateFilter.java:35)
 com.atlassian.confluence.tenant.TenantGate$3.call(TenantGate.java:145)
 com.atlassian.confluence.tenant.TenantGateFilter.doFilter(TenantGateFilter.java:37)
com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)
 com.atlassian.confluence.util.MobileAppRequestFilter.doFilter(MobileAppRequestFilter.java:36)
 com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)
 com.atlassian.confluence.internal.web.filter.spring.IgnoreWebAsyncManagerFilter.doFilter(IgnoreWebAsyncManagerFilter.java:59)
 com.atlassian.confluence.web.filter.validateparam.RequestParamValidationFilter.doFilter(RequestParamValidationFilter.java:51)
com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)
 com.atlassian.confluence.web.filter.TranslationModeFilter.doFilter(TranslationModeFilter.java:39)
 com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)
 com.atlassian.confluence.plugin.servlet.filter.ActionContextCleanUp.doFilter(ActionContextCleanUp.java:72)
 com.atlassian.confluence.web.filter.LanguageExtractionFilter.doFilter(LanguageExtractionFilter.java:39)
 com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)
 com.atlassian.confluence.impl.vcache.VCacheRequestContextFilter.doFilter(VCacheRequestContextFilter.java:58)
 com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)
 com.atlassian.confluence.util.LoggingContextFilter.doFilter(LoggingContextFilter.java:33)
 com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)
 com.atlassian.confluence.util.RequestCacheThreadLocalFilter.doFilter(RequestCacheThreadLocalFilter.java:65)
 com.atlassian.confluence.web.filter.ZipkinTracingFilter.doFilter(ZipkinTracingFilter.java:54)
 com.atlassian.confluence.web.filter.ResponseOutputStreamFilter.doFilter(ResponseOutputStreamFilter.java:25)
 com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)
 com.atlassian.johnson.filters.AbstractJohnsonFilter.doFilter(AbstractJohnsonFilter.java:59)
com.atlassian.confluence.web.ConfluenceJohnsonFilter.doFilter(ConfluenceJohnsonFilter.java:32)
 com.atlassian.core.filters.encoding.AbstractEncodingFilter.doFilter(AbstractEncodingFilter.java:41)
 com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)
 com.atlassian.confluence.impl.servlet.HoldingUntilStartedFilter.doFilter(HoldingUntilStartedFilter.java:88)
 com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)
 com.atlassian.core.filters.HeaderSanitisingFilter.doFilter(HeaderSanitisingFilter.java:44)
 com.atlassian.confluence.servlet.FourOhFourErrorLoggingFilter.doFilter(FourOhFourErrorLoggingFilter.java:64)
 com.atlassian.confluence.internal.diagnostics.HttpRequestMonitoringFilter.doFilter(HttpRequestMonitoringFilter.java:35)
 com.atlassian.confluence.web.filter.DebugFilter.doFilter(DebugFilter.java:46)
 com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)

Note: The full stack trace of the root cause is available in the server logs.

[Shannon S]

Hi Brian,

Confluence 6.1 only supports MS SQL versions 2012 and 2014 (non-Express versions only). 

I recommend moving to a supported database version and continue from there.

Let us know if you have any trouble!

Shannon