Glassfish 3.1 returns an error when started Unable to start server due following issues: Launch process failed with exit code 1

Question

This is the trace :

Launching GlassFish on Felix platform ERROR: Error parsing system bundle export statement: org.osgi.framework; version=1.6.0, org.osgi.framework.launch; version=1.0.0, org.osgi.framework.wiring; version=1.0.0, org.osgi.framework.startlevel; version=1.0.0, org.osgi.framework.hooks.bundle; version=1.0.0, org.osgi.framework.hooks.resolver; version=1.0.0, org.osgi.framework.hooks.service; version=1.1.0, org.osgi.framework.hooks.weaving; version=1.0.0, org.osgi.service.packageadmin; version=1.2.0, org.osgi.service.startlevel; version=1.1.0, org.osgi.service.url; version=1.0.0, org.osgi.util.tracker; version=1.5.0, , org.glassfish.embeddable;org.glassfish.embeddable.spi;version=3.1.1 (org.osgi.framework.BundleException: Exported package names cannot be zero length.) org.osgi.framework.BundleException: Exported package names cannot be zero length. at org.apache.felix.framework.util.manifestparser.ManifestParser.normalizeExportClauses(ManifestParser.java:729) at org.apache.felix.framework.util.manifestparser.ManifestParser.(ManifestParser.java:191) at org.apache.felix.framework.ExtensionManager.(ExtensionManager.java:220) at org.apache.felix.framework.Felix.(Felix.java:374) at org.apache.felix.framework.FrameworkFactory.newFramework(FrameworkFactory.java:28) at com.sun.enterprise.glassfish.bootstrap.osgi.OSGiFrameworkLauncher.launchOSGiFrameWork(OSGiFrameworkLauncher.java:77) at com.sun.enterprise.glassfish.bootstrap.osgi.OSGiGlassFishRuntimeBuilder.build(OSGiGlassFishRuntimeBuilder.java:128) at org.glassfish.embeddable.GlassFishRuntime._bootstrap(GlassFishRuntime.java:157) at org.glassfish.embeddable.GlassFishRuntime.bootstrap(GlassFishRuntime.java:110) at com.sun.enterprise.glassfish.bootstrap.GlassFishMain$Launcher.launch(GlassFishMain.java:112) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:483) at com.sun.enterprise.glassfish.bootstrap.GlassFishMain.main(GlassFishMain.java:97) at com.sun.enterprise.glassfish.bootstrap.ASMain.main(ASMain.java:55) ott 26, 2014 9:59:35 PM BundleProvisioner install

Please help me to solve why Glasfissh 3.1 does not start.

Answer 1

I guess you have installed Java 8 but GlassFish 3.1 doesn't work with Java 8.

If this is the case you either have to install Java 6 or 7 or upgrade to GlassFish 4.

See also:

• Will it be possible to use Java 8 on Glassfish 3?
• JDK-8020071 Unable to start Glassfish 3.1.1. with JDK 8
• Not able to start DAS with JDK8