Issue 1

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException:

     com.sun.xml.ws.transport.http.servlet.WSServletContextListener

Solution

Copy “jaxws-rt.jar” from JAX-WS RI zip (downloaded from https://jax-ws.java.net/) to Tomcat library folder “{$TOMCAT}/lib“.

Issue 2

Server startup failed and below errors were observed in logs:

SEVERE: A child container failed during start

java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/WebServiceTomcatDemo]]

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Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/WebServiceTomcatDemo]]

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Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/sun/istack/localization/Localizable

Solution

Copy “jaxb-core.jar” from JAX-WS RI zip (downloaded from https://jax-ws.java.net/) to Tomcat library folder “{$TOMCAT}/lib“.

Issue 3

SEVERE: WSSERVLET11: failed to parse runtime descriptor: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/sun/xml/bind/api/JAXBRIContext

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Solution

Copy “jaxb-impl.jar” from JAX-WS RI zip (downloaded from https://jax-ws.java.net/) to Tomcat library folder “{$TOMCAT}/lib“.

Issue 4

SEVERE: WSSERVLET11: failed to parse runtime descriptor: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/sun/xml/stream/buffer/XMLStreamBuffer

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Solution

Copy “streambuffer.jar” from JAX-WS RI zip (downloaded from https://jax-ws.java.net/) to Tomcat library folder “{$TOMCAT}/lib“.

Issue 5

SEVERE: WSSERVLET11: failed to parse runtime descriptor: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/sun/xml/ws/policy/PolicyException

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Solution

Copy “policy.jar” from JAX-WS RI zip (downloaded from https://jax-ws.java.net/) to Tomcat library folder “{$TOMCAT}/lib“.

Issue 6

SEVERE: WSSERVLET11: failed to parse runtime descriptor: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/jvnet/staxex/XMLStreamReaderEx

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Solution

Copy “stax-ex.jar” from JAX-WS RI zip (downloaded from https://jax-ws.java.net/) to Tomcat library folder “{$TOMCAT}/lib“.

Issue 7

SEVERE: WSSERVLET11: failed to parse runtime descriptor: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/glassfish/gmbal/ManagedObjectManager

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Solution

Copy “gmbal-api-only.jar” from JAX-WS RI zip (downloaded from https://jax-ws.java.net/) to Tomcat library folder “{$TOMCAT}/lib“.

Issue 8

SEVERE: WSSERVLET11: failed to parse runtime descriptor: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/glassfish/external/amx/AMXGlassfish

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Solution

Copy “management-api.jar” from JAX-WS RI zip (downloaded from https://jax-ws.java.net/) to Tomcat library folder “{$TOMCAT}/lib“.

Issue 9

SEVERE: WSSERVLET11: failed to parse runtime descriptor: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/glassfish/ha/store/api/BackingStoreException

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Solution

Copy “ha-api.jar” from JAX-WS RI zip (downloaded from https://jax-ws.java.net/) to Tomcat library folder “{$TOMCAT}/lib“.