ArcGIS Server 10.3 - Could not create object 'ConfigurationFactory'

[AndrewHenry]

Hi,

I have successfully installed ArcGIS Sever 10.3 on Ubuntu but when I try to create a new site I get the error message:

0x80040154 - Could not create object 'ConfigurationFactory'.

I have attached the log contents from the time I start the server to trying to create the site. I know Ubuntu is not supported but I would be very grateful for any suggestions.

Cheers,

Andy.

[DanielUrbach]

After going back and trying to install 10.3, I run into the same problem. I get the error "ERROR: Unable to start Xvfb on any port in the range 6600 - 6619" when running the startserver.sh script.

I ran into the same problem when 10.3 first came out and I tried to install it on RHEL 7.  I never got to the bottom of why it was happening, but the issue was fixed in 10.3.1.

[AndrewHenry]

Good to know! Is it possible to upgrade from 10.3 to 10.3.1?

[DanielUrbach]

I have not tested that but I believe you can simply run the .Setup script with the -d argument, specifying the existing installation location and it *SHOULD* perform an upgrade.

But if you have not even created a site yet, my recommendation is to simply delete the installation directory and start over with version 10.3.1, just to make sure its a clean install.

[AndrewHenry]

Daniel could you share the contents of the 10.3.1 init_xvfb script so I

could check for any glaringly obvious differences?

[DanielUrbach]

Andy,

I'm interested to see if you manage to find a solution to this xvfb issue.  I spent quite a bit of time trying to work it out on Red Hat 7 when 10.3 came out, but after getting a bug logged for it (which was closed as being fixed in 10.3.1) I gave up on that endeavor.  I'm guessing what's happening here in Ubuntu 14.04 is the same issue.

I'm curious as to how you got past this Xvfb issue initially, as you originally said you were getting an error in creating the site, which means you were able to get 10.3 started.

[AndrewHenry]

Hi Daniel,

after updating my init_xvfb script to the 10.3.1 version everything worked! How I got past this problem initially is uncertain. I did install ArcGIS-103-S-SCFSSP-Patch-lx.tar but unsure if that made a difference. After I checked all the dependencies were correct I decided to do a fresh install in frustration! So even if I wanted to I can't go back and check if I changed anything in the original xvfb_inti.sh script (which is possible). But as everything seems to work with one script replacement I guess that's where the issue lies.