Plugging an external Jackrabbit repository to Apache Sling Launchpad : Attempt 1

Apache Sling Launchpad has its own Jackrabbit repository embedded in it. But since Airavata has its own Jackrabbit repository, Sling Launchpad's embedded repository should be replaced by that of Airavata. According to a thread in Sling user mailinglist, I configured Launchpad.  

I did this twice with 2 versions of Sling Launchpad.

1) Sling Launchpad 6
2) Sling Launchpad 7

How to configure?

1. Start Launchpad as mentioned in this tutorial. 
2. Now go to http://localhost:8080/system/console/configMgr 
• Give admin:admin as username:password if asked.
3. Go to row Apache Sling Embedded JCR Repository
4. Click on org.apache.sling.jcr.jackrabbit.server.SlingServerRepository.########
5. Configure Configuration File, Repository Home and Repository Name as follows.
• Configuration File: Jackrabbit Repository.xml path 
• Eg. /home/.../jackrabbit/repository.xml
• Repository Home: Jackrabbit home path
• Eg. /home/.../jackrabbit/
• Embedded JCR Repository Name: 'jackrabbit'
6. Restart Launchpad

Issues (Solved in here)

1) With Launchpad 6

I got following exceptions while Launchpad is being started. 

16.06.2012 11:26:07.065 *ERROR* [FelixStartLevel] org.apache.jackrabbit.core.persistence.pool.BundleDbPersistenceManager failed to read bundle: deadbeef-face-babe-cafe-babecafebabe: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Invalid namespace index: 6086317

16.06.2012 11:26:07.066 *ERROR* [FelixStartLevel] org.apache.jackrabbit.core.RepositoryImpl failed to start Repository: org.apache.jackrabbit.core.state.ItemStateException: failed to read bundle: deadbeef-face-babe-cafe-babecafebabe: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Invalid namespace index: 6086317 javax.jcr.RepositoryException: org.apache.jackrabbit.core.state.ItemStateException: failed to read bundle: deadbeef-face-babe-cafe-babecafebabe: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Invalid namespace index: 6086317

at org.apache.jackrabbit.core.version.InternalVersionManagerImpl.<init>(InternalVersionManagerImpl.java:258)

at org.apache.jackrabbit.core.RepositoryImpl.createVersionManager(RepositoryImpl.java:512)

at org.apache.jackrabbit.core.RepositoryImpl.(RepositoryImpl.java:355)

at org.apache.jackrabbit.core.RepositoryImpl.create(RepositoryImpl.java:673)

at org.apache.sling.jcr.jackrabbit.server.impl.SlingServerRepository.acquireRepository(SlingServerRepository.java:141)

at org.apache.sling.jcr.base.AbstractSlingRepository.startRepository(AbstractSlingRepository.java:795)

at org.apache.sling.jcr.base.AbstractSlingRepository.activate(AbstractSlingRepository.java:606)

at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)

at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)

at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)

at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.helper.BaseMethod.invokeMethod(BaseMethod.java:227)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.helper.BaseMethod.access$500(BaseMethod.java:38)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.helper.BaseMethod$Resolved.invoke(BaseMethod.java:591)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.helper.BaseMethod.invoke(BaseMethod.java:472)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.helper.ActivateMethod.invoke(ActivateMethod.java:146)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.ImmediateComponentManager.createImplementationObject(ImmediateComponentManager.java:226)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.ImmediateComponentManager.createComponent(ImmediateComponentManager.java:118)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.AbstractComponentManager$Unsatisfied.activate(AbstractComponentManager.java:997)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.AbstractComponentManager.activateInternal(AbstractComponentManager.java:333)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.AbstractComponentManager.enable(AbstractComponentManager.java:157)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.config.ConfiguredComponentHolder.enableComponents(ConfiguredComponentHolder.java:262)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.BundleComponentActivator.loadDescriptor(BundleComponentActivator.java:253)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.BundleComponentActivator.initialize(BundleComponentActivator.java:147)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.BundleComponentActivator.<init>(BundleComponentActivator.java:111)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.Activator.loadComponents(Activator.java:285)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.Activator.bundleChanged(Activator.java:203)

at org.apache.felix.framework.util.EventDispatcher.invokeBundleListenerCallback(EventDispatcher.java:807)

at org.apache.felix.framework.util.EventDispatcher.fireEventImmediately(EventDispatcher.java:729)

at org.apache.felix.framework.util.EventDispatcher.fireBundleEvent(EventDispatcher.java:610)

at org.apache.felix.framework.Felix.fireBundleEvent(Felix.java:3758)

at org.apache.felix.framework.Felix.startBundle(Felix.java:1780)

at org.apache.felix.framework.Felix.setActiveStartLevel(Felix.java:1156)

at org.apache.felix.framework.StartLevelImpl.run(StartLevelImpl.java:264)

at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662)

Caused by: org.apache.jackrabbit.core.state.ItemStateException: failed to read bundle: deadbeef-face-babe-cafe-babecafebabe: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Invalid namespace index: 6086317

at org.apache.jackrabbit.core.persistence.pool.BundleDbPersistenceManager.loadBundle(BundleDbPersistenceManager.java:1096)

at org.apache.jackrabbit.core.persistence.pool.BundleDbPersistenceManager.loadBundle(BundleDbPersistenceManager.java:1029)

at org.apache.jackrabbit.core.persistence.pool.AbstractBundlePersistenceManager.getBundle(AbstractBundlePersistenceManager.java:651)

at org.apache.jackrabbit.core.persistence.pool.AbstractBundlePersistenceManager.exists(AbstractBundlePersistenceManager.java:470)

at org.apache.jackrabbit.core.version.InternalVersionManagerImpl.<init>(InternalVersionManagerImpl.java:212)

... 34 more

Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Invalid namespace index: 6086317

at org.apache.jackrabbit.core.NamespaceRegistryImpl.indexToString(NamespaceRegistryImpl.java:310)

at org.apache.jackrabbit.core.persistence.util.BundleBinding.readBundle(BundleBinding.java:88)

at org.apache.jackrabbit.core.persistence.pool.BundleDbPersistenceManager.loadBundle(BundleDbPersistenceManager.java:1090)

... 38 more

2) With Launchpad 7

Sling Launchpad 7 is not released yet. I downloaded Sling source from trunk and build the Launchpad. After changing above configurations and launchpad is started, now I'm getting new exceptions but not the earlier one. 

Exception 1)

25.06.2012 12:19:16.985 *INFO* [FelixStartLevel] org.apache.jackrabbit.core.RepositoryImpl Repository started (4772ms)

25.06.2012 12:19:16.998 *INFO* [FelixStartLevel] org.apache.sling.jcr.jackrabbit.server pingAndCheck; loginAdministrative failed (javax.jcr.LoginException: LoginModule ignored Credentials) javax.jcr.LoginException: LoginModule ignored Credentials

at org.apache.jackrabbit.core.RepositoryImpl.login(RepositoryImpl.java:1493)

at org.apache.sling.jcr.base.AbstractSlingRepository.login(AbstractSlingRepository.java:205)

at org.apache.sling.jcr.base.AbstractSlingRepository.loginAdministrative(AbstractSlingRepository.java:171)

at org.apache.sling.jcr.base.AbstractSlingRepository.pingAndCheck(AbstractSlingRepository.java:499)

at org.apache.sling.jcr.base.AbstractSlingRepository.startRepository(AbstractSlingRepository.java:755)

at org.apache.sling.jcr.base.AbstractSlingRepository.activate(AbstractSlingRepository.java:581)

        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)

at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)

at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)

at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.helper.BaseMethod.invokeMethod(BaseMethod.java:227)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.helper.BaseMethod.access$500(BaseMethod.java:38)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.helper.BaseMethod$Resolved.invoke(BaseMethod.java:591)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.helper.BaseMethod.invoke(BaseMethod.java:472)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.helper.ActivateMethod.invoke(ActivateMethod.java:146)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.ImmediateComponentManager.createImplementationObject(ImmediateComponentManager.java:226)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.ImmediateComponentManager.createComponent(ImmediateComponentManager.java:118)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.AbstractComponentManager$Unsatisfied.activate(AbstractComponentManager.java:997)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.AbstractComponentManager.activateInternal(AbstractComponentManager.java:333)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.AbstractComponentManager.enable(AbstractComponentManager.java:157)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.config.ConfiguredComponentHolder.enableComponents(ConfiguredComponentHolder.java:262)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.BundleComponentActivator.loadDescriptor(BundleComponentActivator.java:253)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.BundleComponentActivator.initialize(BundleComponentActivator.java:147)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.BundleComponentActivator.<init>(BundleComponentActivator.java:111)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.Activator.loadComponents(Activator.java:285)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.Activator.bundleChanged(Activator.java:203)

at org.apache.felix.framework.util.EventDispatcher.invokeBundleListenerCallback(EventDispatcher.java:807)

at org.apache.felix.framework.util.EventDispatcher.fireEventImmediately(EventDispatcher.java:729)

at org.apache.felix.framework.util.EventDispatcher.fireBundleEvent(EventDispatcher.java:610)

at org.apache.felix.framework.Felix.fireBundleEvent(Felix.java:3758)

at org.apache.felix.framework.Felix.startBundle(Felix.java:1780)

at org.apache.felix.framework.Felix.setActiveStartLevel(Felix.java:1156)

at org.apache.felix.framework.StartLevelImpl.run(StartLevelImpl.java:264)

at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662)

Caused by: javax.security.auth.login.FailedLoginException: LoginModule ignored Credentials

at org.apache.jackrabbit.core.security.authentication.LocalAuthContext.login(LocalAuthContext.java:87)

at org.apache.jackrabbit.core.RepositoryImpl.login(RepositoryImpl.java:1465)

... 33 more

Exception 2)

25.06.2012 12:19:19.483 *INFO* [FelixDispatchQueue] org.apache.sling.auth.openid BundleEvent STARTED

25.06.2012 12:19:19.484 *ERROR* [JMX OSGi Agent] org.apache.aries.jmx.core MBean is already registered (javax.management.InstanceAlreadyExistsException: osgi.compendium:service=cm,version=1.3) javax.management.InstanceAlreadyExistsException: osgi.compendium:service=cm,version=1.3

at com.sun.jmx.mbeanserver.Repository.addMBean(Repository.java:453)

at com.sun.jmx.interceptor.DefaultMBeanServerInterceptor.internal_addObject(DefaultMBeanServerInterceptor.java:1484)

at com.sun.jmx.interceptor.DefaultMBeanServerInterceptor.registerDynamicMBean(DefaultMBeanServerInterceptor.java:963)

at com.sun.jmx.interceptor.DefaultMBeanServerInterceptor.registerObject(DefaultMBeanServerInterceptor.java:917)

at com.sun.jmx.interceptor.DefaultMBeanServerInterceptor.registerMBean(DefaultMBeanServerInterceptor.java:312)

at com.sun.jmx.mbeanserver.JmxMBeanServer.registerMBean(JmxMBeanServer.java:482)

at org.apache.aries.jmx.agent.JMXAgentImpl.registerMBeans(JMXAgentImpl.java:129)

at org.apache.aries.jmx.agent.JMXAgentContext.registerMBeans(JMXAgentContext.java:58)

at org.apache.aries.jmx.MBeanServiceTracker$1.run(MBeanServiceTracker.java:61)

at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:441)

at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.java:303)

at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:138)

at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886)

at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908)

at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662)

Exception 3)

25.06.2012 12:19:19.906 *INFO* [FelixStartLevel] org.apache.sling.jcr.resource [org.apache.sling.jcr.resource.internal.JcrResourceListener] Dependency Manager: Service resourceResolverFactory registered, activate component

25.06.2012 12:19:19.919 *ERROR* [FelixStartLevel] org.apache.sling.jcr.resource [org.apache.sling.jcr.resource.internal.JcrResourceListener] The activate method has thrown an exception (java.lang.NullPointerException) java.lang.NullPointerException

at org.apache.sling.jcr.resource.internal.JcrResourceListener.activate(JcrResourceListener.java:133)

at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)

at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)

at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)

at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.helper.BaseMethod.invokeMethod(BaseMethod.java:227)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.helper.BaseMethod.access$500(BaseMethod.java:38)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.helper.BaseMethod$Resolved.invoke(BaseMethod.java:591)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.helper.BaseMethod.invoke(BaseMethod.java:472)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.helper.ActivateMethod.invoke(ActivateMethod.java:146)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.ImmediateComponentManager.createImplementationObject(ImmediateComponentManager.java:226)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.ImmediateComponentManager.createComponent(ImmediateComponentManager.java:118)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.AbstractComponentManager$Unsatisfied.activate(AbstractComponentManager.java:997)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.AbstractComponentManager.activateInternal(AbstractComponentManager.java:333)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.DependencyManager.serviceAdded(DependencyManager.java:283)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.DependencyManager.serviceChanged(DependencyManager.java:170)

at org.apache.felix.framework.util.EventDispatcher.invokeServiceListenerCallback(EventDispatcher.java:871)

at org.apache.felix.framework.util.EventDispatcher.fireEventImmediately(EventDispatcher.java:733)

at org.apache.felix.framework.util.EventDispatcher.fireServiceEvent(EventDispatcher.java:662)

at org.apache.felix.framework.Felix.fireServiceEvent(Felix.java:3769)

at org.apache.felix.framework.Felix.access$000(Felix.java:80)

at org.apache.felix.framework.Felix$2.serviceChanged(Felix.java:722)

at org.apache.felix.framework.ServiceRegistry.registerService(ServiceRegistry.java:107)

at org.apache.felix.framework.Felix.registerService(Felix.java:2854)

at org.apache.felix.framework.BundleContextImpl.registerService(BundleContextImpl.java:251)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.AbstractComponentManager.registerService(AbstractComponentManager.java:449)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.AbstractComponentManager.registerComponentService(AbstractComponentManager.java:460)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.AbstractComponentManager$Unsatisfied.activate(AbstractComponentManager.java:1009)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.AbstractComponentManager.activateInternal(AbstractComponentManager.java:333)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.AbstractComponentManager.enable(AbstractComponentManager.java:157)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.config.ConfiguredComponentHolder.enableComponents(ConfiguredComponentHolder.java:256)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.BundleComponentActivator.loadDescriptor(BundleComponentActivator.java:253)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.BundleComponentActivator.initialize(BundleComponentActivator.java:147)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.BundleComponentActivator.<init>(BundleComponentActivator.java:111)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.Activator.loadComponents(Activator.java:285)

at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.Activator.bundleChanged(Activator.java:203)

at org.apache.felix.framework.util.EventDispatcher.invokeBundleListenerCallback(EventDispatcher.java:807)

at org.apache.felix.framework.util.EventDispatcher.fireEventImmediately(EventDispatcher.java:729)

at org.apache.felix.framework.util.EventDispatcher.fireBundleEvent(EventDispatcher.java:610)

at org.apache.felix.framework.Felix.fireBundleEvent(Felix.java:3758)

at org.apache.felix.framework.Felix.startBundle(Felix.java:1780)

at org.apache.felix.framework.Felix.setActiveStartLevel(Felix.java:1156)

at org.apache.felix.framework.StartLevelImpl.run(StartLevelImpl.java:264)

at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662)

25.06.2012 12:19:19.921 *ERROR* [FelixStartLevel] org.apache.sling.jcr.resource [org.apache.sling.jcr.resource.internal.JcrResourceListener] Component instance could not be created, activation failed  

Currently I'm working on these issues.

Update: 

Solved in here.