Hey Roy,

I was trying to deploy my SpringMVC Portlet Application on Jboss Portal server 2.7 and I get the following stack trace. I had no problem with deploying the JSF portlet though. Please advise if I am missing any configuration changes.

14:20:50,071 INFO [TomcatViewRendererServlet] Initializing servlet 'ViewRender
rServlet'
14:20:50,086 INFO [TomcatViewRendererServlet] Servlet 'ViewRendererServlet' co
figured successfully
14:20:50,149 INFO [PortletAppDeployment] Parsing /springexample/jboss-portlet.
ml
14:20:50,180 ERROR [LifeCycle] Cannot start object
org.jboss.portal.portlet.container.PortletInitializationException: The portlet
pringExamplePortlet threw a runtime exception during init
at org.jboss.portal.portlet.impl.jsr168.PortletContainerImpl.start(Port
etContainerImpl.java:288)
at org.jboss.portal.portlet.impl.container.PortletContainerLifeCycle.in
okeStart(PortletContainerLifeCycle.java:76)
at org.jboss.portal.portlet.impl.container.LifeCycle.managedStart(LifeC
cle.java:92)
at org.jboss.portal.portlet.impl.container.PortletApplicationLifeCycle.
tartDependents(PortletApplicationLifeCycle.java:351)
at org.jboss.portal.portlet.impl.container.LifeCycle.managedStart(LifeC
cle.java:128)
at org.jboss.portal.portlet.deployment.jboss.PortletAppDeployment.start
PortletAppDeployment.java:226)
at org.jboss.portal.core.deployment.jboss.PortletAppDeployment.start(Po
tletAppDeployment.java:94)
at org.jboss.portal.server.deployment.jboss.DeploymentContext.start(Dep
oymentContext.java:99)
at org.jboss.portal.server.deployment.jboss.PortalDeploymentInfoContext
start(PortalDeploymentInfoContext.java:220)
at org.jboss.portal.server.deployment.jboss.ServerDeployer.start(Server
eployer.java:217)
at org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer.start(MainDeployer.java:1025)
at org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer.deploy(MainDeployer.java:819)
at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor207.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcce
sorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ReflectedDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedDispatc
er.java:155)
at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.dispatch(Invocation.java:94)
at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.AbstractInterceptor.invoke(AbstractIntercep
or.java:133)
at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:88)
at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ModelMBeanOperationInterceptor.invoke(Model
BeanOperationInterceptor.java:142)
at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:88)
at org.jboss.mx.server.AbstractMBeanInvoker.invoke(AbstractMBeanInvoker
java:264)
at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:659)
at org.jboss.mx.util.MBeanProxyExt.invoke(MBeanProxyExt.java:210)
at $Proxy222.deploy(Unknown Source)
at org.jboss.portal.server.deployment.jboss.ServerDeployer.deploy(Serve
Deployer.java:259)
at org.jboss.portal.server.deployment.WebAppAdapter.deploy(WebAppAdapte
.java:53)
at org.jboss.portal.server.deployment.WebAppIntercepter.handleNotificat
on(WebAppIntercepter.java:159)
at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor4.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcce
sorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
at org.jboss.mx.notification.NotificationListenerProxy.invoke(Notificat
onListenerProxy.java:153)
at $Proxy224.handleNotification(Unknown Source)
at org.jboss.mx.util.JBossNotificationBroadcasterSupport.handleNotifica
ion(JBossNotificationBroadcasterSupport.java:127)
at org.jboss.mx.util.JBossNotificationBroadcasterSupport.sendNotificati
n(JBossNotificationBroadcasterSupport.java:108)
at org.jboss.deployment.SubDeployerSupport.emitNotification(SubDeployer
upport.java:340)
at org.jboss.deployment.SubDeployerSupport.start(SubDeployerSupport.jav
:308)
at org.jboss.web.AbstractWebContainer.start(AbstractWebContainer.java:4
2)
at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor105.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcce
sorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ReflectedDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedDispatc
er.java:155)
at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.dispatch(Invocation.java:94)
at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.AbstractInterceptor.invoke(AbstractIntercep
or.java:133)
at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:88)
at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ModelMBeanOperationInterceptor.invoke(Model
BeanOperationInterceptor.java:142)
at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.DynamicInterceptor.invoke(DynamicIntercepto
.java:97)
at org.jboss.system.InterceptorServiceMBeanSupport.invokeNext(Intercept
rServiceMBeanSupport.java:238)
at org.jboss.wsf.container.jboss42.DeployerInterceptor.start(DeployerIn
erceptor.java:87)
at org.jboss.deployment.SubDeployerInterceptorSupport$XMBeanInterceptor
start(SubDeployerInterceptorSupport.java:188)
at org.jboss.deployment.SubDeployerInterceptor.invoke(SubDeployerInterc
ptor.java:95)
at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:88)
at org.jboss.mx.server.AbstractMBeanInvoker.invoke(AbstractMBeanInvoker
java:264)
at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:659)
at org.jboss.mx.util.MBeanProxyExt.invoke(MBeanProxyExt.java:210)
at $Proxy202.start(Unknown Source)
at org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer.start(MainDeployer.java:1025)
at org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer.deploy(MainDeployer.java:819)
at org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer.deploy(MainDeployer.java:782)
at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor26.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcce
sorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ReflectedDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedDispatc
er.java:155)
at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.dispatch(Invocation.java:94)
at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.AbstractInterceptor.invoke(AbstractIntercep
or.java:133)
at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:88)
at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ModelMBeanOperationInterceptor.invoke(Model
BeanOperationInterceptor.java:142)
at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:88)
at org.jboss.mx.server.AbstractMBeanInvoker.invoke(AbstractMBeanInvoker
java:264)
at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:659)
at org.jboss.mx.util.MBeanProxyExt.invoke(MBeanProxyExt.java:210)
at $Proxy9.deploy(Unknown Source)
at org.jboss.deployment.scanner.URLDeploymentScanner.deploy(URLDeployme
tScanner.java:421)
at org.jboss.deployment.scanner.URLDeploymentScanner.scan(URLDeployment
canner.java:634)
at org.jboss.deployment.scanner.AbstractDeploymentScanner$ScannerThread
doScan(AbstractDeploymentScanner.java:263)
at org.jboss.deployment.scanner.AbstractDeploymentScanner.startService(
bstractDeploymentScanner.java:336)
at org.jboss.system.ServiceMBeanSupport.jbossInternalStart(ServiceMBean
upport.java:289)
at org.jboss.system.ServiceMBeanSupport.jbossInternalLifecycle(ServiceM
eanSupport.java:245)
at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor3.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcce
sorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ReflectedDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedDispatc
er.java:155)
at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.dispatch(Invocation.java:94)
at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:86)
at org.jboss.mx.server.AbstractMBeanInvoker.invoke(AbstractMBeanInvoker
java:264)
at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:659)
at org.jboss.system.ServiceController$ServiceProxy.invoke(ServiceContro
ler.java:978)
at $Proxy0.start(Unknown Source)
at org.jboss.system.ServiceController.start(ServiceController.java:417)
at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor9.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcce
sorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ReflectedDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedDispatc
er.java:155)
at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.dispatch(Invocation.java:94)
at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:86)
at org.jboss.mx.server.AbstractMBeanInvoker.invoke(AbstractMBeanInvoker
java:264)
at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:659)
at org.jboss.mx.util.MBeanProxyExt.invoke(MBeanProxyExt.java:210)
at $Proxy4.start(Unknown Source)
at org.jboss.deployment.SARDeployer.start(SARDeployer.java:304)
at org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer.start(MainDeployer.java:1025)
at org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer.deploy(MainDeployer.java:819)
at org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer.deploy(MainDeployer.java:782)
at org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer.deploy(MainDeployer.java:766)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl
java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcce
sorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ReflectedDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedDispatc
er.java:155)
at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.dispatch(Invocation.java:94)
at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.AbstractInterceptor.invoke(AbstractIntercep
or.java:133)
at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:88)
at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ModelMBeanOperationInterceptor.invoke(Model
BeanOperationInterceptor.java:142)
at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:88)
at org.jboss.mx.server.AbstractMBeanInvoker.invoke(AbstractMBeanInvoker
java:264)
at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:659)
at org.jboss.mx.util.MBeanProxyExt.invoke(MBeanProxyExt.java:210)
at $Proxy5.deploy(Unknown Source)
at org.jboss.system.server.ServerImpl.doStart(ServerImpl.java:482)
at org.jboss.system.server.ServerImpl.start(ServerImpl.java:362)
at org.jboss.Main.boot(Main.java:200)
at org.jboss.Main$1.run(Main.java:508)