title: Weblogic 12c Database Connection Error
body: <p>I have just completed a fresh new installation of Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c. This one came with a new version of Weblogic 12.2.1.3.0. Whenever I try to create a new JDBC connection I receive the below error.</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;BEA-240003&gt; &lt;Administration Console encountered the following error: java.sql.SQLException: Could not establish a connection because of java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: ONS configuration failed
              at weblogic.jdbc.common.internal.DataSourceUtil.testConnection0(DataSourceUtil.java:423)
              at weblogic.jdbc.common.internal.DataSourceUtil.access$000(DataSourceUtil.java:24)
              at weblogic.jdbc.common.internal.DataSourceUtil$1.run(DataSourceUtil.java:285)
              at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
              at weblogic.jdbc.common.internal.DataSourceUtil.testConnection(DataSourceUtil.java:282)
              at com.bea.console.utils.jdbc.JDBCUtils.testConnection(JDBCUtils.java:937)
              at com.bea.console.actions.jdbc.datasources.creategridlinkdatasource.CreateGridLinkDataSource.testJDBCConnection(CreateGridLinkDataSource.java:615)
              at com.bea.console.actions.jdbc.datasources.creategridlinkdatasource.CreateGridLinkDataSource.testRACConnectionConfiguration(CreateGridLinkDataSource.java:437)
              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:498)
              at org.apache.beehive.netui.pageflow.FlowController.invokeActionMethod(FlowController.java:870)
              at org.apache.beehive.netui.pageflow.FlowController.getActionMethodForward(FlowController.java:809)
              at org.apache.beehive.netui.pageflow.FlowController.internalExecute(FlowController.java:478)
              at org.apache.beehive.netui.pageflow.PageFlowController.internalExecute(PageFlowController.java:306)
              at org.apache.beehive.netui.pageflow.FlowController.execute(FlowController.java:336)
              at org.apache.beehive.netui.pageflow.internal.FlowControllerAction.execute(FlowControllerAction.java:52)
              at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.processActionPerform(RequestProcessor.java:431)
              at org.apache.beehive.netui.pageflow.PageFlowRequestProcessor.access$201(PageFlowRequestProcessor.java:97)
              at org.apache.beehive.netui.pageflow.PageFlowRequestProcessor$ActionRunner.execute(PageFlowRequestProcessor.java:2044)
              at org.apache.beehive.netui.pageflow.interceptor.action.internal.ActionInterceptors$WrapActionInterceptorChain.continueChain(ActionInterceptors.java:64)
              at org.apache.beehive.netui.pageflow.interceptor.action.ActionInterceptor.wrapAction(ActionInterceptor.java:184)
              at org.apache.beehive.netui.pageflow.interceptor.action.internal.ActionInterceptors$WrapActionInterceptorChain.invoke(ActionInterceptors.java:50)
              at org.apache.beehive.netui.pageflow.interceptor.action.internal.ActionInterceptors$WrapActionInterceptorChain.continueChain(ActionInterceptors.java:58)
              at org.apache.beehive.netui.pageflow.interceptor.action.internal.ActionInterceptors.wrapAction(ActionInterceptors.java:87)
              at org.apache.beehive.netui.pageflow.PageFlowRequestProcessor.processActionPerform(PageFlowRequestProcessor.java:2116)
              at com.bea.console.internal.ConsolePageFlowRequestProcessor.processActionPerform(ConsolePageFlowRequestProcessor.java:265)
              at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.process(RequestProcessor.java:236)
              at org.apache.beehive.netui.pageflow.PageFlowRequestProcessor.processInternal(PageFlowRequestProcessor.java:556)
              at org.apache.beehive.netui.pageflow.PageFlowRequestProcessor.process(PageFlowRequestProcessor.java:853)
              at org.apache.beehive.netui.pageflow.AutoRegisterActionServlet.process(AutoRegisterActionServlet.java:631)
              at org.apache.beehive.netui.pageflow.PageFlowActionServlet.process(PageFlowActionServlet.java:158)
              at com.bea.console.internal.ConsoleActionServlet.process(ConsoleActionServlet.java:262)
              at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.doGet(ActionServlet.java:414)
              at com.bea.console.internal.ConsoleActionServlet.doGet(ConsoleActionServlet.java:134)
              at org.apache.beehive.netui.pageflow.PageFlowUtils.strutsLookup(PageFlowUtils.java:1199)
              at org.apache.beehive.netui.pageflow.PageFlowUtils.strutsLookup(PageFlowUtils.java:1129)
              at com.bea.portlet.adapter.scopedcontent.framework.internal.PageFlowUtilsBeehiveDelegate.strutsLookupInternal(PageFlowUtilsBeehiveDelegate.java:43)
              at com.bea.portlet.adapter.scopedcontent.framework.PageFlowUtils.strutsLookup(PageFlowUtils.java:108)
              at com.bea.portlet.adapter.scopedcontent.ScopedContentCommonSupport.executeAction(ScopedContentCommonSupport.java:707)
              at com.bea.portlet.adapter.scopedcontent.ScopedContentCommonSupport.processActionInternal(ScopedContentCommonSupport.java:141)
              at com.bea.portlet.adapter.scopedcontent.PageFlowStubImpl.processAction(PageFlowStubImpl.java:108)
              at com.bea.portlet.adapter.NetuiActionHandler.raiseScopedAction(NetuiActionHandler.java:111)
              at com.bea.netuix.servlets.controls.content.NetuiContent.raiseScopedAction(NetuiContent.java:181)
              at com.bea.netuix.servlets.controls.content.NetuiContent.raiseScopedAction(NetuiContent.java:167)
              at com.bea.netuix.servlets.controls.content.NetuiContent.handlePostbackData(NetuiContent.java:225)
              at com.bea.netuix.nf.ControlLifecycle$2.visit(ControlLifecycle.java:180)
              at com.bea.netuix.nf.ControlTreeWalker.walkRecursive(ControlTreeWalker.java:324)
              at com.bea.netuix.nf.ControlTreeWalker.walkRecursive(ControlTreeWalker.java:334)
              at com.bea.netuix.nf.ControlTreeWalker.walkRecursive(ControlTreeWalker.java:334)
              at com.bea.netuix.nf.ControlTreeWalker.walkRecursive(ControlTreeWalker.java:334)
              at com.bea.netuix.nf.ControlTreeWalker.walkRecursive(ControlTreeWalker.java:334)
              at com.bea.netuix.nf.ControlTreeWalker.walkRecursive(ControlTreeWalker.java:334)
              at com.bea.netuix.nf.ControlTreeWalker.walkRecursive(ControlTreeWalker.java:334)
              at com.bea.netuix.nf.ControlTreeWalker.walkRecursive(ControlTreeWalker.java:334)
              at com.bea.netuix.nf.ControlTreeWalker.walkRecursive(ControlTreeWalker.java:334)
              at com.bea.netuix.nf.ControlTreeWalker.walkRecursive(ControlTreeWalker.java:334)
              at com.bea.netuix.nf.ControlTreeWalker.walkRecursive(ControlTreeWalker.java:334)
              at com.bea.netuix.nf.ControlTreeWalker.walkRecursive(ControlTreeWalker.java:334)
              at com.bea.netuix.nf.ControlTreeWalker.walkRecursive(ControlTreeWalker.java:334)
              at com.bea.netuix.nf.ControlTreeWalker.walkRecursive(ControlTreeWalker.java:334)
              at com.bea.netuix.nf.ControlTreeWalker.walkRecursive(ControlTreeWalker.java:334)
              at com.bea.netuix.nf.ControlTreeWalker.walkRecursive(ControlTreeWalker.java:334)
              at com.bea.netuix.nf.ControlTreeWalker.walkRecursive(ControlTreeWalker.java:334)
              at com.bea.netuix.nf.ControlTreeWalker.walkRecursive(ControlTreeWalker.java:334)
              at com.bea.netuix.nf.ControlTreeWalker.walkRecursive(ControlTreeWalker.java:334)
              at com.bea.netuix.nf.ControlTreeWalker.walkRecursive(ControlTreeWalker.java:334)
              at com.bea.netuix.nf.ControlTreeWalker.walkRecursive(ControlTreeWalker.java:334)
              at com.bea.netuix.nf.ControlTreeWalker.walkRecursive(ControlTreeWalker.java:334)
              at com.bea.netuix.nf.ControlTreeWalker.walk(ControlTreeWalker.java:130)
              at com.bea.netuix.nf.Lifecycle.processLifecycles(Lifecycle.java:399)
              at com.bea.netuix.nf.Lifecycle.processLifecycles(Lifecycle.java:361)
              at com.bea.netuix.nf.Lifecycle.processLifecycles(Lifecycle.java:352)
              at com.bea.netuix.nf.Lifecycle.runInbound(Lifecycle.java:184)
              at com.bea.netuix.nf.Lifecycle.run(Lifecycle.java:159)
              at com.bea.netuix.servlets.manager.UIServlet.runLifecycle(UIServlet.java:465)
              at com.bea.netuix.servlets.manager.UIServlet.doPost(UIServlet.java:291)
              at com.bea.netuix.servlets.manager.UIServlet.service(UIServlet.java:219)
              at com.bea.netuix.servlets.manager.SingleFileServlet.service(SingleFileServlet.java:275)
              at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:790)
              at com.bea.console.utils.MBeanUtilsInitSingleFileServlet.service(MBeanUtilsInitSingleFileServlet.java:64)
              at weblogic.servlet.AsyncInitServlet.service(AsyncInitServlet.java:125)
              at weblogic.servlet.internal.StubSecurityHelper$ServletServiceAction.run(StubSecurityHelper.java:286)
              at weblogic.servlet.internal.StubSecurityHelper$ServletServiceAction.run(StubSecurityHelper.java:260)
              at weblogic.servlet.internal.StubSecurityHelper.invokeServlet(StubSecurityHelper.java:137)
              at weblogic.servlet.internal.ServletStubImpl.execute(ServletStubImpl.java:350)
              at weblogic.servlet.internal.TailFilter.doFilter(TailFilter.java:25)
              at weblogic.servlet.internal.FilterChainImpl.doFilter(FilterChainImpl.java:78)
              at com.bea.console.internal.ParamFilter.doFilter(ParamFilter.java:38)
              at weblogic.servlet.internal.FilterChainImpl.doFilter(FilterChainImpl.java:78)
              at weblogic.servlet.internal.RequestEventsFilter.doFilter(RequestEventsFilter.java:32)
              at weblogic.servlet.internal.FilterChainImpl.doFilter(FilterChainImpl.java:78)
              at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext$ServletInvocationAction.wrapRun(WebAppServletContext.java:3701)
              at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext$ServletInvocationAction.run(WebAppServletContext.java:3667)
              at weblogic.security.acl.internal.AuthenticatedSubject.doAs(AuthenticatedSubject.java:326)
              at weblogic.security.service.SecurityManager.runAsForUserCode(SecurityManager.java:197)
              at weblogic.servlet.provider.WlsSecurityProvider.runAsForUserCode(WlsSecurityProvider.java:203)
              at weblogic.servlet.provider.WlsSubjectHandle.run(WlsSubjectHandle.java:71)
              at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext.doSecuredExecute(WebAppServletContext.java:2443)
              at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext.securedExecute(WebAppServletContext.java:2291)
              at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext.execute(WebAppServletContext.java:2269)
              at weblogic.servlet.internal.ServletRequestImpl.runInternal(ServletRequestImpl.java:1703)
              at weblogic.servlet.internal.ServletRequestImpl.run(ServletRequestImpl.java:1663)
              at weblogic.servlet.provider.ContainerSupportProviderImpl$WlsRequestExecutor.run(ContainerSupportProviderImpl.java:272)
              at weblogic.invocation.ComponentInvocationContextManager._runAs(ComponentInvocationContextManager.java:352)
              at weblogic.invocation.ComponentInvocationContextManager.runAs(ComponentInvocationContextManager.java:337)
              at weblogic.work.LivePartitionUtility.doRunWorkUnderContext(LivePartitionUtility.java:57)
              at weblogic.work.PartitionUtility.runWorkUnderContext(PartitionUtility.java:41)
              at weblogic.work.SelfTuningWorkManagerImpl.runWorkUnderContext(SelfTuningWorkManagerImpl.java:644)
              at weblogic.work.ExecuteThread.execute(ExecuteThread.java:415)
              at weblogic.work.ExecuteThread.run(ExecuteThread.java:355)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I have banging my head into it for some time now and Google wasn't much help. Any help will be really appreciated.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks</p>