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WebSphere Application Server installation problems might occur when a parenthesis character is part of the installation directory path

Troubleshooting


Problem

If you use a parenthesis character anywhere in the IBM WebSphere Application Server Version 7.0 installation directory path, then the profile creation process might fail at the end of installation processing. This situation results in a partial success installation message.

Symptom

Also, command-line tools such as ivt.bat, versionInfo.bat, and startServer.bat might fail with an exception, such as in the following example:

C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\bin>versionInfo
\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\java\jre\bin\java" -classpath "C:\Program was unexpected at this time.

[{"Product":{"code":"SSEQTP","label":"WebSphere Application Server"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":"Install","Platform":[{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"7.0","Edition":"Base;Express;Network Deployment","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB77","label":"Automation Platform"}},{"Product":{"code":"SS7JFU","label":"WebSphere Application Server - Express"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":" ","Platform":[{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"7.0","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB77","label":"Automation Platform"}}]

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Modified date:
03 March 2025

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