WebSphere & javax.xml.ws.spi.Provider: Provider org.apache.axis2.jaxws.spi.Provider not a subtype

Question

I have an app deployed on IBM WebSphere 8.5.5.0. When the app tries to call a remote web service, I get

java.util.ServiceConfigurationError: javax.xml.ws.spi.Provider: Provider org.apache.axis2.jaxws.spi.Provider not a subtype.

It seems that WAS is picking (probably bundled) Axis2 impl. of the JAX-WS Provider class instead of the CXF one that I want to use.

• The app WAR does not come with Axis2 impl. of javax.xml.ws.spi.Provider
• The app WAR contains a CXF jar with the Provider impl., org.apache.cxf.jaxws.spi.ProviderImpl

I tried

• Classloaders set to "Classes loaded with local class loader first (parent last)"
• http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEQTP_8.5.5/com.ibm.websphere.base.doc/ae/twbs_thirdparty.html
• Set the com.ibm.websphere.webservices.DisableIBMJAXWSEngine property to true (http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSAW57_8.5.5/com.ibm.websphere.nd.doc/ae/twbs_thirdparty.html)
• adding "-Djavax.xml.ws.spi.Provider=org.apache.cxf.jaxws.spi.ProviderImpl" in JVM arguments for the server

Neither of them helped, I still have the same exception.

Interestingly when I print System.getProperty(“javax.xml.ws.spi.Provider”) from a test JSP within the app, it outputs org.apache.cxf.jaxws.spi.ProviderImpl.

Thanks for any help

Answer 1

Applying a WebSphere Fix Pack 9 solved the issue completely.