Can JSF 2.0 be used with Websphere application server version 7.x

Question

Can JSF 2.0 be used with WebSphere Application Server version 7.x?

If so, how?

Answer 1

My Experience:

-> WAS 7.0.0.11 on Windows

-> javax.faces-2.0.11.jar in WEB-INF/lib of my War application

-> WAS Shared librairies with javax.faces-2.0.11.jar with Isolated Class Loader

-> WAS Shared librairies associated with my War App

-> No change on Class Loader for instance and application (PARENT_FIRST)

With this conf (above) the application works fine with JSF 2.0 on WAS 7. if i delete the javax.faces-2.0.11.jar from my War app, it doesn't works.

Answer 2

I've been struggling to solve this for days. Here's how I solved it.

Use the following library: javax.faces-2.1.7.jar

If you are on PrimeFaces 3.1: primefaces-3.1.1.jar

Application Server instance: Class Loading - Parent Last

Enterprise Application instance (war Module): Class Loading - Parent Last

Make sure to remove all Servlet Container libraries such as those needed by Tomcat.