Hi All, Presently I am using jackrabbit 1.2.3 on Jboss server(by using external BLOB). Now I would like to updated the Jackrabbit server to 1.4. 1) I downloaded the jackrabbit-jca-1.4.rar file from http://jackrabbit.apache.org/downloads.html and copied to jboss/server/default/deploy directory. 2) I updated the JCA file name in the existing jcr-ds.xml and pointed to the existing repository. 3) Now I tried to start the server but I am getting the following exception on the server. Please help me how to solve this.... 17:21:27,594 ERROR [RepositoryImpl] failed to start Repository: Cannot instantia te persistence manager org.apache.jackrabbit.core.persistence.bundle.DerbyPersis tenceManager: Table/View 'VERSION_REFS' already exists in Schema 'APP'. javax.jcr.RepositoryException: Cannot instantiate persistence manager org.apache .jackrabbit.core.persistence.bundle.DerbyPersistenceManager: Table/View 'VERSION _REFS' already exists in Schema 'APP'.: Table/View 'VERSION_REFS' already exists in Schema 'APP'. at org.apache.jackrabbit.core.RepositoryImpl.createPersistenceManager(Re positoryImpl.java:1163) at org.apache.jackrabbit.core.RepositoryImpl.createVersionManager(Reposi toryImpl.java:383) at org.apache.jackrabbit.core.RepositoryImpl.(RepositoryImpl.java: 293) at org.apache.jackrabbit.core.RepositoryImpl.create(RepositoryImpl.java: 550) at org.apache.jackrabbit.jca.JCARepositoryManager$Reference.create(JCARe positoryManager.java:167) at org.apache.jackrabbit.jca.JCARepositoryManager.createRepository(JCARe positoryManager.java:75) at org.apache.jackrabbit.jca.JCAManagedConnectionFactory.createRepositor y(JCAManagedConnectionFactory.java:289) at org.apache.jackrabbit.jca.JCAManagedConnectionFactory.createConnectio nFactory(JCAManagedConnectionFactory.java:124) at org.jboss.resource.connectionmanager.ConnectionFactoryBindingService. createConnectionFactory(ConnectionFactoryBindingService.java:128) at org.jboss.resource.connectionmanager.ConnectionFactoryBindingService. startService(ConnectionFactoryBindingService.java:65) at org.jboss.system.ServiceMBeanSupport.jbossInternalStart(ServiceMBeanS upport.java:289) at org.jboss.system.ServiceMBeanSupport.jbossInternalLifecycle(ServiceMB eanSupport.java:245) at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor2.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ReflectedDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedDispatch er.java:155) at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.dispatch(Invocation.java:94) at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:86) at org.jboss.mx.server.AbstractMBeanInvoker.invoke(AbstractMBeanInvoker. java:264) at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:659) at org.jboss.system.ServiceController$ServiceProxy.invoke(ServiceControl ler.java:978) at $Proxy0.start(Unknown Source) at org.jboss.system.ServiceController.start(ServiceController.java:417) at org.jboss.system.ServiceController.start(ServiceController.java:435) at org.jboss.system.ServiceController.start(ServiceController.java:435) at org.jboss.system.ServiceController.start(ServiceController.java:435) at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor9.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ReflectedDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedDispatch 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:302) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ReflectedDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedDispatch er.java:155) at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.dispatch(Invocation.java:94) at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.AbstractInterceptor.invoke(AbstractIntercept or.java:133) at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:88) at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ModelMBeanOperationInterceptor.invoke(ModelM 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 $Proxy34.start(Unknown Source) at org.jboss.deployment.XSLSubDeployer.start(XSLSubDeployer.java:197) 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.GeneratedMethodAccessor54.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ReflectedDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedDispatch er.java:155) at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.dispatch(Invocation.java:94) at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.AbstractInterceptor.invoke(AbstractIntercept or.java:133) at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:88) at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ModelMBeanOperationInterceptor.invoke(ModelM 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 $Proxy8.deploy(Unknown Source) at org.jboss.deployment.scanner.URLDeploymentScanner.deploy(URLDeploymen tScanner.java:421) at org.jboss.deployment.scanner.URLDeploymentScanner.scan(URLDeploymentS canner.java:634) at org.jboss.deployment.scanner.AbstractDeploymentScanner$ScannerThread. doScan(AbstractDeploymentScanner.java:263) at org.jboss.deployment.scanner.AbstractDeploymentScanner.startService(A bstractDeploymentScanner.java:336) at org.jboss.system.ServiceMBeanSupport.jbossInternalStart(ServiceMBeanS upport.java:289) at org.jboss.system.ServiceMBeanSupport.jbossInternalLifecycle(ServiceMB eanSupport.java:245) at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor2.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ReflectedDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedDispatch 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(ServiceControl 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(Unknown Source) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ReflectedDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedDispatch 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:302) 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(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ReflectedDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedDispatch er.java:155) at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.dispatch(Invocation.java:94) at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.AbstractInterceptor.invoke(AbstractIntercept or.java:133) at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:88) at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ModelMBeanOperationInterceptor.invoke(ModelM 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:490) at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) Thanks, Anilk.