Hello everyone,
I have successfully upgraded my SonarQube Server instance from v8.6.1 to v8.9.10 Developer Edition.
During this upgrade, both the database migration and Elasticsearch reindexing processes completed successfully without any issues.
Below are the current environment details:
| Component | Version / Details |
|---|---|
| SonarQube Edition | Developer Edition |
| SonarQube Version | 8.9.10 |
| Database | Oracle Database 19c |
| JDBC Driver | ojdbc10 |
| JDK | Oracle JDK 11 |
When attempting to upgrade from SonarQube v8.9.10 to v9.9 Long-Term Support (LTA), the database schema migration process fails with the following error:
Migration history table is missing
Full log trace is provided below:
WARN web[][o.s.c.a.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext] Exception encountered during context initialization - cancelling refresh attempt: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'jdk.internal.loader.ClassLoaders$AppClassLoader@5ffd2b27-org.sonar.server.platform.db.migration.history.MigrationHistoryImpl': Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is java.lang.IllegalStateException: Migration history table is missing
ERROR web[][o.s.s.p.PlatformImpl] Web server startup failed
org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'jdk.internal.loader.ClassLoaders$AppClassLoader@5ffd2b27-org.sonar.server.platform.db.migration.history.MigrationHistoryImpl': Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is java.lang.IllegalStateException: Migration history table is missing
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:628)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:542)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.lambda$doGetBean$0(AbstractBeanFactory.java:335)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:234)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:333)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:208)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.preInstantiateSingletons(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:955)
at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.finishBeanFactoryInitialization(AbstractApplicationContext.java:920)
at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:583)
at org.sonar.core.platform.SpringComponentContainer.startComponents(SpringComponentContainer.java:187)
at org.sonar.server.platform.platformlevel.PlatformLevel.start(PlatformLevel.java:80)
at org.sonar.server.platform.platformlevel.PlatformLevel2.start(PlatformLevel2.java:103)
at org.sonar.server.platform.PlatformImpl.start(PlatformImpl.java:196)
at org.sonar.server.platform.PlatformImpl.startLevel2Container(PlatformImpl.java:169)
at org.sonar.server.platform.PlatformImpl.init(PlatformImpl.java:77)
at org.sonar.server.platform.web.PlatformServletContextListener.contextInitialized(PlatformServletContextListener.java:43)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:4005)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:4446)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:164)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1203)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1193)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:264)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.InlineExecutorService.execute(InlineExecutorService.java:75)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.AbstractExecutorService.submit(AbstractExecutorService.java:145)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:749)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.startInternal(StandardHost.java:721)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:164)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1203)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1193)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:264)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.InlineExecutorService.execute(InlineExecutorService.java:75)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.AbstractExecutorService.submit(AbstractExecutorService.java:145)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:749)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.startInternal(StandardEngine.java:211)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:164)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.startInternal(StandardService.java:415)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:164)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.startInternal(StandardServer.java:874)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:164)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Tomcat.start(Tomcat.java:438)
at org.sonar.server.app.EmbeddedTomcat.start(EmbeddedTomcat.java:72)
at org.sonar.server.app.WebServer.start(WebServer.java:55)
at org.sonar.process.ProcessEntryPoint.launch(ProcessEntryPoint.java:97)
at org.sonar.process.ProcessEntryPoint.launch(ProcessEntryPoint.java:81)
at org.sonar.server.app.WebServer.main(WebServer.java:104)
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Migration history table is missing
at com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkState(Preconditions.java:502)
at org.sonar.server.platform.db.migration.history.MigrationHistoryImpl.start(MigrationHistoryImpl.java:53)
at org.sonar.core.platform.StartableBeanPostProcessor.postProcessBeforeInitialization(StartableBeanPostProcessor.java:33)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.applyBeanPostProcessorsBeforeInitialization(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:440)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.initializeBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1796)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:620)
... 44 common frames omitted
INFO web[][c.z.h.HikariDataSource] HikariPool-1 - Shutdown initiated...
INFO web[][c.z.h.HikariDataSource] HikariPool-1 - Shutdown completed.
- Has anyone encountered this specific error when upgrading from 8.9.10 to 9.9 LTA?
- Are there any recommended steps to rebuild or re-initialize the migration history before retrying the upgrade?
- Are similar issues expected in upcoming versions (e.g., 2025.1 or 2025.5)?
Thank you 
