cannot delete a network channel using Update Domain Tool in online mode

[rjnkmr]

I cannot delete a network channel using the Update Domain Tool in online mode.

For example, I have a domain with an admin server and a managed server called node1

To add a channel, i can use this config below and Update Domain Tool in online mode (it works)

topology:    
    Server:
        node1:
            NetworkAccessPoint:
                testT3:
                    AcceptBacklog: 50
                    CompleteMessageTimeout: 60
                    Enabled: 'true'
                    HttpEnabledForThisProtocol: 'true'
                    IdleConnectionTimeout: 65
                    ListenAddress: myserver
                    ListenPort: '8999'
                    LoginTimeoutMillis: 5000
                    OutboundEnabled: 'true'
                    Protocol: t3s
                    PublicAddress: myserver
                    PublicPort: '8999'
                    TunnelingClientPingSecs: 45
                    TunnelingClientTimeoutSecs: 40
                    TunnelingEnabled: 'false'
                    TwoWaySSLEnabled: 'false'
                  

To delete, I use this configuration my_diff_model.yaml, which can be generated using Compare Model Tool also with full model.

topology:
    Server:
        node1:
            NetworkAccessPoint:                
                '!testT3': {}`

After running the updateDomain.sh in online mode, as below, i get the output as shown:
updateDomain.sh -admin_user myadmin -admin_pass_file my_pass_file -admin_url t3://${ADMIN_LISTEN_ADDRESS_HTTP}:${ADMIN_LISTEN_PORT_HTTP} -model_file my_diff_model.yaml

...
####<Oct 27, 2025 8:20:08 PM> <INFO> <TopologyUpdater> <_add_named_elements> <WLSDPLY-09608> <Updating Server node1>
####<Oct 27, 2025 8:20:08 PM> <INFO> <deployer_utils> <delete_named_element> <WLSDPLY-09110> <Deleting NetworkAccessPoints testT3>
####<Oct 27, 2025 8:20:09 PM> <INFO> <TopologyUpdater> <_add_named_elements> <WLSDPLY-09608> <Updating Server node1>
####<Oct 27, 2025 8:20:09 PM> <WARNING> <deployer_utils> <delete_named_element> <WLSDPLY-09109> <Unable to delete NetworkAccessPoints testT3, name does not exist>
####<Oct 27, 2025 8:20:09 PM> <INFO> <LibraryHelper> <install_domain_libraries> <WLSDPLY-12213> <The model did not specify any domain libraries to install>
####<Oct 27, 2025 8:20:09 PM> <INFO> <LibraryHelper> <extract_classpath_libraries> <WLSDPLY-12216> <The archive file was not provided so there are no classpath libraries to extract>
####<Oct 27, 2025 8:20:09 PM> <INFO> <LibraryHelper> <install_domain_scripts> <WLSDPLY-12241> <The model did not specify any domain scripts to install>

Issue Log for updateDomain version 4.3.8 running WebLogic version 14.1.1.0.0.250630 in online mode against server using WebLogic version 14.1.1.0.0.250630:

WARNING Messages:

        1. WLSDPLY-09109: Unable to delete NetworkAccessPoints testT3, name does not exist

Total:   SEVERE :    0  WARNING :    1

updateDomain.sh completed but with some issues (exit code = 1)`

The channel is in fact deleted (as viewed in the weblogic console), but i get a WARNING as above with exit code 1

So for me, these are the Issues or Bugs:

• exit code is 1 despite WARNING only (without SEVERE) and it does not agree with the documented exit codes here Update Domain Tool
• Channel is deleted in spite of the message 1. WLSDPLY-09109: Unable to delete NetworkAccessPoints testT3, name does not exist

So using Update Domain Tool in online mode: adding a channel works but deleting not as above.

I have tried using the latest weblogic-deploy-tooling version 4.3.8 along with fewer older versions too but got the same result.
Weblogic 14.1.1 with Java 11 is used above, but I guess the result would be the same with other combinations too.

[robertpatrick]

@rjnkmr

exit code is 1 despite WARNING only (without SEVERE) and it does not agree with the documented exit codes here Update Domain Tool

Warning is exit code 1 and Severe is exit code 2. The Update Domain page does not list all possible exit code--only the ones unique to update domain. So unless I am missing the point, this particular point is not a bug.

We will look into the NetworkAccessPoint issue...

[rakillen]

@rjnkmr We have a fix for the NetworkAccessPoint issue, and it will be included in the next release of WDT. In the meantime, here is an installer for you to test the fix.

weblogic-deploy.zip

[rjnkmr]

@rakillen I have tested the above Installer and it works!
Thanks a lot for the fix!

[robertpatrick]

@rjnkmr We will try to get a new release with this fix out in the next couple of weeks.

[robertpatrick]

To try to eliminate the exit code confusion, adding a page to describe all of the exit codes that the tools use.