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I downloaded the GlassFish 5.0 from here because I was experiencing an issue with the JDBC connection pools in GlassFish 4.1.1 (and 4.0).

After unzipping the folder I tried to add the server to NetBeans and I received this error:

Not a valid GlassFish Server installation.

The found one potential answer here, but it didn't seem to help.

I am able to add other versions of GF into fine. Also, GF 5.0 runs, and it has fixed the previous issue I described in 4.1.1 which is nice.

One thing I noticed was that when I changed the name of the console-core file here:

glassfish4/glassfish/lib/install/applications/__admingui/WEB-INF/lib/console-core-5.0-SNAPSHOT.jar

to

console-core-4.1.1.jar

NetBeans actually recognizes the GF installation! I tried to go through the entire GF installation and replace references to console-core-5.0-SNAPSHOT.jar to console-core-4.4.1.jar, but after clicking "next" in the Add server dialog, it doesn't advance. I may have missed something, but it's still a major hack.

Quinn Turner
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  • I ended up sticking with GF 4.1.1 and manually editing the domain.xml file to add the JDBC connection pools. So while I no longer need the answer to this question, I'm sure I am not the only one experiencing this issue! – Quinn Turner Feb 26 '16 at 17:23
  • did you fixed this issue? I am fighting with the same thing. – AngelAvila Aug 23 '17 at 16:45
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    Unfortunately, no. We stuck with 4.1.1, later migrating to WildFly. – Quinn Turner Aug 23 '17 at 17:40
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    Iam still stuck. Does it means I have to go back to 4.1? – amrodelas Jan 05 '18 at 10:12
  • Apparently it depends on [this](http://hg.netbeans.org/main/file/release82_base/glassfish.common/src/org/netbeans/modules/glassfish/common/ServerDetails.java) piece of code. Depending on your Netbeans version, different GlassFish versions are detected. 8.2 recognizes GlassFish5. 8.1 did not have that pattern yet. If you are using Debian, most likely you want to update NetBeans manually instead of using the Debian repos. (At least at the time of writing this comment) – skandigraun Jan 10 '19 at 14:04

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I know its a late answer But it may help other new to this issue.

Rename the console-core jar file to have version name limited to 2 figure i.e. if jar name is console-core-4.1.1 or console-core-4.1.2 or something like it then change it to as console-core-4.1 which is in the directory in my case

E:\Programs\Java + Databases\java_ee_sdk-7u3\glassfish4\glassfish\lib\install\applications\__admingui\WEB-INF\lib

In my case in the above directory jar file name was console-core-4.1.1 And I changed it to console-core-4.1. Now Everything is working fine. Its working with Netbeans and in browser too with url 

http://localhost:4848
Inzimam Tariq IT
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  • This not work, the error does not longer appear but, when I press the "next" button for the next step, it does not respond. – AngelAvila Aug 23 '17 at 16:39
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I had the same issue when I downloaded netbeans 8.02 and tried to add glassfish 5 server. After investigating for hours I found the solution. I had actually downloaded the Java EE bundle of netbeans 8.02 for installation. I uninstalled my netbeans and reinstalled using the Java ALL bundle installation file. Then the error went away.

Thanks, Mitesh

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