hi jieryn,Romain, I have tried both mechanism, suggested by your all. openejb.additional.exclude=org.apache.wink
putting wink-* in exclusions.list I hope org.apache.wink.client.ClientConfig is the root cause as the exception trace "Unable to instantiate Application class: org.apache.wink.client.ClientConfig$1$1" Is this problem specific to apache-tomee-jaxrs-1.6.0.2?? the exception trace :: Oct 31, 2014 10:24:44 AM org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomcatWebAppBuilder startInternal SEVERE: Unable to deploy collapsed ear in war StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/ClientWithoutMaven] org.apache.openejb.OpenEJBException: Unable to instantiate Application class: org.apache.wink.client.ClientConfig$1$1: org.apache.wink.client.ClientConfig$1$1 at org.apache.openejb.config.AnnotationDeployer$ProcessAnnotatedBeans.deploy(AnnotationDeployer.java:2033) at org.apache.openejb.config.AnnotationDeployer$ProcessAnnotatedBeans.deploy(AnnotationDeployer.java:1824) at org.apache.openejb.config.AnnotationDeployer.deploy(AnnotationDeployer.java:355) at org.apache.openejb.config.ConfigurationFactory$Chain.deploy(ConfigurationFactory.java:396) at org.apache.openejb.config.ConfigurationFactory.configureApplication(ConfigurationFactory.java:938) at org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomcatWebAppBuilder.startInternal(TomcatWebAppBuilder.java:1179) at org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomcatWebAppBuilder.configureStart(TomcatWebAppBuilder.java:1054) at org.apache.tomee.catalina.GlobalListenerSupport.lifecycleEvent(GlobalListenerSupport.java:127) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:117) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleBase.java:90) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5355) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:901) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:877) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:632) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWAR(HostConfig.java:1073) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig$DeployWar.run(HostConfig.java:1857) at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:471) at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:262) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1145) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:615) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745) Caused by: java.lang.InstantiationException: org.apache.wink.client.ClientConfig$1$1 at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:359) at org.apache.openejb.config.AnnotationDeployer$ProcessAnnotatedBeans.deploy(AnnotationDeployer.java:2019) ... 21 more Oct 31, 2014 10:24:44 AM org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase removeChild SEVERE: ContainerBase.removeChild: destroy: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: An invalid Lifecycle transition was attempted ([before_destroy]) for component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/ClientWithoutMaven]] in state [S at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.invalidTransition(LifecycleBase.java:409) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.destroy(LifecycleBase.java:299) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.removeChild(ContainerBase.java:1041) at org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomcatWebAppBuilder.undeploy(TomcatWebAppBuilder.java:1485) at org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomcatWebAppBuilder.undeploy(TomcatWebAppBuilder.java:1466) at org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomcatWebAppBuilder.startInternal(TomcatWebAppBuilder.java:1219) at org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomcatWebAppBuilder.configureStart(TomcatWebAppBuilder.java:1054) at org.apache.tomee.catalina.GlobalListenerSupport.lifecycleEvent(GlobalListenerSupport.java:127) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:117) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleBase.java:90) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5355) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:901) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:877) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:632) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWAR(HostConfig.java:1073) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig$DeployWar.run(HostConfig.java:1857) at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:471) at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:262) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1145) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:615) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745) Oct 31, 2014 10:24:44 AM org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase addChildInternal SEVERE: ContainerBase.addChild: start: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/ClientWithoutMaven]] at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:154) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:901) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:877) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:632) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWAR(HostConfig.java:1073) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig$DeployWar.run(HostConfig.java:1857) at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:471) at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:262) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1145) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:615) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745) Caused by: org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomEERuntimeException: org.apache.openejb.OpenEJBException: Unable to instantiate Application class: org.apache.wink.client.ClientConfig$1$1: org.apache.wink.client.ClientConfig$1$1 at org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomcatWebAppBuilder.startInternal(TomcatWebAppBuilder.java:1222) at org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomcatWebAppBuilder.configureStart(TomcatWebAppBuilder.java:1054) at org.apache.tomee.catalina.GlobalListenerSupport.lifecycleEvent(GlobalListenerSupport.java:127) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:117) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleBase.java:90) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5355) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150) ... 10 more Caused by: org.apache.openejb.OpenEJBException: Unable to instantiate Application class: org.apache.wink.client.ClientConfig$1$1: org.apache.wink.client.ClientConfig$1$1 at org.apache.openejb.config.AnnotationDeployer$ProcessAnnotatedBeans.deploy(AnnotationDeployer.java:2033) at org.apache.openejb.config.AnnotationDeployer$ProcessAnnotatedBeans.deploy(AnnotationDeployer.java:1824) at org.apache.openejb.config.AnnotationDeployer.deploy(AnnotationDeployer.java:355) at org.apache.openejb.config.ConfigurationFactory$Chain.deploy(ConfigurationFactory.java:396) at org.apache.openejb.config.ConfigurationFactory.configureApplication(ConfigurationFactory.java:938) at org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomcatWebAppBuilder.startInternal(TomcatWebAppBuilder.java:1179) ... 16 more Caused by: java.lang.InstantiationException: org.apache.wink.client.ClientConfig$1$1 at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:359) at org.apache.openejb.config.AnnotationDeployer$ProcessAnnotatedBeans.deploy(AnnotationDeployer.java:2019) ... 21 more Oct 31, 2014 10:24:44 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig deployWAR SEVERE: Error deploying web application archive C:\TomEE_2\webapps\ClientWithoutMaven.war java.lang.IllegalStateException: ContainerBase.addChild: start: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/ClientWithoutMaven]] at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:904) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:877) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:632) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWAR(HostConfig.java:1073) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig$DeployWar.run(HostConfig.java:1857) at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:471) at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:262) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1145) at 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