Resolve EPEL 404 For WebFOCUS Container Edition

When customers attempt to build images for WebFOCUS Container Edition 1.2.4 / 1.3.1 earlier versions independently using the ./build-images.sh script, they may encounter an EPEL 404 Not Found error for wfc (appserver) image, as illustrated in the screenshot below

This error simply indicates that the EPEL version you are trying to download has expired.

How to resolve EPEL 404 Not Found issue:

     1. Update Webfocus Client Docker file in wfc directory

vi IBI_wfce_1.3.1/wfc/Dockerfile

Replace

https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm

With

https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/epel/7/x86_64/Packages/e/epel-release-7-14.noarch.rpm

or use sed command as below:

sed -i 's|https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm|https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/epel/7/x86_64/Packages/e/epel-release-7-14.noarch.rpm|g' IBI_wfce_1.3.1/wfc/Dockerfile

Once updated Dockerfile should look like as below:

     2. Once the docker file is updated, execute ./build-images.sh again

./IBI_wfce_1.3.1/scripts/build-images.sh

Upon successful completion of the image build process, the console should display the following output

Alternatively, customers can use the pre-built images included in the WebFOCUS Container Edition installer. Please refer to the official documentation:

https://docs.tibco.com/pub/wfce/1.3.1/doc/html/Default.htm#Installation-and-Deployment-Guide/Using_images_for_docker.htm#Download

Thank you for your interest in WebFOCUS CE and we hope this documentation proves useful to you! 

For any further assistance feel free to contact ibi Support team.