Solution deploying 'succesfully', yet doesn't..

Question

MOSS 2007 :)

I am having problems deploying a webpart.. This webpart was successfully installed and deployed on a similar environment with no problems. However when trying to deploy it in its intended site it's having some strange problems..

1. I installed the webpart to the server (through stsadm) - return message "Operation completed successfully."
2. I deployed the webpart to the intended site - return message "Operation completed successfully."
3. I performed an IIS reset and navigated to the 'site features' area to find no trace of the webpart to activate.

I ran the 'stsadm -o enumsolutions' command to view the solutions that are deployed, and I see my webpart here:

<Solution Name="solutionname.wsp">
<Id>ID-here</Id>
<File>filename.wsp</File>
<Deployed>FALSE</Deployed>
<WebApplicationSpecific>TRUE</WebApplicationSpecific>
<ContainsGlobalAssembly>FALSE</ContainsGlobalAssembly>
<ContainsCodeAccessSecurityPolicy>TRUE</ContainsCodeAccessSecurityPolicy>
<LastOperationResult>DeploymentSucceeded</LastOperationResult>
<LastOperationTime>9/21/2010 3:19 AM</LastOperationTime>    
</Solution>    

As you can see, it is listed as 'FALSE' for 'deployed', yet the last operation result was 'DeploymentSucceeded'...

I have uninstalled the solution completely, and went through the same steps for the exact same result. Any idea what could cause this and how to resolve the issue?

Answer 1

Check that the WSS administration service is started on all of your servers. I had exactly this problem today funnily enough. Was down to the service not running on the sql server.

Answer 2

Restart your front end servers. That will usually sort this one out.

Answer 3

Check the webpart gallery. I doubt your webpart file is there. Upload it and see if that allows you to activate the feature.