Upgrade from 11.10.12 to 12.10.5 failed

Hi folks. Today i tried to upgrade my xwiki installation from 11.10.12 to 12.10.5. After the webpage shows Xwiki is loading it comes to 100% and web page is blank.

Catalina throws this error

Mar 29, 2021 4:03:41 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve invoke
SEVERE: Servlet.service() for servlet [action] in context with path [/xwiki] threw exception [Servlet execution threw an exception] with root cause
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: javax.servlet.http.HttpUpgradeHandler
    at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoaderBase.loadClass(WebappClassLoaderBase.java:1892)
    at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoaderBase.loadClass(WebappClassLoaderBase.java:1735)
    at java.lang.Class.getDeclaredMethods0(Native Method)
    at java.lang.Class.privateGetDeclaredMethods(Class.java:2701)
    at java.lang.Class.getDeclaredMethods(Class.java:1975)
    at org.apache.velocity.util.introspection.ClassMap.populateMethodCacheWith(ClassMap.java:181)
    at org.apache.velocity.util.introspection.ClassMap.createMethodCache(ClassMap.java:146)
    at org.apache.velocity.util.introspection.ClassMap.<init>(ClassMap.java:88)
    at org.apache.velocity.util.introspection.IntrospectorCache.put(IntrospectorCache.java:168)
    at org.apache.velocity.util.introspection.IntrospectorBase.getMethod(IntrospectorBase.java:97)
    at org.apache.velocity.util.introspection.Introspector.getMethod(Introspector.java:93)
    at org.apache.velocity.util.introspection.SecureIntrospectorImpl.getMethod(SecureIntrospectorImpl.java:73)
    at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.PropertyExecutor.discover(PropertyExecutor.java:101)
    at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.PropertyExecutor.<init>(PropertyExecutor.java:71)
    at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.PropertyExecutor.<init>(PropertyExecutor.java:48)
    at org.apache.velocity.util.introspection.UberspectImpl.getPropertyGet(UberspectImpl.java:371)
    at org.apache.velocity.util.introspection.AbstractChainableUberspector.getPropertyGet(AbstractChainableUberspector.java:100)
    at org.apache.velocity.util.introspection.DeprecatedCheckUberspector.getPropertyGet(DeprecatedCheckUberspector.java:65)
    at org.apache.velocity.util.introspection.AbstractChainableUberspector.getPropertyGet(AbstractChainableUberspector.java:100)
    at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTIdentifier.execute(ASTIdentifier.java:164)
    at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTReference.execute(ASTReference.java:369)
    at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTReference.render(ASTReference.java:490)
    at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.SimpleNode.render(SimpleNode.java:423)
    at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTStringLiteral.value(ASTStringLiteral.java:317)
    at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTComparisonNode.evaluate(ASTComparisonNode.java:70)
    at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTOrNode.evaluate(ASTOrNode.java:110)
    at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTExpression.evaluate(ASTExpression.java:63)
    at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTElseIfStatement.evaluate(ASTElseIfStatement.java:94)
    at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTIfStatement.render(ASTIfStatement.java:189)
    at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.SimpleNode.render(SimpleNode.java:423)
    at org.apache.velocity.Template.merge(Template.java:358)
    at org.apache.velocity.Template.merge(Template.java:262)
    at org.xwiki.velocity.internal.DefaultVelocityEngine.evaluate(DefaultVelocityEngine.java:284)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.render.DefaultVelocityManager.evaluate(DefaultVelocityManager.java:321)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.VelocityTemplateEvaluator.evaluateContent(VelocityTemplateEvaluator.java:95)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.TemplateAsyncRenderer.evaluateContent(TemplateAsyncRenderer.java:217)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.TemplateAsyncRenderer.renderVelocity(TemplateAsyncRenderer.java:180)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.TemplateAsyncRenderer.render(TemplateAsyncRenderer.java:137)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.TemplateAsyncRenderer.render(TemplateAsyncRenderer.java:53)
    at org.xwiki.rendering.async.internal.DefaultAsyncRendererExecutor.lambda$syncRender$0(DefaultAsyncRendererExecutor.java:267)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.security.authorization.DefaultAuthorExecutor.call(DefaultAuthorExecutor.java:98)
    at org.xwiki.rendering.async.internal.DefaultAsyncRendererExecutor.syncRender(DefaultAsyncRendererExecutor.java:267)
    at org.xwiki.rendering.async.internal.DefaultAsyncRendererExecutor.render(DefaultAsyncRendererExecutor.java:250)
    at org.xwiki.rendering.async.internal.block.DefaultBlockAsyncRendererExecutor.render(DefaultBlockAsyncRendererExecutor.java:154)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.InternalTemplateManager.render(InternalTemplateManager.java:772)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.InternalTemplateManager.renderFromSkin(InternalTemplateManager.java:745)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.InternalTemplateManager.renderFromSkin(InternalTemplateManager.java:725)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.InternalTemplateManager.render(InternalTemplateManager.java:711)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.DefaultTemplateManager.render(DefaultTemplateManager.java:78)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.XWiki.evaluateTemplate(XWiki.java:2516)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.XWiki.parseTemplate(XWiki.java:2494)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.api.XWiki.parseTemplate(XWiki.java:983)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
    at org.apache.velocity.util.introspection.UberspectImpl$VelMethodImpl.doInvoke(UberspectImpl.java:565)
    at org.apache.velocity.util.introspection.UberspectImpl$VelMethodImpl.invoke(UberspectImpl.java:548)
    at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTMethod.execute(ASTMethod.java:219)
    at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTReference.execute(ASTReference.java:369)
    at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTReference.render(ASTReference.java:490)
    at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTBlock.render(ASTBlock.java:144)
    at org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.VelocimacroProxy.render(VelocimacroProxy.java:215)
    at org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.RuntimeMacro.render(RuntimeMacro.java:328)
    at org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.RuntimeMacro.render(RuntimeMacro.java:258)
    at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTDirective.render(ASTDirective.java:301)
    at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.SimpleNode.render(SimpleNode.java:423)
    at org.apache.velocity.Template.merge(Template.java:358)
    at org.apache.velocity.Template.merge(Template.java:262)
    at org.xwiki.velocity.internal.DefaultVelocityEngine.evaluate(DefaultVelocityEngine.java:284)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.render.DefaultVelocityManager.evaluate(DefaultVelocityManager.java:321)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.VelocityTemplateEvaluator.evaluateContent(VelocityTemplateEvaluator.java:95)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.TemplateAsyncRenderer.evaluateContent(TemplateAsyncRenderer.java:217)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.TemplateAsyncRenderer.renderVelocity(TemplateAsyncRenderer.java:180)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.TemplateAsyncRenderer.render(TemplateAsyncRenderer.java:137)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.TemplateAsyncRenderer.render(TemplateAsyncRenderer.java:53)
    at org.xwiki.rendering.async.internal.DefaultAsyncRendererExecutor.lambda$syncRender$0(DefaultAsyncRendererExecutor.java:267)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.security.authorization.DefaultAuthorExecutor.call(DefaultAuthorExecutor.java:98)
    at org.xwiki.rendering.async.internal.DefaultAsyncRendererExecutor.syncRender(DefaultAsyncRendererExecutor.java:267)
    at org.xwiki.rendering.async.internal.DefaultAsyncRendererExecutor.render(DefaultAsyncRendererExecutor.java:250)
    at org.xwiki.rendering.async.internal.block.DefaultBlockAsyncRendererExecutor.render(DefaultBlockAsyncRendererExecutor.java:154)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.InternalTemplateManager.render(InternalTemplateManager.java:772)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.InternalTemplateManager.renderFromSkin(InternalTemplateManager.java:745)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.InternalTemplateManager.renderFromSkin(InternalTemplateManager.java:725)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.InternalTemplateManager.render(InternalTemplateManager.java:711)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.DefaultTemplateManager.render(DefaultTemplateManager.java:78)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.XWiki.evaluateTemplate(XWiki.java:2516)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.XWiki.parseTemplate(XWiki.java:2494)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.api.XWiki.parseTemplate(XWiki.java:983)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
    at org.apache.velocity.util.introspection.UberspectImpl$VelMethodImpl.doInvoke(UberspectImpl.java:565)
    at org.apache.velocity.util.introspection.UberspectImpl$VelMethodImpl.invoke(UberspectImpl.java:548)
    at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTMethod.execute(ASTMethod.java:219)
    at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTReference.execute(ASTReference.java:369)
    at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTReference.render(ASTReference.java:490)
    at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTBlock.render(ASTBlock.java:144)
    at org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.VelocimacroProxy.render(VelocimacroProxy.java:215)
    at org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.RuntimeMacro.render(RuntimeMacro.java:328)
    at org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.RuntimeMacro.render(RuntimeMacro.java:258)
    at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTDirective.render(ASTDirective.java:301)
    at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.SimpleNode.render(SimpleNode.java:423)
    at org.apache.velocity.Template.merge(Template.java:358)
    at org.apache.velocity.Template.merge(Template.java:262)
    at org.xwiki.velocity.internal.DefaultVelocityEngine.evaluate(DefaultVelocityEngine.java:284)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.render.DefaultVelocityManager.evaluate(DefaultVelocityManager.java:321)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.VelocityTemplateEvaluator.evaluateContent(VelocityTemplateEvaluator.java:95)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.TemplateAsyncRenderer.evaluateContent(TemplateAsyncRenderer.java:217)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.TemplateAsyncRenderer.renderVelocity(TemplateAsyncRenderer.java:180)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.TemplateAsyncRenderer.render(TemplateAsyncRenderer.java:137)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.TemplateAsyncRenderer.render(TemplateAsyncRenderer.java:53)
    at org.xwiki.rendering.async.internal.DefaultAsyncRendererExecutor.lambda$syncRender$0(DefaultAsyncRendererExecutor.java:267)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.security.authorization.DefaultAuthorExecutor.call(DefaultAuthorExecutor.java:98)
    at org.xwiki.rendering.async.internal.DefaultAsyncRendererExecutor.syncRender(DefaultAsyncRendererExecutor.java:267)
    at org.xwiki.rendering.async.internal.DefaultAsyncRendererExecutor.render(DefaultAsyncRendererExecutor.java:250)
    at org.xwiki.rendering.async.internal.block.DefaultBlockAsyncRendererExecutor.render(DefaultBlockAsyncRendererExecutor.java:154)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.InternalTemplateManager.render(InternalTemplateManager.java:772)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.InternalTemplateManager.renderFromSkin(InternalTemplateManager.java:745)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.InternalTemplateManager.renderFromSkin(InternalTemplateManager.java:725)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.InternalTemplateManager.render(InternalTemplateManager.java:711)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.DefaultTemplateManager.render(DefaultTemplateManager.java:78)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.XWiki.evaluateTemplate(XWiki.java:2516)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.web.Utils.parseTemplate(Utils.java:179)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.web.Utils.parseTemplate(Utils.java:88)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.web.XWikiAction.execute(XWikiAction.java:637)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.web.XWikiAction.execute(XWikiAction.java:250)
    at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.processActionPerform(RequestProcessor.java:425)
    at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.process(RequestProcessor.java:228)
    at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.process(ActionServlet.java:1913)
    at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.doGet(ActionServlet.java:449)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:624)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:731)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:303)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:208)
    at com.xpn.xwiki.web.ActionFilter.doFilter(ActionFilter.java:122)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:241)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:208)
    at org.xwiki.wysiwyg.filter.ConversionFilter.doFilter(ConversionFilter.java:109)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:241)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:208)
    at org.xwiki.container.servlet.filters.internal.SetHTTPHeaderFilter.doFilter(SetHTTPHeaderFilter.java:63)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:241)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:208)
    at org.xwiki.container.servlet.filters.internal.SavedRequestRestorerFilter.doFilter(SavedRequestRestorerFilter.java:208)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:241)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:208)
    at org.xwiki.container.servlet.filters.internal.SetCharacterEncodingFilter.doFilter(SetCharacterEncodingFilter.java:111)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:241)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:208)
    at org.xwiki.resource.servlet.RoutingFilter.doFilter(RoutingFilter.java:132)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:241)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:208)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:218)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:110)
    at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:498)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:169)
    at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:103)
    at org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(AccessLogValve.java:962)
    at org.apache.catalina.valves.RemoteIpValve.invoke(RemoteIpValve.java:683)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:116)
    at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:445)
    at org.apache.coyote.http11.AbstractHttp11Processor.process(AbstractHttp11Processor.java:1091)
    at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$AbstractConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:637)
    at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$SocketProcessor.run(JIoEndpoint.java:316)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624)
    at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:61)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)

I dont found anything usefull in the Internet. Maybe you could help

I think this might indicate that you’re using a too old Servlet container (or too recent).

See Installation (XWiki.org)

You need an Application Server which support at least Servlet 3.1, that means at least Tomcat 8 in your case for example.

Thanks. That was the hitting point