3414278 - HTTP 404 while accessing any SAP Business Objects webapps using tomcat

• When accessing any SAP BusinessObjects webpage the following error is seen:
  HTTP Status 404 – Not Found
  Description The origin server did not find a current representation for the target resource or is not willing to disclose that one exists.
• Errors in tomcat logs:
  
  SEVERE: Error deploying web application directory [C:\Program Files (x86)\SAP BusinessObjects\tomcat\webapps\AdminTools]
  java.lang.IllegalStateException: Error starting child
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:686)
     
  SEVERE: Error deploying web application directory [C:\Program Files (x86)\SAP BusinessObjects\tomcat\webapps\BOE]
  java.lang.IllegalStateException: Error starting child
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:686) 
• This issue observed after an upgrade of the SAP BusinessObjects and tomcat.

• SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform 4.x (BI 4.0 / 4.1 / 4.2/ 4.3)
• Tomcat
• Windows
• Linux / Unix 

BI, HTTP 404, Tomcat, Error starting child , CMC , 404 , KBA , BI-BIP-INS , Installation, Updates, Upgrade, Patching , BI-BIP-DEP , Webapp Deployment, Networking, Vulnerabilities, Webservices , Problem