Sun Java System Application Server Enterprise Edition 8.1 2005Q2 Troubleshooting Guide

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# Automatically Restarting a Domain or Node Agent on Reboot

If your domain or node agent is stopped unexpectedly (for example, if you need to restart your machine), you can configure your system to automatically restart the domain or node agent on reboot.

- Restarting Automatically on UNIX Platforms

- Restarting Automatically on the Microsoft Windows Platform

## Restarting Automatically on UNIX Platforms

### Restarting a Domain

To restart your domain on a UNIX platform, add a line containing the appropriate `asadmin start-domain` command to your `/etc/inittab` file. If you use `/etc/rc.local,` or your system’s equivalent, place a the desired `asadmin` command in `/etc/rc.local`.

For example, to restart `domain1` for an Troubleshooting Guide installed in the `/opt/SUNWappserver` directory, using a password file called `password.txt`, add the following line to `/etc/inittab` or `/etc/rc.local`:

    das:3:respawn:/opt/SUNWappserver/bin/asadmin start-domain --user admin
    --passwordfile /opt/SUNWappserver/password.txt domain1

Be sure to put the text on one line. The first three letters are a unique designator for the process and can be altered.

### Restarting a Node Agent

To restart a node agent, the syntax is similar. For example, to restart `agent1` for an Troubleshooting Guide installed in the `/opt/SUNWappserver` directory using a password file called `password.txt`, add the following line to `/etc/inittab` or `/etc/rc.local`:

    das:3:respawn:/opt/SUNWappserver/bin/asadmin start-node-agent --user admin
    --passwordfile /opt/SUNWappserver/password.txt agent1

## Restarting Automatically on the Microsoft Windows Platform

To restart automatically on Microsoft Windows, create a Windows Service. Use the `appservService.exe` and `appserverAgentService.exe` executables shipped with Sun Java System Application Server in conjunction with the Service Control command (`sc.exe`) provided by Microsoft.

- The `sc.exe` command comes with Windows XP and is either located in the `C:\\windows\\system32` directory or `C:\\winnt\\system32` directory.

- As of this writing, the Windows 2000 `sc.exe` is available for download at: `ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/reskit/win2000/sc.zip`. For more information on using `sc.exe`, see:

  `http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dndllpro/html/msdn_scmslite.asp`.

  Use `appservService.exe` and `appservAgentService.exe` as follows:

      C:\\winnt\\system32\\sc.exe create service_name binPath= \\"fully_qualified_
      path_to_appservService.exe \\"fully_qualified_path_to_asadmin.bat
      start_command\\"
      \\"fully_qualified_path_to_asadmin.bat stop_command\\"" start= auto
      DisplayName= "display_name"

### Starting and Stopping a Domain

To create a service called `SunJavaSystemAppServer DOMAIN1` that starts and stops `domain1` using password file `C:\\Sun\\AppServer\\password.txt`, run the following command:

    C:\\windows\\system32\\sc.exe create domain1 binPath= "C:\\Sun\\AppServer\\
    lib\\appservService.exe \\"C:\\Sun\\AppServer\\bin\\asadmin.bat start-domain
    --user admin --passwordfile C:\\Sun\\AppServer\\password.txt domain1\\"
    \\"C:\\Sun\\AppServer\\bin\\asadmin.bat stop-domain domain1\\""
    start=auto DisplayName= "SunJavaSystemAppServer DOMAIN1"

### Starting and Stopping a Node Agent

To create a service that starts and stops the node agent `agent1`, run the following command:

    C:\\windows\\system32\\sc.exe create agent1 binPath= "C:\\Sun\\AppServer\\
    lib\\appservAgentService.exe \\"C:\\Sun\\AppServer\\bin\\asadmin.bat
    start-node-agent --user admin --passwordfile C:\\Sun\\AppServer\\
    password.txt agent1\\" \\"C:\\Sun\\AppServer\\bin\\asadmin.bat
    stop-node-agent agent1\\"" start=auto DisplayName="SJESAS_SE8.1 AGENT1"

Note –

The start and stop commands entered as part of the `binPath=` parameter must have the correct syntax. To test, run the commands from the command prompt. If the commands do not properly start or stop the domain or node agent, the service will not work correctly.

Also, do not use a mixture of `asadmin start` and `stop` commands and `service start` and `stops`. Mixing the two can cause the server status to be out of sync. For example, the service might not show that the component has started even though the component is not running. To avoid this situation, always use the `sc.exe` command to start and stop the component when using services.

### Security for Automatic Restarts

Handle the password and master password required when starting in one of the following ways:

- On Microsoft Windows, configure the service to ask the user for the password.

  - In the Services Control Panel, double-click the service you created.

  - In the Properties window, click the Log On tab.

  - Check “Allow service to interact with desktop” to prompt for the required passwords when starting the component.

    You have to log in to see the prompts, and entries are not echoed back as you type them. This method is the most secure way to use the services option, but user interaction is required before the service becomes available.

    If the “interact with desktop” option is not set, the service stays in a “start-pending” state and appears to hang. Kill the service process to recover from this state.

- On Windows or UNIX, create a domain using the `--savemasterpassword=true` option and create a password file to store the admin password. When starting the component, use the `--passwordfile` option to point to the file that contains the password. The admin password can also be added by using the `--password` option with the `asadmin start` command. Be aware that this method is less secure because the admin password is stored in clear text.

  For example:

  - Create a domain with a saved master password. Using this syntax, you are prompted for the admin password and master password:

        asadmin create-domain --adminport 4848 --adminuser admin
        --savemasterpassword=true --instanceport 8080 domain1

  - On Windows, create a service using a password file to populate the admin password:

        C:\\windows\\system32\\sc.exe create domain1 binPath=
         "C:\\Sun\\AppServer\\lib\\appservService.exe
         \\"C:\\Sun\\AppServer\\bin\\asadmin.bat start-domain --user admin
         --passwordfile C:\\Sun\\AppServer\\password.txt domain1\\"
         \\"C:\\Sun\\AppServer\\bin\\asadmin.bat stop-domain domain1\\""
         start= auto DisplayName= "SJESAS_PE8.1 DOMAIN1"

    The path to the password file `password.txt` is `C:\\Sun\\AppServer\\password.txt`. It contains the password in the following format:

        AS_ADMIN_password=password

    For example, for a password `adminadmin`:

        AS_ADMIN_password=adminadmin

  - On UNIX, use the `--passwordfile` option in the line you add to the `inittab` file:

        das:3:respawn:/opt/SUNWappserver/bin/asadmin start-domain
         --user admin --passwordfile /opt/SUNWappserver/password.txt domain1

    The path to the password file `password.txt` is `/opt/SUNWappserver/password.txt`. It contains the password in the following format:

        AS_ADMIN_password=password

    For example, for a password `adminadmin`:

        AS_ADMIN_password=adminadmin

- Creating a service using a password that is populated from a command line option:

      C:\\windows\\system32\\sc.exe create domain1 binPath= "C:\\Sun\\AppServer\\
      lib\\appservService.exe \\"C:\\Sun\\AppServer\\bin\\asadmin.bat start-domain
      --user admin --password adminadmin domain1\\" \\"C:\\Sun\\AppServer\\bin\\
      asadmin.bat stop-domain domain1\\"" start=auto
      DisplayName="SJESAS_PE8.1 DOMAIN1"

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