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Re: Glassfish v2.1.1 Windows Services in Cluster Profile -- Node Agent won't start

From: Nazrul Islam <nazrul.islam_at_oracle.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 14:59:11 -0700

Here is a detailed blog that on the topic:
http://www.fromdev.com/2009/04/glassfish-best-practices-setting.html

-- 
Nazrul Islam   -   (408) 276-6468   -   Oracle  
Nazrul Islam wrote:
> bamoss_at_sceats.com wrote:
>> Hello,
>>  
>> Could someone please point me to the appropriate documentation or 
>> tell me how to correctly set up Windows services for the Node 
>> Agents?  I have been successful in setting up the Glassfish Windows 
>> services for domain1 on my two test boxes, by using the --user and 
>> --passwordfile options, but have not been successful with the Node 
>> Agent.
> Here are the official documentation pointers:
> GlassFish 2.x: 
> http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E19879-01/820-4335/ablwx/index.html
> GlassFish 3.1: 
> http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E18930_01/html/821-2416/gglqp.html
>
> Please file a doc bug if the above needs correction.
>>  
>> For clarification, I have been using the sc.exe command to create the 
>> windows services.  I can successfully create the node agent windows 
>> service, but I cannot get it to start, ending with a 1053 timeout 
>> error, which I believe is because it also needs to access the 
>> masterpassword.  Even when I try to start the Node Agents at the 
>> command line (to validate the sc.exe commands), I am prompted to 
>> enter the masterpassword.
> Did you try --savemasterpassword option in create-node-agent command? 
> Refer to 
> http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E19879-01/820-4332/6nfq988qc/index.html 
>
> You may also try change-master-password command now to save the 
> masterpassword. Refer to 
> http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E19879-01/820-4332/6nfq988p5/index.html
>>  
>> Any help or suggestions to resolve this issue would be greatly 
>> appreciated.  Thanks in advance!
>
> -- 
> Nazrul Islam   -   (408) 276-6468   -   Oracle  
>