Here is a detailed blog that on the topic:
http://www.fromdev.com/2009/04/glassfish-best-practices-setting.html
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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!
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> Nazrul Islam - (408) 276-6468 - Oracle
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