From: Tom Mueller <tom.mueller_at_oracle.com>
Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:58:01 -0600

When running disconnected from the network, it may be helpful to set the
environment variable:

AS_NO_REVERSE_DNS=true

Also, are you running the domain using the same user account that you
used to install it (or what was used when you ran unzip)?
The DAS has to be able to create a the "pid" file in the
glassfish/domains/domain1/config file or asadmin will not realize that
the server has started.

Tom