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Re: how to eliminate SEVERE errors (No class name for worker...) when starting up domain?

From: Amy Roh <amy.roh_at_oracle.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:11:14 -0800

FYI, since the question with mod_jk setup comes up frequently on the
alias, I've posted a new blog with full instruction -
http://weblogs.java.net/blog/amyroh/archive/2012/02/15/running-glassfish-312-apache-http-server.

Amy

On 2/13/12 9:10 PM, Amy Roh wrote:
>
>
> On 2/13/12 7:53 PM, modjklist_at_comcast.net wrote:
>> Hi Amy,
>>
>> If I skip this line,
>>
>> asadmin> set
>> server-config.network-config.network-listeners.network-listener.jk-connector.jk-configuration-file=/home/glassfish/glassfish3/glassfish/domains/domain1/config/glassfish-jk.properties
>>
>>
>> during the install process, it complains in the server.log file (even
>> though I've deleted the network listener (jk-connector) then created
>> a new one)"
>>
>> [#|2012-02-13T19:42:06.458-0800|WARNING|glassfish3.1.1|javax.enterprise.system.container.web.com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.coyote|_ThreadID=10;_ThreadName=Thread-2;|WEB0343:
>> JK properties file
>> /home/glassfish/glassfish3/glassfish/domains/domain1/config/glassfish-jk.properties
>> does not
>> exist |#]
>
> This is just a warning that you have jk-configuration-file defined but
> the file doesn't exist to let you know that it's missing.
>>
>> I'm guessing the settings for glassfish-jk.properties survived this
>> process. Is there a way to undo that set jk.configuration-file
>> command above to eliminate glassfish-jk.properties (since I can set
>> maxThreads from admin console instead of using this file)?
> You can either edit the domain.xml or "asadmin set
> server-config.network-config.network-listeners.network-listener.jk-connector.jk-configuration-file="
> should do it.
>
> Amy
>
>>
>> Thanks, GKK
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> *From: *"Amy Roh" <amy.roh_at_oracle.com>
>> *To: *modjklist_at_comcast.net
>> *Cc: *users_at_glassfish.java.net
>> *Sent: *Monday, February 13, 2012 6:47:58 PM
>> *Subject: *Re: how to eliminate SEVERE errors (No class name for
>> worker...) when starting up domain?
>>
>>
>>
>> On 2/13/12 6:18 PM, modjklist_at_comcast.netwrote:
>>
>> Hi Amy,
>>
>> Thanks for all the help! The SEVERE errors disappeared by
>> including the apache/conf/workers.properties file as you expected
>> (yay!).
>>
>>
>> Great!
>>
>>
>> I even eliminated the WARNING for threadpool.max_threads_too_low
>> because I had mistakenly increased the Default configuration
>> rather than the Server configuration's settings in the web
>> console (after I increased the server configuration's settings
>> the warning went away).
>>
>> Some follow-up questions:
>>
>> 1. Do my final (and complete) configuration settings below look OK?
>>
>> asadmin> start-domain --port 4850
>>
>> asadmin> deploy /home/glassfish/apps/hello.war --port 4850
>>
>> asadmin> create-network-listener --protocol http-listener-1
>> --listenerport 8009 --jkenabled true jk-connector --port 4850
>>
>> asadmin> set
>> server-config.network-config.network-listeners.network-listener.jk-connector.jk-configuration-file=/home/glassfish/glassfish3/glassfish/domains/domain1/config/glassfish-jk.properties
>> --port 4850
>>
>> asadmin> create-jvm-options
>> -Dcom.sun.enterprise.web.connector.enableJK.propertyFile=/home/glassfish/glassfish3/glassfish/domains/domain1/config/glassfish-jk.properties
>> --port 4850
>>
>> asadmin> restart-domain --port 4850
>>
>>
>> We didn't talk about the 2nd to last line above (e.g.
>> create-jvm-options), but it's mentioned in step 7 here:
>> http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E18930_01/html/821-2416/gfaad.html
>>
>>
>> You don't need the create-jvm-option step. The jvm-option was needed
>> before since http-listener (unlike network-listener) didn't support
>> jk-configuration-file attribute.
>>
>>
>> 2. Can you give specific details on how to exactly set maxThreads
>> using the admin console? For example, how to navigate to the
>> screen where the setting may be input, and which fields to fill
>> out what, etc.?
>>
>>
>> Go to Configurations ->server-config -> Thread Pools ->
>> http-thread-pool -> and edit Max Thread Pool Size.
>>
>> Amy
>>
>>
>> Thanks so much, -GKK
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> *From: *"Amy Roh" <amy.roh_at_oracle.com>
>> *To: *users_at_glassfish.java.net
>> *Sent: *Monday, February 13, 2012 5:09:37 PM
>> *Subject: *Re: how to eliminate SEVERE errors (No class name for
>> worker...) when starting up domain?
>>
>>
>>
>> On 2/13/12 4:37 PM, modjklist_at_comcast.net wrote:
>>
>> Hi Amy,
>>
>> Over the last week I tried to find examples for setting
>> connector attributes using glassfish-jk.properties, but could
>> find much. Most of the time I see things like this (scroll
>> down to bottom):
>>
>> http://code.google.com/p/eid-archetype/wiki/UsageJavaEE6
>>
>> where the ONLY thing inside the glassfish-jk.properties file
>> are worker info.
>>
>> Example 6-5 here
>> http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E18930_01/html/821-2416/gfaad.html is
>> also misleading when it says "This example shows a
>> workers.properties *or glassfish-jk.properties file*that is
>> set for mod_jk."
>>
>>
>>
>> I see where you're getting mislead. There should be two
>> properties files. One for workers (referenced by
>> JkWorkersFilefrom httpd.conf) and another one for Connector
>> (referenced by
>> server-config.network-config.network-listeners.network-listener.jk-connector.jk-configuration-file).
>> The above example uses glassfish-jk.properties as the file name
>> for JkWorkersFile to define workers info where I was using
>> glassfish-jk.properties name to refer to the other (Connector
>> attributes).
>>
>> Try adding the following to apache/conf/httpd.conf and add worker
>> info in workers.properties
>>
>> JkWorkersFile conf/workers.properties
>>
>> Add maxThreads=256 to glassfish-jk.properties and set it either
>> using admin console or asadmin set command.
>>
>> set
>> server-config.network-config.network-listeners.network-listener.jk-connector.jk-configuration-file=/home/glassfish/glassfish3/glassfish/domains/domain1/config/glassfish-jk.properties
>>
>> You can find the format of Properties from
>> http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Properties.html.
>> See load for key/element examples.
>>
>> I will relay this input to the docs team to update the docs to be
>> more clear in the next release.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Amy
>>
>>
>> Do you have an example glassfish-jk.properties file you could
>> send me? I want to see the correct syntax for setting attributes.
>>
>> For example, should the glassfish-jk.properties file be:
>>
>> protocol=AJP/1.3
>> maxThread=256
>>
>> or,
>>
>> protocol="AJP/1.3"
>> maxThreads="256"
>>
>> or something else(?).
>>
>> Maybe I missed this in the documentation somewhere? Thanks, GKK
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> *From: *"Amy Roh" <amy.roh_at_oracle.com>
>> *To: *users_at_glassfish.java.net
>> *Sent: *Monday, February 13, 2012 3:56:06 PM
>> *Subject: *Re: how to eliminate SEVERE errors (No class name
>> for worker...) when starting up domain?
>>
>>
>>
>> On 2/13/12 3:38 PM, modjklist_at_comcast.net wrote:
>>
>> Hi Amy, I'll add a workers.properties file as well (you
>> might make a note to clarify this in the Administration
>> Guide). I guess this opens the question -- should the
>> glassfish-jk.properties file then contain everything the
>> workers.properties file contains PLUS the additional
>> attributes such as maxThreads (or just those additional
>> attributes such as MaxThreads, and not
>> worker.list=worker1, worker.worker1.type=ajp13, etc.)?
>>
>> glassfish-jk.properties is for Connector attributes only so
>> you shouldn't put worker info there.
>>
>>
>> Also, I previously used the GlassFish web-console (port
>> 4850 for me) to manually adjust the "max thread pool
>> size" for http-thread-pool from 5 to 200 (which didn't
>> improve the thread size warning). Will your recommended
>> command,
>>
>> I didn't see that you already did this. If you'd done admin
>> console to update then asadmin set isn't necessary.
>>
>> Amy
>>
>>
>> asadmin set
>> configs.config.server-config.thread-pools.thread-pool.http-thread-pool.max-thread-pool-size=newvalue'
>>
>> attempt to do the same thing (assuming I use 200 for "new
>> value")? The max size for admin-thread-pool is 50 and
>> thread-pool-1 is 200, so none of these 3 thread pools
>> should be the issue (that is, unless the thread pool size
>> is supposed to update from default values at a time later
>> than the warning message issues).
>>
>> Lastly, I'll use the following commands as mentioned
>> below unless you recommend otherwise:
>>
>> asadmin> delete-http-listener jk-connector
>> asadmin> create-network-listener --protocol
>> http-listener-1 --listenerport 8009 --jkenabled true
>> jk-connector --port 4850
>> asadmin> set
>> server-config.network-config.network-listeners.network-listener.jk-connector.jk-configuration-file=/home/glassfish/glassfish3/glassfish/domains/domain1/config/glassfish-jk.properties
>> --port 4850
>>
>> Thanks, GKK
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> *
>> *
>>