Anybody using Cassandra/DataStax Distribution with Java Service Wrapper?

[Drew Kutcharian <dr...@venarc.com>]

Hi Everyone,

I noticed that the DataStax's distribution of Cassandra uses Jsvc. There's also Tanuki Java Service Wrapper (http://wrapper.tanukisoftware.com/doc/english/download.jsp) that does a lot more than simply launching a Java process, for example it monitors the JVM and even restarts failed/hung JVMs. Is anyone using it with Cassandra?

The license for Java Service Wrapper is GPLv2, so it's not really compatible with Apache License, but it would be even nicer to have an option of using it instead of Jsvc in the distribution.

-- Drew

Re: Anybody using Cassandra/DataStax Distribution with Java Service Wrapper?

[Oleg Anastasyev <ol...@gmail.com>]

> Is anyone using it with Cassandra?

Yes, we use it with cassandra 0.6. Had to implement service wrapper tanuki style 
for cassandra by myself to make it shudown correctly.

Re: Anybody using Cassandra/DataStax Distribution with Java Service Wrapper?

[Paul Brown <pa...@gmail.com>]

IMHO, Tanuki and the like are fabulous in a Windows environment (e.g., to install something as a "Service"), but on a *nix, you're better off to just come up with your own variant of the standard shell script and hook it into the OS lifecycle in the usual way.

On Feb 15, 2012, at 4:05 PM, Drew Kutcharian wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
> 
> I noticed that the DataStax's distribution of Cassandra uses Jsvc. There's also Tanuki Java Service Wrapper (http://wrapper.tanukisoftware.com/doc/english/download.jsp) that does a lot more than simply launching a Java process, for example it monitors the JVM and even restarts failed/hung JVMs. Is anyone using it with Cassandra?
> 
> The license for Java Service Wrapper is GPLv2, so it's not really compatible with Apache License, but it would be even nicer to have an option of using it instead of Jsvc in the distribution.
> 
> -- Drew
> 
>