Moving Tomcat

[Steve Ingraham <si...@okcca.net>]

I have a website running with jakarta-tomcat-5.5.9.  The server this
website resides on is going to have to be rebuilt so I am needing to
move everything off of it onto another server.  I know very little about
tomcat, ok, I really know nothing about tomcat.  This website was
created before I started managing this network so I was not involved in
its construction.  My question is this.  I believe that all of the
content for the webpage(s) reside in
/usr/local/src/jakarta-tomcat-5.5.9/webapps.  If I copy everything from
/usr/local/src from the old server onto the new server will this capture
everything needed for the website?  Is there anything else I need to
know about or that needs moved in order for the website to be accessible
from the new server?
 
Any information would be appreciated.
 
Steve

 

 

Re: Moving Tomcat

[Filip Hanik - Dev Lists <de...@hanik.com>]

you can also install Tomcat from the .tar.gz (on apache's website),
that creates a location independent layout for you

Filip

Steve Ingraham wrote:
> I have a website running with jakarta-tomcat-5.5.9.  The server this
> website resides on is going to have to be rebuilt so I am needing to
> move everything off of it onto another server.  I know very little about
> tomcat, ok, I really know nothing about tomcat.  This website was
> created before I started managing this network so I was not involved in
> its construction.  My question is this.  I believe that all of the
> content for the webpage(s) reside in
> /usr/local/src/jakarta-tomcat-5.5.9/webapps.  If I copy everything from
> /usr/local/src from the old server onto the new server will this capture
> everything needed for the website?  Is there anything else I need to
> know about or that needs moved in order for the website to be accessible
> from the new server?
>  
> Any information would be appreciated.
>  
> Steve
>
>  
>
>  
>
>   
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Re: Moving Tomcat

[EDMOND KEMOKAI <ek...@gmail.com>]

Hmm Interesting, the person was from Oklahoma Court, is that you again?

On 1/3/07, EDMOND KEMOKAI <ek...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> First I'll suggest you backup your entire server, it is possible for
> instance if your server is running Linux that the webapps folder only
> contain the links to the actual webapp folders residing somewhere else on
> the filesystem..So again BACKUP before doing anything. About a month ago
> someone on this mailing list in your position deleted stuff on a server they
> were managing, I have the feeling they don't have a job anymore.
>
> On 1/3/07, Steve Ingraham <si...@okcca.net> wrote:
> >
> > I have a website running with jakarta-tomcat-5.5.9.  The server this
> > website resides on is going to have to be rebuilt so I am needing to
> > move everything off of it onto another server.  I know very little about
> > tomcat, ok, I really know nothing about tomcat.  This website was
> > created before I started managing this network so I was not involved in
> > its construction.  My question is this.  I believe that all of the
> > content for the webpage(s) reside in
> > /usr/local/src/jakarta-tomcat-5.5.9 /webapps.  If I copy everything from
> > /usr/local/src from the old server onto the new server will this capture
> > everything needed for the website?  Is there anything else I need to
> > know about or that needs moved in order for the website to be accessible
> >
> > from the new server?
> >
> > Any information would be appreciated.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> "talk trash and carry a small stick."
> PAUL KRUGMAN (NYT)




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Re: Moving Tomcat

[EDMOND KEMOKAI <ek...@gmail.com>]

First I'll suggest you backup your entire server, it is possible for
instance if your server is running Linux that the webapps folder only
contain the links to the actual webapp folders residing somewhere else on
the filesystem..So again BACKUP before doing anything. About a month ago
someone on this mailing list in your position deleted stuff on a server they
were managing, I have the feeling they don't have a job anymore.

On 1/3/07, Steve Ingraham <si...@okcca.net> wrote:
>
> I have a website running with jakarta-tomcat-5.5.9.  The server this
> website resides on is going to have to be rebuilt so I am needing to
> move everything off of it onto another server.  I know very little about
> tomcat, ok, I really know nothing about tomcat.  This website was
> created before I started managing this network so I was not involved in
> its construction.  My question is this.  I believe that all of the
> content for the webpage(s) reside in
> /usr/local/src/jakarta-tomcat-5.5.9/webapps.  If I copy everything from
> /usr/local/src from the old server onto the new server will this capture
> everything needed for the website?  Is there anything else I need to
> know about or that needs moved in order for the website to be accessible
> from the new server?
>
> Any information would be appreciated.
>
> Steve
>
>
>
>
>
>


-- 
"talk trash and carry a small stick."
PAUL KRUGMAN (NYT)

Re: Moving Tomcat

[Mikolaj Rydzewski <mi...@ceti.pl>]

Steve Ingraham wrote:
> I have a website running with jakarta-tomcat-5.5.9.  The server this
> website resides on is going to have to be rebuilt so I am needing to
> move everything off of it onto another server.  I know very little about
> tomcat, ok, I really know nothing about tomcat.  This website was
> created before I started managing this network so I was not involved in
> its construction.  My question is this.  I believe that all of the
> content for the webpage(s) reside in
> /usr/local/src/jakarta-tomcat-5.5.9/webapps.  If I copy everything from
> /usr/local/src from the old server onto the new server will this capture
> everything needed for the website?  Is there anything else I need to
> know about or that needs moved in order for the website to be accessible
> from the new server?
>   
Do not forget about JRE/JDK.
Are you sure your webapps does not access any files outside 
/usr/local/src/jakarta-tomcat-5.5.9 ?

-- 
Mikolaj Rydzewski <mi...@ceti.pl>

Re: Moving Tomcat

[Hassan Schroeder <ha...@gmail.com>]

On 1/3/07, Steve Ingraham <si...@okcca.net> wrote:

> I believe that all of the
> content for the webpage(s) reside in
> /usr/local/src/jakarta-tomcat-5.5.9/webapps.

Lots of good answers already, but here's some others:

First, use `ps -auxww | grep tomcat` to confirm the directory that
Tomcat is running from (referred to as $CATALINA_HOME). If that is
/usr/local/src/jakarta-tomcat-5.5.9/, OK, good so far. :-)

Next check $CATALINA_HOME/conf/server.xml for any Host entries
with an "appBase" that points to a directory *outside* of /webapps;
you'll need to copy those directories, too.

There's probably a startup script, e.g. /etc/init.d/tomcat, that will
also provide some insight into Tomcat's running config, and you'll
want to copy that. (It'll tell you where Tomcat's JRE/JDK should be
found, as well.)

You may have iptables/ipchains entries that affect the ports and
addresses that Tomcat's using -- check those.

HTH, and good luck!
-- 
Hassan Schroeder ------------------------ hassan.schroeder@gmail.com

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RE: Moving Tomcat

["Caldarale, Charles R" <Ch...@unisys.com>]

> From: Caldarale, Charles R [mailto:Chuck.Caldarale@unisys.com] 
> Subject: RE: Moving Tomcat
> 
> > From: Steve Ingraham [mailto:singraham@okcca.net] 
> > Subject: Moving Tomcat
> > 
> > I believe that all of the content for the webpage(s) reside
> > in /usr/local/src/jakarta-tomcat-5.5.9/webapps.
> 
> That's where they are by default.  However, apps can be 
> deployed outside of the Tomcat directory tree by placing
> [appName].xml files in conf/[engine]/[host]

That was incomplete.  Within each such .xml file will be a <Context>
element with an appBase attribute giving the actual deployment location
of the webapp.  Make sure you copy those as well.

 - Chuck


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RE: Moving Tomcat

["Caldarale, Charles R" <Ch...@unisys.com>]

> From: Steve Ingraham [mailto:singraham@okcca.net] 
> Subject: Moving Tomcat
> 
> I believe that all of the content for the webpage(s) reside
> in /usr/local/src/jakarta-tomcat-5.5.9/webapps.

That's where they are by default.  However, apps can be deployed outside
of the Tomcat directory tree by placing [appName].xml files in
conf/[engine]/[host] (usually conf/Catalina/localhost, although you may
have more than one host defined in conf/server.xml).

> Is there anything else I need to know about or that needs 
> moved in order for the website to be accessible from the
> new server?

DNS entries may need to be changed to point to the new box, of course.
If you have multiple <Host> entries defined in your conf/server.xml, you
may need to examine them for changed IP addresses.  The same applies to
any filters or valves you have configured.

 - Chuck


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