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Posted to users@tomcat.apache.org by David Rush <da...@rushtone.com> on 2006/04/05 20:02:46 UTC
Re: running two instances of tomcat
I've tried following the instructions below, and tried using
service.bat, but either way I always end up with a small pop-up window
with "Application System ..." in the title bar, and it says "NonAlpha 45".
Any clue what's going on here?
David
Nic Daniau wrote:
> OK here we go. What was said above is true but it's not all about the
> service, therefore the service.bat script is not enough to resolve the
> problem. If you read the nsi install script from the source, you can see
> everything that it does, and the setup of the service is just one thing. The
> tested procedure which I've used live is as follows:
>
> I assume you have installed tomcat under C:\tomcat-x1 with the intention to
> install C:\tomcat-x2, C:\tomcat-x3, etc..
> The service names will be called TomcatX1, TomcatX2, TomcatX3, etc.
> The Display Names will be "Apache Tomcat #1", "Apache Tomcat #2", etc.
> And of course the ports will be configurred differently (I use for shutdown:
> 40051, 40052, etc., for http/1.1: 40801, 40802, etc. for ajp/1.3: 40091,
> 40092, etc.)
>
> First run the following after adapting to your environment:
>
> set TOMCAT_NO=1
> set JAVA_HOME=C:\jdk1.5.0_03
> set CATALINA_HOME=C:\tomcat-x1
> As you can see %TOMCAT_NO% is the iterative number I give to the Tomcat
> install I'm dealing with.
>
> Then you can run
> %CATALINA_HOME%\bin\tomcat5.exe //DS//Tomcat5
> as the service name is hardcoded "Tomcat5" in the current tomcat dist.
>
> Then you're free to run:
>
> %CATALINA_HOME%\bin\tomcat5.exe //IS//TomcatX%TOMCAT_NO% --DisplayName
> "Apache Tomcat #%TOMCAT_NO%" --Description "v5.5.16" --LogPath
> "D:\logs\tomcat-x%TOMCAT_NO%" --Install "%CATALINA_HOME%\bin\tomcat5.exe"
> --Jvm "%JAVA_HOME%\jre\bin\server\jvm.dll" --StartPath "%CATALINA_HOME%"
> --StopPath "%CATALINA_HOME%" --Startup auto --Classpath
> "%CATALINA_HOME%\bin\bootstrap.jar" --StartClass
> org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap --StopClass
> org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap --StartParams start --StopParams stop
> --StartMode jvm --StopMode jvm --JvmOptions "-
> Dcatalina.home=%CATALINA_HOME%#-Dcatalina.base=%CATALINA_HOME%#-Djava.endorsed.dirs=%CATALINA_HOME%\common\endorsed#-Djava.io.tmpdir=%CATALINA_HOME%\temp#-Djava.util.logging.manager=org.apache.juli.ClassLoaderLogManager#-Djava.util.logging.config.file=%CATALINA_HOME%\conf\logging.properties"
> --StdOutput auto --StdError auto
>
> (my logs go to a specially created folder on another drive
> D:/logs/tomcat-x1)
>
> This was inspired by the .nsi script, which to my mind is more reliable than
> the service.bat one.
>
> But that's not all. You need to edit the registry:
>
> "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat\5.5"
> -> rename it to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Apache Software
> Foundation\Tomcat\#1"
>
> "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Apache
> Tomcat 5.5"
> -> rename it to
> "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Apache
> Tomcat #1"
> and change DisplayName value to "Apache Tomcat #1 (remove only)"
>
> "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run"
> -> remove entry "ApacheTomcatMonitor" (yes: DELETE, you can always access
> the monitor with the menu, it's not needed in the tray esp. if you have many
> tomcats)
>
> And lastly, the menu in Program that has been created has also been
> hardcoded, so change
> "Start / All Programs / Apache Tomcat 5.5" menu entry to "Apache
> Tomcat #1"and change the
> targets for Configure and Monitor (replace ..//Tomcat5 by ..//TomcatX1).
> Thar's where you can start the monitor for each tomcat if you really want to
> (IMHO you wont)
>
> That's it and it works like a charm! Don't take my word for it have a look
> into the .nsi script and you will see for yourself there is nothing else.
>
> Just a note if you need to unsistall, do a regular uninstallation followed
> by:
>
> - delete registry key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Apache Software
> Foundation\Tomcat\#1"
> - delete registry key
> "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Apache
> Tomcat #1"
> - remove "Start / All Programs / Apache Tomcat #1" menu entry
>
> HTH
>
> Nic
>
> On 22/03/06, Jim the Standing Bear <st...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks, Chuck. I will take a closer look at RUNNING.txt. However, i
>> still
>> think there is something else causing our problems.. We installed two
>> copies of the tomcat code, one running at root, and the other running as a
>> regular user. Now, even if the ports were conflicting, it would prevent
>> one
>> instance from being launched, instead of killing another instance, would
>> it? At one time when i was playing with it on a testing platform (also
>> linux), the launching of the 2nd instance of tomcat 5.5 even killed a
>> running tomcat 4.1.31! It was incredible :P
>>
>> -- Jim
>>
>>
>>
>> On 3/22/06, Caldarale, Charles R <Ch...@unisys.com> wrote:
>>
>>>> From: Jim the Standing Bear [mailto:standingbear@gmail.com]
>>>> Subject: Re: running two instances of tomcat
>>>>
>>>> Is there anything special we need to configure to
>>>> allow the co-existence (other than the port numbers)?
>>>>
>>> That should be it, just make sure yout get _all_ the ports. By default,
>>> there are three for each Tomcat, one more if you enable SSL. Also, you
>>> might want to look at RUNNING.txt in the distribution for hints about
>>> running multiple Tomcats with only one copy of the code installed.
>>>
>>> - Chuck
>>>
>>>
>>> THIS COMMUNICATION MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR OTHERWISE PROPRIETARY
>>> MATERIAL and is thus for use only by the intended recipient. If you
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>>>
>> --
>> --------------------------------------
>> Standing Bear Has Spoken
>> --------------------------------------
>>
>>
>>
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Re: running two instances of tomcat
Posted by David Rush <da...@rushtone.com>.
Aha. That did the trick. Thanks!
David
Nic Daniau wrote:
> service name must be A-Za-z0-9 (no space no _ or any funky character)
>
> On 05/04/06, David Rush <da...@rushtone.com> wrote:
>
>> I've tried following the instructions below, and tried using
>> service.bat, but either way I always end up with a small pop-up window
>> with "Application System ..." in the title bar, and it says "NonAlpha 45".
>>
>> Any clue what's going on here?
>>
>> David
>>
>> Nic Daniau wrote:
>>
>>> OK here we go. What was said above is true but it's not all about the
>>> service, therefore the service.bat script is not enough to resolve the
>>> problem. If you read the nsi install script from the source, you can see
>>> everything that it does, and the setup of the service is just one thing.
>>>
>> The
>>
>>> tested procedure which I've used live is as follows:
>>>
>>> I assume you have installed tomcat under C:\tomcat-x1 with the intention
>>>
>> to
>>
>>> install C:\tomcat-x2, C:\tomcat-x3, etc..
>>> The service names will be called TomcatX1, TomcatX2, TomcatX3, etc.
>>> The Display Names will be "Apache Tomcat #1", "Apache Tomcat #2", etc.
>>> And of course the ports will be configurred differently (I use for
>>>
>> shutdown:
>>
>>> 40051, 40052, etc., for http/1.1: 40801, 40802, etc. for ajp/1.3: 40091,
>>> 40092, etc.)
>>>
>>> First run the following after adapting to your environment:
>>>
>>> set TOMCAT_NO=1
>>> set JAVA_HOME=C:\jdk1.5.0_03
>>> set CATALINA_HOME=C:\tomcat-x1
>>> As you can see %TOMCAT_NO% is the iterative number I give to the Tomcat
>>> install I'm dealing with.
>>>
>>> Then you can run
>>> %CATALINA_HOME%\bin\tomcat5.exe //DS//Tomcat5
>>> as the service name is hardcoded "Tomcat5" in the current tomcat dist.
>>>
>>> Then you're free to run:
>>>
>>> %CATALINA_HOME%\bin\tomcat5.exe //IS//TomcatX%TOMCAT_NO% --DisplayName
>>> "Apache Tomcat #%TOMCAT_NO%" --Description "v5.5.16" --LogPath
>>> "D:\logs\tomcat-x%TOMCAT_NO%" --Install
>>>
>> "%CATALINA_HOME%\bin\tomcat5.exe"
>>
>>> --Jvm "%JAVA_HOME%\jre\bin\server\jvm.dll" --StartPath "%CATALINA_HOME%"
>>> --StopPath "%CATALINA_HOME%" --Startup auto --Classpath
>>> "%CATALINA_HOME%\bin\bootstrap.jar" --StartClass
>>> org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap --StopClass
>>> org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap --StartParams start --StopParams
>>>
>> stop
>>
>>> --StartMode jvm --StopMode jvm --JvmOptions "-
>>>
>>>
>> Dcatalina.home=%CATALINA_HOME%#-Dcatalina.base=%CATALINA_HOME%#-Djava.endorsed.dirs=%CATALINA_HOME%\common\endorsed#-Djava.io.tmpdir=%CATALINA_HOME%\temp#-Djava.util.logging.manager=org.apache.juli.ClassLoaderLogManager#-Djava.util.logging.config.file=%CATALINA_HOME%\conf\logging.properties
>> "
>>
>>> --StdOutput auto --StdError auto
>>>
>>> (my logs go to a specially created folder on another drive
>>> D:/logs/tomcat-x1)
>>>
>>> This was inspired by the .nsi script, which to my mind is more reliable
>>>
>> than
>>
>>> the service.bat one.
>>>
>>> But that's not all. You need to edit the registry:
>>>
>>> "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat\5.5"
>>> -> rename it to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Apache Software
>>> Foundation\Tomcat\#1"
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Apache
>>
>>> Tomcat 5.5"
>>> -> rename it to
>>>
>>>
>> "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Apache
>>
>>> Tomcat #1"
>>> and change DisplayName value to "Apache Tomcat #1 (remove only)"
>>>
>>> "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run"
>>> -> remove entry "ApacheTomcatMonitor" (yes: DELETE, you can always
>>>
>> access
>>
>>> the monitor with the menu, it's not needed in the tray esp. if you have
>>>
>> many
>>
>>> tomcats)
>>>
>>> And lastly, the menu in Program that has been created has also been
>>> hardcoded, so change
>>> "Start / All Programs / Apache Tomcat 5.5" menu entry to "Apache
>>> Tomcat #1"and change the
>>> targets for Configure and Monitor (replace ..//Tomcat5 by ..//TomcatX1).
>>> Thar's where you can start the monitor for each tomcat if you really
>>>
>> want to
>>
>>> (IMHO you wont)
>>>
>>> That's it and it works like a charm! Don't take my word for it have a
>>>
>> look
>>
>>> into the .nsi script and you will see for yourself there is nothing
>>>
>> else.
>>
>>> Just a note if you need to unsistall, do a regular uninstallation
>>>
>> followed
>>
>>> by:
>>>
>>> - delete registry key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Apache Software
>>> Foundation\Tomcat\#1"
>>> - delete registry key
>>>
>>>
>> "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Apache
>>
>>> Tomcat #1"
>>> - remove "Start / All Programs / Apache Tomcat #1" menu entry
>>>
>>> HTH
>>>
>>> Nic
>>>
>>> On 22/03/06, Jim the Standing Bear <st...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Thanks, Chuck. I will take a closer look at RUNNING.txt. However, i
>>>> still
>>>> think there is something else causing our problems.. We installed two
>>>> copies of the tomcat code, one running at root, and the other running
>>>>
>> as a
>>
>>>> regular user. Now, even if the ports were conflicting, it would
>>>>
>> prevent
>>
>>>> one
>>>> instance from being launched, instead of killing another instance,
>>>>
>> would
>>
>>>> it? At one time when i was playing with it on a testing platform (also
>>>> linux), the launching of the 2nd instance of tomcat 5.5 even killed a
>>>> running tomcat 4.1.31! It was incredible :P
>>>>
>>>> -- Jim
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 3/22/06, Caldarale, Charles R <Ch...@unisys.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> From: Jim the Standing Bear [mailto:standingbear@gmail.com]
>>>>>> Subject: Re: running two instances of tomcat
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is there anything special we need to configure to
>>>>>> allow the co-existence (other than the port numbers)?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> That should be it, just make sure yout get _all_ the ports. By
>>>>>
>> default,
>>
>>>>> there are three for each Tomcat, one more if you enable SSL. Also,
>>>>>
>> you
>>
>>>>> might want to look at RUNNING.txt in the distribution for hints about
>>>>> running multiple Tomcats with only one copy of the code installed.
>>>>>
>>>>> - Chuck
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> THIS COMMUNICATION MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR OTHERWISE
>>>>>
>> PROPRIETARY
>>
>>>>> MATERIAL and is thus for use only by the intended recipient. If you
>>>>> received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the
>>>>>
>> e-mail
>>
>>>>> and its attachments from all computers.
>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> --------------------------------------
>>>> Standing Bear Has Spoken
>>>> --------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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Re: running two instances of tomcat
Posted by Nic Daniau <ni...@googlemail.com>.
service name must be A-Za-z0-9 (no space no _ or any funky character)
On 05/04/06, David Rush <da...@rushtone.com> wrote:
>
> I've tried following the instructions below, and tried using
> service.bat, but either way I always end up with a small pop-up window
> with "Application System ..." in the title bar, and it says "NonAlpha 45".
>
> Any clue what's going on here?
>
> David
>
> Nic Daniau wrote:
> > OK here we go. What was said above is true but it's not all about the
> > service, therefore the service.bat script is not enough to resolve the
> > problem. If you read the nsi install script from the source, you can see
> > everything that it does, and the setup of the service is just one thing.
> The
> > tested procedure which I've used live is as follows:
> >
> > I assume you have installed tomcat under C:\tomcat-x1 with the intention
> to
> > install C:\tomcat-x2, C:\tomcat-x3, etc..
> > The service names will be called TomcatX1, TomcatX2, TomcatX3, etc.
> > The Display Names will be "Apache Tomcat #1", "Apache Tomcat #2", etc.
> > And of course the ports will be configurred differently (I use for
> shutdown:
> > 40051, 40052, etc., for http/1.1: 40801, 40802, etc. for ajp/1.3: 40091,
> > 40092, etc.)
> >
> > First run the following after adapting to your environment:
> >
> > set TOMCAT_NO=1
> > set JAVA_HOME=C:\jdk1.5.0_03
> > set CATALINA_HOME=C:\tomcat-x1
> > As you can see %TOMCAT_NO% is the iterative number I give to the Tomcat
> > install I'm dealing with.
> >
> > Then you can run
> > %CATALINA_HOME%\bin\tomcat5.exe //DS//Tomcat5
> > as the service name is hardcoded "Tomcat5" in the current tomcat dist.
> >
> > Then you're free to run:
> >
> > %CATALINA_HOME%\bin\tomcat5.exe //IS//TomcatX%TOMCAT_NO% --DisplayName
> > "Apache Tomcat #%TOMCAT_NO%" --Description "v5.5.16" --LogPath
> > "D:\logs\tomcat-x%TOMCAT_NO%" --Install
> "%CATALINA_HOME%\bin\tomcat5.exe"
> > --Jvm "%JAVA_HOME%\jre\bin\server\jvm.dll" --StartPath "%CATALINA_HOME%"
> > --StopPath "%CATALINA_HOME%" --Startup auto --Classpath
> > "%CATALINA_HOME%\bin\bootstrap.jar" --StartClass
> > org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap --StopClass
> > org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap --StartParams start --StopParams
> stop
> > --StartMode jvm --StopMode jvm --JvmOptions "-
> >
> Dcatalina.home=%CATALINA_HOME%#-Dcatalina.base=%CATALINA_HOME%#-Djava.endorsed.dirs=%CATALINA_HOME%\common\endorsed#-Djava.io.tmpdir=%CATALINA_HOME%\temp#-Djava.util.logging.manager=org.apache.juli.ClassLoaderLogManager#-Djava.util.logging.config.file=%CATALINA_HOME%\conf\logging.properties
> "
> > --StdOutput auto --StdError auto
> >
> > (my logs go to a specially created folder on another drive
> > D:/logs/tomcat-x1)
> >
> > This was inspired by the .nsi script, which to my mind is more reliable
> than
> > the service.bat one.
> >
> > But that's not all. You need to edit the registry:
> >
> > "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat\5.5"
> > -> rename it to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Apache Software
> > Foundation\Tomcat\#1"
> >
> >
> "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Apache
> > Tomcat 5.5"
> > -> rename it to
> >
> "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Apache
> > Tomcat #1"
> > and change DisplayName value to "Apache Tomcat #1 (remove only)"
> >
> > "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run"
> > -> remove entry "ApacheTomcatMonitor" (yes: DELETE, you can always
> access
> > the monitor with the menu, it's not needed in the tray esp. if you have
> many
> > tomcats)
> >
> > And lastly, the menu in Program that has been created has also been
> > hardcoded, so change
> > "Start / All Programs / Apache Tomcat 5.5" menu entry to "Apache
> > Tomcat #1"and change the
> > targets for Configure and Monitor (replace ..//Tomcat5 by ..//TomcatX1).
> > Thar's where you can start the monitor for each tomcat if you really
> want to
> > (IMHO you wont)
> >
> > That's it and it works like a charm! Don't take my word for it have a
> look
> > into the .nsi script and you will see for yourself there is nothing
> else.
> >
> > Just a note if you need to unsistall, do a regular uninstallation
> followed
> > by:
> >
> > - delete registry key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Apache Software
> > Foundation\Tomcat\#1"
> > - delete registry key
> >
> "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Apache
> > Tomcat #1"
> > - remove "Start / All Programs / Apache Tomcat #1" menu entry
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > Nic
> >
> > On 22/03/06, Jim the Standing Bear <st...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Thanks, Chuck. I will take a closer look at RUNNING.txt. However, i
> >> still
> >> think there is something else causing our problems.. We installed two
> >> copies of the tomcat code, one running at root, and the other running
> as a
> >> regular user. Now, even if the ports were conflicting, it would
> prevent
> >> one
> >> instance from being launched, instead of killing another instance,
> would
> >> it? At one time when i was playing with it on a testing platform (also
> >> linux), the launching of the 2nd instance of tomcat 5.5 even killed a
> >> running tomcat 4.1.31! It was incredible :P
> >>
> >> -- Jim
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 3/22/06, Caldarale, Charles R <Ch...@unisys.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>>> From: Jim the Standing Bear [mailto:standingbear@gmail.com]
> >>>> Subject: Re: running two instances of tomcat
> >>>>
> >>>> Is there anything special we need to configure to
> >>>> allow the co-existence (other than the port numbers)?
> >>>>
> >>> That should be it, just make sure yout get _all_ the ports. By
> default,
> >>> there are three for each Tomcat, one more if you enable SSL. Also,
> you
> >>> might want to look at RUNNING.txt in the distribution for hints about
> >>> running multiple Tomcats with only one copy of the code installed.
> >>>
> >>> - Chuck
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> THIS COMMUNICATION MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR OTHERWISE
> PROPRIETARY
> >>> MATERIAL and is thus for use only by the intended recipient. If you
> >>> received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the
> e-mail
> >>> and its attachments from all computers.
> >>>
> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
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> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >> --
> >> --------------------------------------
> >> Standing Bear Has Spoken
> >> --------------------------------------
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
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