RE: Tomcat on Windows: advantages of running as a service?
From: Tom Burke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 12 October 2005 11:18 To: Tomcat Users List Subject: Tomcat on Windows: advantages of running as a service? I'm running Tomcat 5.0.28 on a Windows 2003 server, and I need to automatically shut it down restart it. One way is to control it via shutdown.bat startup.bat, and run these as scheduled tasks at (say) 3:30am and 3:31am. However, I've noticed that while shutdown.bat will shut it down if it was previously started as a service, startup.bat won't run it as a service, it starts it at a command prompt. Why not use net stop servicename and net start servicename with the name of the Tomcat service? My question is: does this matter? If I'm running on Windows are there any advantages to running Tomcat as a service? Or disadvantages to running from the command prompt? If you run it as a service: you can ensure it restarts if the machine reboots unexpectedly for any reason; you can take actions if the service crashes; and you can run the service as a specified user fairly simply. If you run from the command line, you have none of these options. - Peter - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Tomcat on Windows: advantages of running as a service?
The net start service name and net stop service name commands will allow you to stop and start Windows services from the command line (and thus from a batch script). You can get the service name from the Services property window. On Wed, 2005-10-12 at 06:18, Tom Burke wrote: I'm running Tomcat 5.0.28 on a Windows 2003 server, and I need to automatically shut it down restart it. One way is to control it via shutdown.bat startup.bat, and run these as scheduled tasks at (say) 3:30am and 3:31am. However, I've noticed that while shutdown.bat will shut it down if it was previously started as a service, startup.bat won't run it as a service, it starts it at a command prompt. My question is: does this matter? If I'm running on Windows are there any advantages to running Tomcat as a service? Or disadvantages to running from the command prompt? The server is dedicated to tomcat, by the way. Tom Burke - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Tomcat on Windows: advantages of running as a service?
Running from a service makes it a no brainer to start up tomcat when you reboot the machine as it does it automatically. Disadvantages I would see is that it hides the console and makes it difficult to changes options like JAVA_OPTS. -Original Message- From: Ben Souther [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 12 October 2005 12:12 To: Tomcat Users List Subject: Re: Tomcat on Windows: advantages of running as a service? The net start service name and net stop service name commands will allow you to stop and start Windows services from the command line (and thus from a batch script). You can get the service name from the Services property window. On Wed, 2005-10-12 at 06:18, Tom Burke wrote: I'm running Tomcat 5.0.28 on a Windows 2003 server, and I need to automatically shut it down restart it. One way is to control it via shutdown.bat startup.bat, and run these as scheduled tasks at (say) 3:30am and 3:31am. However, I've noticed that while shutdown.bat will shut it down if it was previously started as a service, startup.bat won't run it as a service, it starts it at a command prompt. My question is: does this matter? If I'm running on Windows are there any advantages to running Tomcat as a service? Or disadvantages to running from the command prompt? The server is dedicated to tomcat, by the way. Tom Burke - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * This E-mail may be confidential and may also be legally priviledged. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us immediately; You should not copy it or use it for any purpose, nor disclose its content to any person. E-mail may be subject to data corruption accidentally or deliberately. For this reaszon it is inappropriate to rely on advice contained in an e-mail without obtaining written confirmation of it first. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority * - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
