Thanks for this info... yes, the server ports are not open by default so I opened them and can find the web server now!
Now I seem to be having a problem with tomcat loading the dhis.war file: >From the catalina.out log: May 26, 2012 6:50:06 PM org.apache.catalina.core.AprLifecycleListener init INFO: Loaded APR based Apache Tomcat Native library 1.1.22. May 26, 2012 6:50:06 PM org.apache.catalina.core.AprLifecycleListener init INFO: APR capabilities: IPv6 [true], sendfile [true], accept filters [false], random [true]. May 26, 2012 6:50:07 PM org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol init INFO: Initializing ProtocolHandler ["http-apr-8080"] May 26, 2012 6:50:07 PM org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol init INFO: Initializing ProtocolHandler ["ajp-apr-8009"] May 26, 2012 6:50:07 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina load INFO: Initialization processed in 1921 ms May 26, 2012 6:50:07 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService startInternal INFO: Starting service Catalina May 26, 2012 6:50:07 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine startInternal INFO: Starting Servlet Engine: Apache Tomcat/7.0.27 May 26, 2012 6:50:07 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig deployWAR INFO: Deploying web application archive /home/dhis/apache-tomcat/webapps/dhis.war May 26, 2012 6:50:08 PM org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader validateJarFile INFO: validateJarFile(/home/dhis/apache-tomcat/webapps/dhis/WEB-INF/lib/geronimo-servlet_2.5_spec-1.1.2.jar) - jar not loaded. See Servlet Spec 2.3, section 9.7.2. Offending class: javax/servlet/Servlet.class Doesn't seem to want to validate the Jar file. I have the latest dhis.war in the webapps folder. .mark On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 9:32 PM, Jason Pickering <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Mark, > > Maybe you need to enable the port in the firewall (8080) from the AWS > Management Console->EC2->Security Groups->Inbound->Custom TCP Rule and > enable 8080? > > > > Best regards, > Jason > > > On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 11:12 PM, Mark Spohr <[email protected]> wrote: >> I've been setting up an AWS DHIS2 instance and I think I am almost >> there but don't seem to have any response from the server. >> >> The startup.sh logs show: >> root@ip-10-176-87-180:/home/dhis/apache-tomcat# tail -f logs/catalina.out >> * INFO 2012-05-25 21:01:25,322 Executing startup routine [5 of 9, >> runlevel 3]: DataElementDefaultDimensionPopulator >> (DefaultStartupRoutineExecutor.java [pool-2-thread-1]) >> * INFO 2012-05-25 21:01:25,352 Added default concept >> (DataElementDefaultDimensionPopulator.java [pool-2-thread-1]) >> * INFO 2012-05-25 21:01:25,407 Added default category >> (DataElementDefaultDimensionPopulator.java [pool-2-thread-1]) >> * INFO 2012-05-25 21:01:25,451 Linked default category with default >> concept (DataElementDefaultDimensionPopulator.java [pool-2-thread-1]) >> * INFO 2012-05-25 21:01:25,461 Executing startup routine [6 of 9, >> runlevel 4]: PatientTableAlteror (DefaultStartupRoutineExecutor.java >> [pool-2-thread-1]) >> * INFO 2012-05-25 21:01:25,491 Executing startup routine [7 of 9, >> runlevel 5]: OrganisationUnitGroupSetPopulator >> (DefaultStartupRoutineExecutor.java [pool-2-thread-1]) >> * INFO 2012-05-25 21:01:25,551 Executing startup routine [8 of 9, >> runlevel 5]: DataEntryFormUpgrader (DefaultStartupRoutineExecutor.java >> [pool-2-thread-1]) >> * INFO 2012-05-25 21:01:25,562 Upgraded custom case entry form >> identifiers: 0 (DataEntryFormUpgrader.java [pool-2-thread-1]) >> * INFO 2012-05-25 21:01:25,563 Executing startup routine [9 of 9, >> runlevel 5]: ProgramAttributePopulator >> (DefaultStartupRoutineExecutor.java [pool-2-thread-1]) >> * INFO 2012-05-25 21:01:25,595 All startup routines done >> (DefaultStartupRoutineExecutor.java [pool-2-thread-1]) >> >> This seems to indicate a successful start but nothing at the web site: >> http://ec2-184-169-217-250.us-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com:8080 >> >> Is there something I'm missing? >> >> Any clues... (for the clueless). >> (I'll leave the instance running.) >> >> >> .Mark >> >> >> -- >> Mark Spohr, MD >> [email protected] >> +1 530 554 2230 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-users >> Post to : [email protected] >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-users >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp -- Mark Spohr, MD [email protected] +1 530 554 2230 _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-users Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-users More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

