would launching the java process with javaw help here?
On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 4:03 AM, Zheng Lin Edwin Yeo <edwinye...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, this is the expected behaviour. Once you close the command window, > Solr will stop running. This has happened to me several times. Just to > check, which version of Solr are you using? > > I have tried NSSM before, and it works for Solr 5.0 and Solr 5.1. However, > when I move up to Solr 5.3.0, I wasn't able to use the same method to start > it as a service using NSSM. > > Do let me know if you managed to set up NSSM for Solr 5.3.0? > > Regards, > Edwin > > > On 29 October 2015 at 17:22, Charlie Hull <char...@flax.co.uk> wrote: > >> On 29/10/2015 00:12, Steven White wrote: >> >>> Hi Folks, >>> >>> I don't understand if this is an expected behavior or not. >>> >>> On Windows, I start Solr from a command prompt like so: >>> >>> bin\solr start -p 8983 -s C:\MySolrIndex >>> >>> Now, once I close the command prompt the Java process that started Solr is >>> killed. is this expected? How do I keep Solr alive when I close the >>> command prompt? >>> >>> This dose not happen on Linux. >>> >>> Thank in advanced. >>> >>> Steve >>> >>> Yes, this is expected behaviour. If you want to prevent it you either >> need to keep the command window open, or run Solr as a Windows Service >> (kinda like a Unix daemon, but more annoying). To do the latter I would >> recommend NSSM - here are some links that will help: >> >> http://mikerobbins.co.uk/2014/11/07/install-solr-as-windows-service-for-sitecore-content-search/ >> (from step 2) >> http://www.norconex.com/how-to-run-solr5-as-a-service-on-windows/ >> >> HTH >> >> Charlie >> >> >> >> -- >> Charlie Hull >> Flax - Open Source Enterprise Search >> >> tel/fax: +44 (0)8700 118334 >> mobile: +44 (0)7767 825828 >> web: www.flax.co.uk >>
