Creating tc server instance in STS

[zmila]

Hi.

I have the same problem.
(Windows 7 enterprise 64 bit, Java 1.6, sts-3.1.0.RELEASE - tried all variants: zip, installer, update Eclipse Juno)

Steps:
view Servers -> New Server -> vFabric tc Server -> Create new instance -> name=MyTcInst, template=base -> Finish
I got error "Server Error Creating server instance. Check access permission for the directory ... "
Using the instructions, I changed folder owner and added to myself all permissions. - Doesn't help
I started STS or Eclipse as Administrator - Doesn't help.


When I create new instance on command line, it is created successfully. I can run it from command line, deploy simple war and it's working.
But again, I can't use the existing instance from STS: it is created ok, but failed to start.
"Server VMware vFabric tc Server Developer Edition (Runtime) v2.7 at localhost failed to start.
An exception stack trace is not available."

[zmila]

Found workaround for the second variant.

Create new instance via command line.
In STS: new server using "existing instance" choise.
When I try to run it, I see in Console:

org.apache.tomcat.util.net.jsse.JSSESocketFactory getStore
SEVERE: Failed to load keystore type JKS with path %workspace%\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.wst.ser ver.core\tmp1/conf/tc-server-bio-ssl.keystore due to %workspace%\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.wst.ser ver.core\tmp1\conf\tc-server-bio-ssl.keystore (The system cannot find the file specified)
java.io.FileNotFoundException: %workspace%\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.wst.ser ver.core\tmp1\conf\tc-server-bio-ssl.keystore (The system cannot find the file specified)

I searched the file and found it at %spring%\vfabric-tc-server-developer-2.7.2.RELEASE\MyInst\conf
Copied from instance config into sts workspace metadata config.

Now I can start/stop/publish from STS to the vFabric server.

But STS deploys not to MyInst webapp folder, but to %workspace%\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.wst.ser ver.core\tmp1\wtpwebapps

[zaza]

But STS deploys not to MyInst webapp folder, but to %workspace%\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.wst.ser ver.core\tmp1\wtpwebapps

Are you able to change that in the Server Editor, under Server Location section? To open the editor double-click on the server in the Servers view.

[zmila]

Are you able to change that in the Server Editor, under Server Location section?

Yes! Thanks, I changed to "use tc Server installation" and fixed deploy path.

[ts-hra]

Yes, I get the following message:

C:\Dev\sts-3.1.0_64\springsource\vfabric-tc-server-developer-2.7.2.RELEASE>tcruntime-instance.bat create --java-home "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_3
7" myserver
Creating instance 'myserver' ...
  Using separate layout
  Creating bin\setenv.bat
  Creating conf\wrapper.conf
  Applying template 'base'
    Copying template's contents
    Applying fragment 'context-fragment.xml' to 'conf/context.xml'
    Applying fragment 'server-fragment.xml' to 'conf/server.xml'
    Applying fragment 'web-fragment.xml' to 'conf/web.xml'
    Applying fragment 'tomcat-users-fragment.xml' to 'conf/tomcat-users.xml'
    Applying fragment 'catalina-fragment.properties' to 'conf/catalina.properties'
  Applying template 'base-tomcat-7'
    Copying template's contents
    Applying fragment 'server-fragment.xml' to 'conf/server.xml'
    Applying fragment 'web-fragment.xml' to 'conf/web.xml'
    Applying fragment 'catalina-fragment.properties' to 'conf/catalina.properties'
  Applying template 'bio'
    Copying template's contents
    Applying fragment 'server-fragment.xml' to 'conf/server.xml'
  Configuring instance 'myserver' to use Tomcat version 7.0.30.A.RELEASE
  Setting permissions
Instance created
Connector summary
  Port: 8080   Type: Blocking IO   Secure: false

C:\Dev\sts-3.1.0_64\springsource\vfabric-tc-server-developer-2.7.2.RELEASE>

After that, I have a new myserver directory in the TC root dir.

[Martin Lippert]

Hey!

C:\Dev\sts-3.1.0_64\springsource\vfabric-tc-server-developer-2.7.2.RELEASE>tcruntime-instance.bat create --java-home "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_3
7" myserver

I can see from this that you are specifying the JDK explicitly with a special value for java-home. STS does this automatically when you try to create an instance from within STS and it uses the system property java.home for that, so it uses the same JDK as the one you are running STS with. Is that the same in your case?

-Martin

[ts-hra]

Yes, the JDK setting is:

JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_37

but it even works without the java-home option:

C:\Dev\sts-3.1.0_64\springsource\vfabric-tc-server-developer-2.7.2.RELEASE>tcruntime-instance.bat create myserver2
Creating instance 'myserver2' ...
  Using separate layout
  Creating bin\setenv.bat
  Creating conf\wrapper.conf
  Applying template 'base'
    Copying template's contents
    Applying fragment 'context-fragment.xml' to 'conf/context.xml'
    Applying fragment 'server-fragment.xml' to 'conf/server.xml'
    Applying fragment 'web-fragment.xml' to 'conf/web.xml'
    Applying fragment 'tomcat-users-fragment.xml' to 'conf/tomcat-users.xml'
    Applying fragment 'catalina-fragment.properties' to 'conf/catalina.properties'
  Applying template 'base-tomcat-7'
    Copying template's contents
    Applying fragment 'server-fragment.xml' to 'conf/server.xml'
    Applying fragment 'web-fragment.xml' to 'conf/web.xml'
    Applying fragment 'catalina-fragment.properties' to 'conf/catalina.properties'
  Applying template 'bio'
    Copying template's contents
    Applying fragment 'server-fragment.xml' to 'conf/server.xml'
  Configuring instance 'myserver2' to use Tomcat version 7.0.30.A.RELEASE
  Setting permissions
Instance created
Connector summary
  Port: 8080   Type: Blocking IO   Secure: false

C:\Dev\sts-3.1.0_64\springsource\vfabric-tc-server-developer-2.7.2.RELEASE>

[Martin Lippert]

Hey!

Two more questions:

First: If you open STS, select the About dialog -> Installation details -> Configuration, what does the system property for java.home mentions there? Just curious what is there and therefore gets passed to the instance creation.

Second: if you try to create an instance from within STS, what template do you select? And after that fails, so you see the instance being created when you take a look at the tc server itself (using a file browser)?

Thanks,
Martin

[ts-hra]

Java home points to the JRE:
java.home=C:\Program Files\Java\jre6

Perhaps the whitespace is a problem?

There is no server dir and the error message states:

Error creating server instance. Check access permission for the directory C:/Dev/sts-3.1.0_64/springsource/vfabric-tc-server-developer-2.7.2.RELEASE and its files and subdirectories.

Stack trace:

An exception stack trace is not available.

[Martin Lippert]

Hey!

Can you try to point your STS installation to a JDK instead of just a JRE?
(-vm parameter in the sts.ini)

-Martin