Defining application server processes

Why and when to perform this task

To enhance the operation of an application server, you can define command-line information for starting or initializing an application server process. Such settings define run-time properties such as the program to run, arguments to run the program, the working directory.

Steps for this task

  1. Go to the settings page for a process definition in the administrative console. Click Servers > Application Servers in the console navigation tree, click on an application server name and then Process Definition.
  2. On the settings page for a process definition, specify the name of the executable to run, any arguments to pass when the process starts running, and the working directory in which the process will run. Then click OK.
  3. Specify process execution statements for starting or initializing a UNIX process.
  4. Specify monitoring policies to track the performance of a process.
  5. Specify process logs to which standard out and standard error streams write. Complete this step if you do not want to use the default file names.
  6. Specify name-value pairs for properties needed by the process definition.

    Note: Each custom property name must be unique. If the same name is used for multiple properties, the process uses the value specified for the first property that has that name.

  7. Stop the application server and then restart the server.
  8. Check the application server to ensure that the process definition runs and operates as intended.

Related concepts
Process definition
Related tasks
Running an Application Server from a non-root user ID and the nodeagent from root
Running the deployment manager with a non-root user ID
Running an Application Server and node agent from a non-root user
Related reference
Process definition settings



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Last updated: Jun 21, 2007 4:55:42 PM CDT    WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment, Version 5.0.2
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