create-service

configures the starting of a DAS or a GlassFish Server instance on an unattended boot

Synopsis

create-service [--help] [--name service-name] 
[--serviceproperties service-properties] 
[--dry-run={false|true}] [--force={false|true}] 
[--serviceuser service-user]
[--domaindir domain-dir] 
[--nodedir node-dir] [--node node]
[domain-or-instance-name]

Description

The create-service subcommand configures the starting of a domain administration server (DAS) or a GlassFish Server instance on an unattended boot on Windows, Linux, and Oracle Solaris systems.

If no operand is specified and the domains directory contains only one domain, the subcommand configures the starting of the DAS for the default domain. If no operand is specified and the domains directory contains multiple domains, an error occurs.

If the operand specifies an instance, the create-service subcommand does not contact the domain administration server (DAS) to determine the node on which the instance resides. To determine the node on which the instance resides, the subcommand searches the directory that contains the node directories. If multiple node directories exist, the node must be specified as an option of the subcommand.

The subcommand contains internal logic to determine whether the supplied operand is a DAS or an instance.

This subcommand is supported in local mode only.

Behavior of create-service on Windows Systems

On Windows systems, the create-service subcommand creates a Windows service to represent the DAS or instance. The service is created in the disabled state. After this subcommand creates the service, you must use the Windows Services Manager or the Windows Services Wrapper to start, stop, uninstall, or install the service.

On Windows systems, this subcommand must be run as the OS-level administrator user.

The subcommand creates the following Windows Services Wrapper files for the service in the domain-dir\bin directory or the instance-dir\bin directory:

Configuration file: service-nameService.xml
Executable file: service-nameService.exe

On Windows systems, this subcommand requires the Microsoft .NET Framework. Otherwise, the subcommand fails.

Behavior of create-service on Linux Systems

On Linux systems, the create-service subcommand creates a System-V-style initialization script /etc/init.d/GlassFish_domain-or-instance-name and installs a link to this script in the /etc/rc?.d directories. After this subcommand creates the script, you must use this script to start, stop, or restart the domain or instance.

On Linux systems, this subcommand must be run as the OS-level root user.

Behavior of create-service on Oracle Solaris Systems

On Oracle Solaris systems, the create-service subcommand creates a Service Management Facility (SMF) service to represent the DAS or instance. The service is created in the disabled state. After this subcommand creates the service, you must use SMF commands to start, enable, disable, delete, or stop the service. For more information about SMF, see the following documentation for the Oracle Solaris operating system:

"Managing Services (Overview)" in System Administration Guide: Basic Administration
"Managing Services (Tasks)" in System Administration Guide: Basic Administration

On Oracle Solaris systems, this subcommand must be run as the OS-level user with superuser privileges. The configuration file for the DAS or instance must be stored in a directory to which the superuser has access and cannot be stored on a network file system. The service that is created is controlled by the OS-level user who owns the directory where the configuration of the DAS or instance resides.

On Oracle Solaris systems, the manifest file is created in the following directory by default:

/var/svc/manifest/application/GlassFish/domain-or-instance-name_domain-or-instance-root-dir

To run this subcommand, you must have solaris.smf.* authorization. For information about how to grant authorizations to users, see the useradd(1M) and usermod(1M) man pages.

To run these commands as non-root user, the system administrator must be contacted so that the relevant authorizations are granted. You must also ensure that the following conditions are met:

Oracle Solaris 10 administration commands such as svccfg(1M), svcs(1), and auths(1) are available through the PATH statement, so that these commands can be executed. A simple test to do so is to run the command which svccfg in the shell.
You must have write permission for the path /var/svc/manifest/application/GlassFish. Usually, the superuser has write permission to this path.

If you delete a service that you created by using the create-service subcommand, you must delete the directory that contains the manifest file and the entire contents of the directory. Otherwise, an attempt to re-create the service by using the create-service subcommand fails. The Oracle Solaris command svccfg does not delete this directory.

Options

--help

-?

Displays the help text for the subcommand.

--name

(Windows and Oracle Solaris systems only) The name of the service that you will use when administering the service through Oracle Solaris SMF commands or the service management features of the Windows operating system. The default is the name of the domain or instance that is specified as the operand of this subcommand.

--serviceproperties

Specifies a colon(:)-separated list of various properties that are specific to the service.

To customize the display name of the service in the Windows Service list, set the DISPLAY_NAME property to the required name.

For Oracle Solaris 10 systems, if you specify net_privaddr, the service's processes will be able to bind to the privileged ports (<1024) on the platform. You can bind to ports< 1024 only if the owner of the service is superuser, otherwise, this is not allowed.

--dry-run

-n

Previews your attempt to create a service. Indicates issues and the outcome that will occur if you run the command without using the --dry-run option. Nothing is actually configured. Default is false.

--force

Specifies whether the service is created even if validation of the service fails.

Possible values are as follows:

true: The service is created even if validation of the service fails.
false: The service is not created (default).

--serviceuser

(Linux systems only) The user that is to run the GlassFish Server software when the service is started. The default is the user that is running the subcommand. Specify this option if the GlassFish Server software is to be run by a user other than the root user.

--domaindir

The absolute path of the directory on the disk that contains the configuration of the domain. If this option is specified, the operand must specify a domain.

--nodedir

Specifies the directory that contains the instance's node directory. The instance's files are stored in the instance's node directory. The default is as-install/nodes. If this option is specified, the operand must specify an instance.

--node

Specifies the node on which the instance resides. This option may be omitted only if the directory that the --nodedir option specifies contains only one node directory. Otherwise, this option is required. If this option is specified, the operand must specify an instance.

Operands

domain-or-instance-name: The name of the domain or instance to configure. If no operand is specified, the default domain is used.

Examples

Example 1 Creating a Service on a Windows System

This example creates a service for the default domain on a system that is running Windows.

asadmin> create-service
Found the Windows Service and successfully uninstalled it.
The Windows Service was created successfully.  It is ready to be started.  Here are 
the details:
ID of the service: domain1
Display Name of the service:domain1 GlassFish Server
Domain Directory: C:\glassfish3\glassfish\domains\domain1
Configuration file for Windows Services Wrapper: C:\glassfish3\glassfish\domains\
domain1\bin\domain1Service.xml
The service can be controlled using the Windows Services Manager or you can use the
Windows Services Wrapper instead:
Start Command:  C:\glassfish3\glassfish\domains\domain1\bin\domain1Service.exe  start
Stop Command:   C:\glassfish3\glassfish\domains\domain1\bin\domain1Service.exe  stop
Uninstall Command:  C:\glassfish3\glassfish\domains\domain1\bin\domain1Service.exe
uninstall
Install Command:  C:\glassfish3\glassfish\domains\domain1\bin\domain1Service.exe
install

This message is also available in a file named PlatformServices.log in the domain's 
root directory
Command create-service executed successfully.

Example 2 Creating a Service on a Linux System

This example creates a service for the default domain on a system that is running Linux.

asadmin> create-service
Found the Linux Service and successfully uninstalled it.
The Service was created successfully. Here are the details:
Name of the service:domain1
Type of the service:Domain
Configuration location of the service:/etc/init.d/GlassFish_domain1
User account that will run the service: root
You have created the service but you need to start it yourself.
Here are the most typical Linux commands of interest:

* /etc/init.d/GlassFish_domain1 start
* /etc/init.d/GlassFish_domain1 stop
* /etc/init.d/GlassFish_domain1 restart

For your convenience this message has also been saved to this file: 
/export/glassfish3/glassfish/domains/domain1/PlatformServices.log
Command create-service executed successfully.

Example 3 Creating a Service on an Oracle Solaris System

This example creates a service for the default domain on a system that is running Oracle Solaris.

asadmin> create-service 
The Service was created successfully. Here are the details:
Name of the service:application/GlassFish/domain1
Type of the service:Domain
Configuration location of the service:/home/gfuser/glassfish-installations
/glassfish3/glassfish/domains
Manifest file location on the system:/var/svc/manifest/application
/GlassFish/domain1_home_gfuser_glassfish-installations_glassfish3
_glassfish_domains/Domain-service-smf.xml.
You have created the service but you need to start it yourself. 
Here are the most typical Solaris commands of interest:
* /usr/bin/svcs -a | grep domain1 // status
* /usr/sbin/svcadm enable domain1 // start
* /usr/sbin/svcadm disable domain1 // stop
* /usr/sbin/svccfg delete domain1 // uninstall
Command create-service executed successfully.

Exit Status

0: subcommand executed successfully
1: error in executing the subcommand