I recently went through the Orion on NT ordeal (I usually work on Unix/Linux) and found some new info, so I thought I would pass it along.
To masquerade Orion as a service, I'm using SRVSTART.EXE from Nick Rozanski ( http://www.nick.rozanski.com/software.htm & http://www.nick.rozanski.com/binaries/srvstart_run.v110.zip). The software is open source and has lots of nice startup & shutdown options. Here is my config: [Orion] env=JAVA_HOME=C:\jdk1.3.1 path=C:\jdk1.3.1\bin;C:\WINNT\system32;C:\WINNT;C:\WINNT\System32\Wbem;C:\WINNT\system32\nls;C:\WINNT\system32\nls\English startup=C:\jdk1.3.1\bin\javaw.exe -Xrs -jar orion.jar -out log\orion.out -err log\orion.err startup_dir=c:\orion shutdown_method=command shutdown=C:\jdk1.3.1\bin\javaw -Xrs -jar c:\orion\admin.jar ormi://localhost/ admin 123 -shutdown force auto_restart=y restart_interval=15 Another thing I found is that JDK 1.3.1 has a command line option (-Xrs) that disables console signals, so the JVM will not shutdown when the user logs out. Hope this helps, Bob From: "Vu Le Hung" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@orionserver.com on 11/14/2001 10:00 AM ZE7 Please respond to "Orion-Interest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Orion-Interest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc: Subject: Re: How can I start Orion Server as a service in Windows NT/2000 ? Dear all, I tried many ways as some of you proposed 1. Use JNT 2. Use JVMI2 3. Use RunExecSvc What I got is that I had Orion service added to my system (as a Automatic service) but - This service does not start automatically when my computer boots up. - Even after I start it by hand successfully, the Http Server doesn't start with the Orion service. (i.e. I can't get to my home page installed in my computer by typing my IP address in IE) Any one know why ??? Please give me an idea. Thanks. By the way, my system configuration is + PIII 667MHz 128MB RAM + Win2000 Advanced Server + JDK1.3 + Orion 1.4.5 demo version. My website work fine when I start Orion manually. Yours, Vu Le Hung ----- Original Message ----- From: Justin Crosbie To: Orion-Interest Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 4:49 PM Subject: RE: How can I start Orion Server as a service in Windows NT/2000 ? Hi Vu, You need the JNT application from http://www.eworksmart.com/JNT/ Install this and type a command similar to the following, from where you installed Orion: jnt "/InstallAsService:Orion Application Server" "/SD[ORION_HOME]" -jar orion.jar where [ORION_HOME] is where you installed Orion. Worked for me, anyway. I had a job getting other java apps to run using this tool though :( This has come up in the list before, so do a search on the archive for more info. One thing I have noticed is that Orion runs slower this way than if you start it from a command prompt. Anyone know anything about this? I've asked this before. Cheers, Justin -----Original Message----- From: Vu Le Hung [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 12 November 2001 04:38 To: Orion-Interest Subject: How can I start Orion Server as a service in Windows NT/2000 ? Dear all, I'm trying to find a way to start Orion Server as a service in WindowsNT/2000 ( i.e. Orion will be started automatically when my computer startup without any user interaction). Any one know how to do this ? I tried this as below but it failed 1. Write an small Win32 application "startorion.exe" that calls "java -jar orion.jar" 2. Register it as a automatic service (named MyService) with Win2000 using "Service Installation Wizard" tool in the Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit. 3. Restart my computer. Then I can find item "MyService" in the list of all available services in my computer. But this service can not be start. Any idea ??? Thanks in advance. Vu Le Hung
