Note, the options are relative to "Gfsh's" working directory, not the GemFire process. Also note, the "name" (as specified with "start [locator|server] --name=X") is the name of the GemFire member, not the actual JVM process.
Gfsh will pass the "location" (file system path) to the forked GemFire process by way of (GemFire) System property ( http://gemfire.docs.pivotal.io/latest/userguide/index.html#reference/topics/gemfire_properties.html). The GemFire process will look for gemfire.properties/cache.xml, etc relative to it's own working directory unless an absolute path is given. GemFire does use "default" locations when looking for certain configuration files: working dir, user home dir, classpath. Though these default locations can be used, it is recommended you specify the location of configuration files explicitly. Unexpected things happen when you forget that you left a configuration file (.properties or cache.xml) in you home directory, for instance. -j On Sun, Aug 16, 2015 at 10:31 AM, Kirk Lund <[email protected]> wrote: > By default, GFSH will start the locator or server in a subdir of the same > name as the process. Ex: "start locator --name=locator1" will use > ./locator1 as the current working dir for that process. > > 1) if the subdir does not exist use: > > gfsh>start locator --name=locator1 --properties-file=<path to file> > > 2) if the subdir does exist (either you created or GFSH did previously): > > copy the gemfire.properties to that subdir if you want to avoid specifying > it every time > > gfsh>start locator --name=locator1 > > On Sunday, August 16, 2015, Michael Stolz <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Or put the gemfire.properties file in the folder where the server will >> home itself. Normally same name as the name you give the server. >> >> -- >> Mike Stolz >> Principal Technical Account Manager >> Mobile: 631-835-4771 >> On Aug 16, 2015 3:18 AM, "Catherine Johnson" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Specify --properties-file=<path to file> when you start components. >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> *From:* Roman Shaposhnik <[email protected]> >>> *To:* [email protected] >>> *Sent:* Sunday, August 16, 2015 12:11 AM >>> *Subject:* How to pick up config/gemfire.properties file? >>> >>> Hi! >>> >>> it seems that when using gfsh to start locator/server >>> they don't pick up config/gemfire.properties by default. >>> What do I need to do to make it happen? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Roman. >>> >>> >>> -- -John 503-504-8657 john.blum10101 (skype)
