How to Start JBoss Application Server

1. To start JBoss, run $JBOSS_HOME/bin/run.sh on Unix/Linux and %JBOSS_HOME%run.bat on Windows
2. The script figures out JBOSS_HOME by itself - though it does not hurt to have it pre-specified.
3. By default, this script runs the default configuration set

   1. Alternative configuration set can be specified: ./run.sh -c <configuration_set_name>

4. By default, this script binds JBoss AS to 127.0.0.1 (for security reasons) making it inaccessible from the outside world

   1. To bind JBoss to a specific address, execute: ./run.sh -b 10.1.2.3 or ./run.sh --host=10.1.2.3
   2. To bind JBoss to all addresses, execute: ./run.sh -b 0.0.0.0 or ./run.sh --host=0.0.0.0

5. To start JBoss as a system service

   1. On Unix/Linux, use a script like jboss_init_redhat.sh

      1. Copy (or symbolically link) this script to /etc/init.d/jboss
      2. Edit the script as needed (to specify user, IP, and file paths)
      3. Add #chkconfig: 3 80 20 and #description: JBoss to this script
      4. Run chkconfig --add jboss

   2. On Windows use JavaService (http://forge.objectweb.org/projects/javaservice/), which comes with an installation script for JBoss

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Usage: run.bat [options]

options:

• h, --help                   Show this help message
• V, --version                 Show version information
• -                           Stop processing options
• D<name>[=<value>]           Set a system property
• d, --bootdir=<dir>           Set the boot patch directory; Must be absolute or url
• p, --patchdir=<dir>         Set the patch directory; Must be absolute or url
• n, --netboot=<url>           Boot from net with the given url as base
• c, --configuration=<name>   Set the server configuration name
• B, --bootlib=<filename>     Add an extra library to the front bootclasspath
• L, --library=<filename>     Add an extra library to the loaders classpath
• C, --classpath=<url>         Add an extra url to the loaders classpath
• P, --properties=<url>       Load system properties from the given url
• b, --host=<host or ip>       Bind address for all JBoss services
• g, --partition=<name>       HA Partition name (default=DefaultDomain)
• m, --mcast_port=<ip>         UDP multicast port; only used by JGroups
• u, --udp=<ip>               UDP multicast address
• l, --log=<log4j|jdk>         Specify the logger plugin type

On Unix/Linux, run.sh (and shutdown.sh) source JVM/runtime options from run.conf file whereas on Windows run.bat specifies those options internally.

Verifying JBoss AS Startup

JBoss has successfully started when in its console window you can see a line like this:

13:26:33,625 INFO [ServerImpl] JBoss (Microcontainer) [5.1.0.GA (build: SVNTag=JBoss_5_1_0_GA date=200905221634)] Started in 2m:20s:844ms

If you see any exception traces, then there was a problem starting one or more of the JBoss services. Examine the error messages before continuing. A common problem is a port conflict: another server (possibly another instance of JBoss AS itself) is running on one or more of the required JBoss AS ports.

Point your browser to http://localhost:8080/status to verify the server startup.

How to Stop JBoss Application Server

Stopping JBoss Application Server

If started in the foreground using the run script, simply hit CTRL+C.

If running in the background as an OS service, stop it just like any other OS service.

1. /etc/init.d/jboss stop (on UNIX/Linux)
2. kill -TERM <jboss-pid> (on UNIX/Linux)
3. NET STOP JBoss (on Windows)

Use the shutdown script (remote shutdown): $JBOSS_HOME/bin/shutdown.sh -S (shutdown.bat on Windows)

A JMX client to shutdown (exit or halt) a remote JBoss server.

Usage: shutdown [options] <operation>

options:

• h, --help               Show this help message (default)
• D<name>[=<value>]       Set a system property
• -                       Stop processing options
• s, --server=<url>       Specify the JNDI URL of the remote server
• n, --serverName=<url>   Specify the JMX name of the ServerImpl
• a, --adapter=<name>     Specify JNDI name of the MBeanServerConnection to use
• u, --user=<name>         Specify the username for authentication
• p, --password=<name>     Specify the password for authentication
• operations:
• S, --shutdown           Shutdown the server
• e, --exit=<code>         Force the VM to exit with a status code
• H, --halt=<code>         Force the VM to halt with a status code

To shut down a remote JBoss AS instance, use: ./shutdown.sh -s jnp://remoteHostOrIP:1099 -S Remote instance’s IP address and port are specified by its Naming service configured in ${jboss.server.config.url}/jboss-service.xml

For an in-depth understanding on JBoss click on:

• JBoss architecture
• Installation of jboss
• Session Configuration
• JBoss Overview