Author: isenberg
Publication Date: 2/19/2014 12:34

Using Apache Tomcat 7.0.42 and newer

for FirstSpirit

This addendum complements:

    PDF: FirstSpirit Manual for Administrators

    Chapters: 4.5.3 and 4.5.4 "Servlet Engine Tomcat"

Problem:

Tomcat 7.0.42 and newer is blocked during the startup process for about 10 minutes when file fs-webrt.jar is added to its common classpath. The slow startup can be observed in tomcat/log/catalina.out as follows:

Nov 04, 2014 10:46:51 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig deployDirectory 
INFORMATION: Deploying web application directory
/opt/apache-tomcat-7.0.55/webapps/fs5preview 
Nov 04, 2014 10:49:57 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig deployDirectory 
INFORMATION: Deployment of web application directory
/opt/apache-tomcat-7.0.55/webapps/fs5preview has finished in 186,028 ms

Solution:

Open the following file of the Tomcat installation in a text teditor:

tomcat/conf/catalina.properties

Locate the following property:

tomcat.util.scan.DefaultJarScanner.jarsToSkip

Add the following string using the delimiter character , (comma) to separate it from already existing values:

fs-webrt.jar

Restart Tomcat.

Now the deployment should be completed after about 2 seconds for each fs5-WebApp.

Tags: admindoc, tomcat