Running Fisheye as Windows service fails due to wait for JVM process failed error
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*Except Fisheye and Crucible
Symptoms
Starting Fisheye as Windows service will result in the following message:
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STATUS | wrapper | 2012/06/28 11:24:56 | --> Wrapper Started as Service
STATUS | wrapper | 2012/06/28 11:24:56 | Launching a JVM...
FATAL | wrapper | 2012/06/28 11:24:56 | Unable to execute Java command. The system cannot find the file specified. (0x2)
FATAL | wrapper | 2012/06/28 11:24:56 | "java" -server -showversion -Djava.awt.headless=true -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.port=4242 -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.authenticate=false -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.ssl=false -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.authenticate=false -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.password.file=./wrapper/jmxremote.password -Dwrapper.mbean.name="wrapper:type=Java Service Wrapper Control" -Dfisheye.inst="D:\fisheye" -Xrs -Xms256m -Xmx1024m -Djava.library.path="wrapper/lib;lib/native/linux-i386;lib/native/osx-ppc;lib/native/solaris-sparc;lib/native/win32-x86" -classpath "./fisheyeboot.jar;wrapper/lib/fisheye-wrapper-jmx.jar;wrapper/lib/wrapper.jar" -Dwrapper.key="UqR2WUxg0OhZNf1l" -Dwrapper.port=32000 -Dwrapper.use_system_time="TRUE" -Dwrapper.version="3.1.2" -Dwrapper.native_library="wrapper" -Dwrapper.service="TRUE" -Dwrapper.cpu.timeout="10" -Dwrapper.jvmid=1 com.cenqua.fisheye.FisheyeServiceWrapper com.cenqua.fisheye.FishEyeCtl 1 start com.cenqua.fisheye.FishEyeCtl true 1 stop
FATAL | wrapper | 2012/06/28 11:24:56 | Critical error: wait for JVM process failed
STATUS | wrapper | 2012/06/28 11:30:03 | --> Wrapper Started as Console
STATUS | wrapper | 2012/06/28 11:30:04 | Launching a JVM...
FATAL | wrapper | 2012/06/28 11:30:04 | Unable to execute Java command. The system cannot find the file specified. (0x2)
FATAL | wrapper | 2012/06/28 11:30:04 | "java" -server -showversion -Djava.awt.headless=true -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.port=4242 -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.authenticate=false -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.ssl=false -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.authenticate=false -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.password.file=./wrapper/jmxremote.password -Dwrapper.mbean.name="wrapper:type=Java Service Wrapper Control" -Dfisheye.inst="D:\fisheye" -Xrs -Xms256m -Xmx1024m -Djava.library.path="wrapper/lib;lib/native/linux-i386;lib/native/osx-ppc;lib/native/solaris-sparc;lib/native/win32-x86" -classpath "./fisheyeboot.jar;wrapper/lib/fisheye-wrapper-jmx.jar;wrapper/lib/wrapper.jar" -Dwrapper.key="YC39epFcgLzQJRe0" -Dwrapper.port=32000 -Dwrapper.use_system_time="TRUE" -Dwrapper.version="3.1.2" -Dwrapper.native_library="wrapper" -Dwrapper.cpu.timeout="10" -Dwrapper.jvmid=1 com.cenqua.fisheye.FisheyeServiceWrapper com.cenqua.fisheye.FishEyeCtl 1 start com.cenqua.fisheye.FishEyeCtl true 1 stop
FATAL | wrapper | 2012/06/28 11:30:04 | Critical error: wait for JVM process failed
Cause
Fisheye can't find java executable in its PATH.
Resolution
Specify the full path for the java.exe file into the wrapper.conf like below:
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#Java Application
wrapper.java.command=c:\path\to\java\java.exe
Or add the location of java.exe to PATH environment variable and restart Fisheye.
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