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This article will show you how to configure Apache Geronimo v1.1 to run as a MS Windows service. A Java Service Wrapper (JSW) will be required as an additional software to achieve this configuration. Using a JSW gives you some additional "control" on the service you are configuring such as the ability to ping the service and take action if the service is down.
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The wrapper configuration file is located in the <jsw_home>\conf directory. Backup the original file and create a new wrapper.conf file with the content from the following example.
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Do a search and replace all, look for the <java_home>, <geronimo_home> and <jsw_home> wildcards and replace them to match your environment.
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You can check the installation results in the <geronimo_home>\var\log\jsw.log file. You should see something similar to this:
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Running the Apache Geronimo v1.1 service
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You should see a confirmation message similar to this:
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Note that Apache Geronimo may take a few moments to start even when you receive the message that the service has successfully started Geronimo may still be loading.
Check the <geronimo_home>\var\log\jsw.log to see if Geronimo is fully started, the last line in your log should be similar to this:
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Alternatively, if you have installed a tail command in Windows you could run the following command to monitor the status.
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