server debug command

The server debug command starts the named Open Liberty server in debug mode.

This command runs the named server in the console foreground after a debugger connects to the debug port. The standard output and error from the server process are output to the foreground. The default port is 7777. You can use the ${WLP_DEBUG_ADDRESS} variable to specify an alternative port.

Usage examples

Start the myserver server in debug mode:

server debug myserver

Start the myserver server in debug mode and set the variable_name variable to the variable_value value:

server debug myserver -- --variable_name=variable_value

Syntax

Run the command from the path_to_liberty/wlp/bin directory.

server debug serverName [options]
serverName

The name of the server to run the command against. If no server is specified, a server called defaultServer is automatically created to run the command against.

Option

Option for the server debug command
OptionDescription

--variable_name=variable_value

Defines variables. Include -- in the command before you specify the option, as shown in the usage example.

Variables that are specified on the command line override all other sources of variables and can’t be changed after the server starts.

Exit codes

The following exit codes are available for the server debug command and the equivalent executable JAR file ws-server.jar:

Exit codes for the server debug command
CodeExplanation

0

OK. 0 indicates successful completion of the requested operation.

1

1 indicates invocation of a redundant operation, such as starting a started server or stopping a stopper server. 1 might also be returned if the JVM options that were used are not valid.

>=20

Exit codes that are greater than or equal to 20 indicate that an error occurred while performing the request. Messages are printed and captured in log files with more information about the error.

Server process properties

The following JVM options are added:

  • -javaagent:wlp/bin/tools/ws-javaagent.jar is required for server capabilities such as trace and monitoring.

  • -Xshareclasses and related options are on Eclipse Open J9 to enable the shared class cache.

  • -XX:MaxPermSize is set on HotSpot Java SE 7 to increase the size of the permanent generation space.

  • -Djava.awt.headless=true avoids java.awt.HeadlessException on all platforms and focus-stealing problems on Mac OS X.

The server command sets the umask value to deny all permissions to Other users before the command runs the action.

The current working directory of the server process is set to the server output directory.

The server command creates a process ID (PID) file when you start the server and deletes the PID file when you stop the server.

See also