[webstack-discuss] PSARC draft - Making Tomcat independent

[Petr Sumbera]

Basant Kumar kukreja wrote:
> Why conf is located in /var/tomcat6/conf? Shouldn't it be /etc/tomcat6/conf?

Tomcat expects its configuration at CATALINA_BASE/conf directory. It 
seems to be kind of hardwired there.

For info about CATALINA_* environment variables see:

http://src.opensolaris.org/source/xref/sfw/usr/src/cmd/tomcat/apache-tomcat-5.5.26-src/container/catalina/src/bin/catalina.sh

Petr

> On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 02:52:45PM +0200, Petr Sumbera wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have modified my proposal so that it also upgrades Tomcat to version 
>> 6.0.x. Plus there are some other changes (installation paths, link to 
>> configuration directory from /etc).
>>
>> Currently I'm looking (so far unsuccessfully) for someone who would sponsor 
>> this through PSARC fast track process.
>>
>> Thanks for comments and recommendation,
>>
>> Petr
> 
>> 1. Introduction
>>     1.1. Project/Component Working Name:
>> 	 Making Tomcat independent
>>     1.2. Name of Document Author/Supplier:
>> 	 Author:  Petr Sumbera
>>     1.3  Date of This Document:
>> 	11 September, 2008
>> 4. Technical Description
>>
>> 0. Previous ARC cases
>>
>> 	 PSARC 2002/009 - Jakarta Tomcat 4.0.1
>> 	 PSARC 2001/266 - Jakarta Tomcat for Apache
>> 	 PSARC 1999/542 - Apache for Solaris
>>
>> 1. Introduction
>>
>> Tomcat shipped with Solaris is currently tightly bound to Apache 1.3 Web 
>> Server with its installation paths and the way it is started. Now that 
>> we have also Apache 2.2 and the Tomcat itself is very popular as 
>> standalone server this project changes for Tomcat installation paths and 
>> introduces new SMF service for it. Beside this Tomcat is upgraded to latest
>> recommended version 6.0.
>>
>> This case seeks Minor Release Binding.
>>
>> 2. Details
>>
>> 2.1 Background
>>
>> Tomcat was integrated into Solaris as servlet engine for Apache 1.3 Web 
>> Server by PSARC 2001/266. Therefore it was installed into Apache 1.3 
>> directories and it was started via Apache 1.3 init.d script together 
>> with Apache Web Server itself.
>>
>> Later during Tomcat update via PSARC 2002/009 Tomcat was allowed to be 
>> functional as self-contained HTTP server but it remained closely tight 
>> to Apache 1.3 Web Server.
>>
>> 2.2 Technical description
>>
>> This project makes Tomcat independent on Apache 1.3 Web Server by 
>> changing installation paths from /usr/apache/tomcat respective 
>> /var/apache/tomcat to /usr/tomcat6 respective /var/tomcat6.
>>
>> The way Tomcat is started is also changed to SMF(5) service and it's 
>> started as user "webservd" (instead of user "nobody" which was used till 
>> now).
>>
>> With change to use SMF(5) Tomcat will now contain ready to use 
>> configuration file /var/tomcat6/conf/server.xml. To comply with
>> Solaris file system organization relative symlink /etc/tomcat6
>> pointing to /var/tomcat6/conf directory is added.
>>
>> Apache 1.3 Web Server Tomcat connector module is updated to AJP13 
>> compatible module (mod_jk) and it's moved from Tomcat package 
>> (SUNWtcatu) to Apache 1.3 package (SUNWapchu). Tomcat connector 
>> configuration file is also moved from Tomcat package (SUNWtcatr) to 
>> Apache 1.3 package (SUNWapchr). For Apache 2.2 was added this connector
>> via PSARC/2008/090.
>>
>> Current focus of development version of Tomcat is version 6.0.x which
>> is now stable and recommended to use (latest version 6.0.18). This
>> project will upgrade to this version (Servlet/JSP Specification: 2.5/2.1).
>>
>> We have added major version number (tomcat6) to the path and SMF FRMI so
>> we can by possible future project add in parallel new major Tomcat version
>> (tomcat7) and allow thus users to migrate to new release at their own
>> speed.
>>
>> 3. Interface table
>>
>> Interfaces imported
>>
>> NAME                        STABILITY    NOTES
>>
>> Java                        Stable       Java runtime
>>
>> Interfaces exported
>>
>> NAME                        STABILITY    NOTES
>>
>> /usr/tomcat6/bin            Uncommitted  startup scripts
>> /usr/tomcat6/classes        Uncommitted  Tomcat components
>> /usr/tomcat6/common         Uncommitted  Tomcat components
>> /usr/tomcat6/lib            Uncommitted  Tomcat jar files
>> /usr/tomcat6/server         Uncommitted  Tomcat components
>> /var/tomcat6/conf           Uncommitted  Tomcat configuration files
>> /var/tomcat6/logs           Uncommitted  runtime log files
>> /var/tomcat6/webapps        Uncommitted  Example applications
>> /var/tomcat6/temp           Uncommitted  temporary files
>> /var/tomcat6/work           Uncommitted  servlet engine work directory
>> AJP13 (TCP Port 8009)       Uncommitted  communication protocol V1.3
>> HTTP/1.1 (TCP Port 8080)    Uncommitted  port for stand-alone http
>> svc:/network/http:tomcat6   Committed    FMRI
>>
>> /etc/apache/tomcat.conf     Uncommitted  Apache 1.3 Tomcat connector
>>                                          configuration file (SUNWapchr)
>>
>> 5. References
>>
>>        Tomcat Documentation
>>            http://tomcat.apache.org/
>>
>>        Apache Documentation
>>            http://httpd.apache.org/docs/
>>
>>        PSARC 2008/090 - Additional Apache2 Modules
>>        PSARC 2002/009 - Jakarta Tomcat 4.0.1
>>        PSARC 2001/266 - Jakarta Tomcat for Apache
>>        PSARC 1999/542 - Apache for Solaris
>>
>>
>> 6. Resources and Schedule
>>     6.4. Steering Committee requested information
>>    	6.4.1. Consolidation C-team Name:
>> 		SFW
>>     6.5. ARC review type: FastTrack
>>     6.6. ARC Exposure: open
>>
>>
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