Problem adding classpath for managed server in 10.3

Question

Hi All,
I have a managed server that uses startup classes. According to the documentation, you have to put the absolute path to the startup classes in the server's classpath. I go to the server's configuration and the Server Startup tab to enter the classpath information. When I do this and try to start the managed server I receive the following message:
<Jun 30, 2009 8:24:47 AM PDT> <Error> <NodeManager> <BEA-300048> <Unable to star
t the server IntegrationServer : Exception while starting server 'IntegrationSer
ver': java.io.IOException: Server failed to start up. See server output log for
more details.>
The server output log shows:
<Jun 30, 2009 8:24:47 AM> <Debug> <NodeManager> <Waiting for the process to die: 4288>
<Jun 30, 2009 8:24:47 AM> <Info> <NodeManager> <Server failed during startup so will not be restarted>
<Jun 30, 2009 8:24:47 AM> <Debug> <NodeManager> <runMonitor returned, setting finished=true and notifying waiters>
If I don't put the classpath in, the managed server will start up, but will throw classnotfound exceptions for the start classes.
I am not sure what I am doing wrong.
We are in a time crunch so any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Greg

Answer 1

I've seen something like this before on a windows machine where the PATH environment variable had some additional values which contained spaces.
If it's a windows machine, could you check your path and see if there is more there then the default:
%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem
In my case there where values like c:\program files\.... and WL couldnt handle that apparently.
when I removed them from my windows path it was fixed.
the logging you showed, is it the MS logging ?
Could you post the nodemanager logging as well, maybe it has more detailed information.