Running Alfresco as Windows Service

Run Tomcat 6 as Windows service:

Info URL:

http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Configuring_Alfresco_as_a_Windows_Service

Install Command Line:

:\> cd c:\alfresco\tomcat\bin
:\> service.bat install
:\> tomcat6 //US//Tomcat6 --JvmMs=128 --JvmMx=512 --JvmSs=96 ++JvmOptions "-XX:MaxPermSize=128m"

Uninstall Command Line:

:\> service.bat uninstall Tomcat6 (or the "name" used when installing the service)

TomCat6 Service Properties Link:

:\> tomcat6w.exe //ES//Tomcat6 (or the "name" used when installing the service)

ERRORS: TomCat6 SERVICE NOT STARTING

1. prunsrv.c Failed creating java
1. Solution:
• Copy msvcr71.dll from java’s bin directory to windows\system32 folder
2. Known issue
1. Solution:
• Make sure your tomcat’s pointing to correct jvm.dll folder.
• My tomcat pointing to C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_07\bin\client\jvm.dll, try change to C:\Program Files\Java\jre\bin\client\jvm.dll

Run MySQL as Windows Service:

These instructions assume that Alfresco is installed in C:\Alfresco. Before
you can install MySQL as a windows service you need to set the following directories
in the C:\alfresco\mysql\my.ini file

Edit my.ini:

basedir="C:\Alfresco\mysql"
datadir="C:\Alfresco\alf_data\mysql"

Install Command Line:

:\> cd C:\Alfresco\mysql\bin
:\> mysqld.exe --install AlfrescoMySQL --defaults-file=C:\Alfresco\mysql\my.ini

ERRORS: MySQL SERVICE NOT STARTING
None so far...