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How to use mrc packaged Tomcat 6 as a Service with JDK 1.6

  1. The first step is right click "My computer" and go to "Properties" Click Advanced and go to Environmental Variables.
    • From here, add ;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_07\bin to the PATH.
    • This step requires your machine to be restarted.
  2. Next, go to a PC command line.
    • CD to c:\m-power\tomcat\bin
    • Type service.bat install Tomcat6
  3. Next, type tomcat6w //ES//Tomcat6
    • A window will pop up. Switch to the Java tab.
    • Change the Java Virtual Machine option to: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_07\jre\bin\server\jvm.dll
    • Add the following four lines to the end of the Java Options window:
    • -Xmx512m
      -Xms512m
      -XX:PermSize=256m
      -XX:MaxPermSize=256m

    • Hit OK.
  4. Start the service as you usually would.


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