Chapter 6. Installing Red Hat JBoss A-MQ as a Service


Abstract

Red Hat JBoss A-MQ can generate a service wrapper that can be easily configured to install Red Hat JBoss A-MQ as a system service.
To install Red Hat JBoss A-MQ as a system service, perform the following steps:
  1. Generate the service wrapper for your system.
  2. Configure the launch script for your system.
  3. Configure the service wrapper for your system.
  4. Install the service wrapper as system service.

6.1. Generating the Wrapper

Abstract

The service wrapper is generated by the Apache Karaf container using the wrapper:install command.

Overview

The Red Hat JBoss A-MQ console's wrapper feature generates a wrapper around the JBoss A-MQ runtime that allows you to install a message broker as a system service. The wrapper feature does not come preinstalled in the console, so before you can generate the service wrapper you must install the wrapper feature.
Once the feature is installed the console gains a wrapper:install command. Running this command generates a generic service wrapper in the JBoss A-MQ installation.

Procedure

To generate the service wrapper:
  1. Start JBoss A-MQ in console mode using the amq command.
  2. Once the console is started and the command prompt appears, enter features:install wrapper.
    The features:install command will locate the required libraries to provision the wrapper feature and deploy it into the run time.
  3. Generate the wrapper by entering wrapper:install -n serviceName -d displayName -D description.
    The wrapper:install command has the options described in Table 6.1, “Wrapper Install Options”.
    Table 6.1. Wrapper Install Options
    OptionDefaultDescription
    -sAUTO_START(Windows only) Specifies the mode in which the service is installed. Valid values are AUTO_START or DEMAND_START.
    -nkarafSpecifies the service name that will be used when installing the service.
    -d Specifies the display name of the service.
    -D Specifies the description of the service.

Generated files

The following files are generated and make up the service wrapper:
  • bin\ServiceName-wrapper[.exe]—the executable file for the wrapper.
  • bin\ServiceName-service[.bat]—the script used to install and remove the service.
  • etc\ServiceName-wrapper.conf—the wrapper's configuration file.
  • Three library files required by the service wrapper:
    • lib\libwrapper.so
    • lib\karaf-wrapper.jar
    • lib\karaf-wrapper-main.jar
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