Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server v3 Administration Guide

Administering System Properties

Shared server instances will often need to override attributes defined in their referenced configuration. Any configuration attribute can be overridden through a system property of the corresponding name.

The following topics are addressed here:

ProcedureTo Create System Properties

Use the create-system-properties subcommand in remote mode to create or update one or more system properties of the domain or configuration. Any configuration attribute can be overwritten through a system property of the corresponding name.

  1. Ensure that the server is running.

    Remote subcommands require a running server.

  2. Create system properties by using the create-system-properties(1) subcommand.

    Information about properties for the subcommand is included in this help page.


Example 2–10 Creating a System Property

This example creates a system property associated with http-listener-port=1088 on localhost.


asadmin> create-system-properties http-listener-port=1088
Command create-system-properties executed successfully.

See Also

You can also view the full syntax and options of the subcommand by typing asadmin help create-system-properties at the command line.

ProcedureTo List System Properties

Use the list-system-properties subcommand in remote mode to list the system properties that apply to a domain or configuration.

  1. Ensure that the server is running.

    Remote subcommands require a running server.

  2. List system properties by using the list-system-properties(1) subcommand.

    The existing system properties are displayed, including predefined properties such as HTTP_LISTENER_PORT and HTTP_SSL_LISTENER_PORT.


Example 2–11 Listing System Properties

This example lists the system properties on host localhost.


asadmin> list-system-properties
http-listener-port=1088
Command list-system-properties executed successfully.

See Also

You can also view the full syntax and options of the subcommand by typing asadmin help list-system-properties at the command line.

ProcedureTo Delete a System Property

Use the delete-system-property subcommand in remote mode to delete system properties.

  1. Ensure that the server is running.

    Remote subcommands require a running server.

  2. List the existing system properties by using the list-system-properties(1) subcommand.

  3. Delete the system property by using the delete-system-property(1) subcommand.

  4. If necessary, notify users that the system property has been deleted.


Example 2–12 Deleting a System Property

This example deletes a system property named http-listener-port from localhost.


asadmin> delete-system-property http-listener-port
Command delete-system-property executed successfully.

See Also

You can also view the full syntax and options of the subcommand by typing asadmin help delete-system-property at the command line.