Deploying a Lifecycle Module

You can deploy a lifecycle module using the following tools:

• In the Administration Console, open the Applications component and go to the Lifecycle Modules page. For details, see the Sun Java System Application Server Enterprise Edition 8.2 Administration Guide.

• Use the asadmin create-lifecycle-module command. For details, see the Sun Java System Application Server Enterprise Edition 8.2 Reference Manual.

You do not need to specify a classpath for the lifecycle module if you place it in the domain-dir/lib or domain-dir/lib/classes directory for the Domain Administration Server. Do not place it in the lib directory for a particular instance, or it will be deleted when that instance synchronizes with the Domain Administration Server.

After you deploy a lifecycle module, you must restart the server to activate it. The server instantiates it and registers it as a lifecycle event listener at server initialization.

If the is-failure-fatal setting is set to true (the default is false), lifecycle module failure prevents server initialization or startup, but not shutdown or termination.