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Ignite on 64 Bit Windows - Confio Article 1559

Confio Article: 1559 Published: Jun 23 2009 11:26 AM
Version: >= 4.3 Topic(s): Install and Setup
Product(s): Ignite
Database(s): All MS SQL

On Windows, Ignite PI installs a 32-bit JRE and a 32-bit version of Tomcat.  Ignite runs as a service and defaults to use the installed JRE and Tomcat.  When installed on 64-bit Windows, everything will still run, but you may want to take advantage of the 64-bit architecture (e.g. to configure the JRE with more memory).  This is typically done if you have a high number of monitored databases (>= 80) and Ignite is running out of heap space (refer to the KB article on Ignite Scalability).

To take advantage of the 64-bit architecture, a 64-bit JRE will need to be installed and a 64-bit Tomcat needs to be used.  To do this:
 

  1. Install a 64-bit JRE.
  • Choose either the JRE6 or JDK 6 download. 
  • For Platform choose Windows x64
     
  1. Remove the Ignite PI Server service by running:
c:
cd <Ignite Home>  (e.g. c:\program files (x86)\confio\ignite pi)
removeWindowsService.bat

 

    • Verify that the service is gone by checking for the existance of "Ignite PI Server" in Windows Services. 
    • If the service is still there, you may need to run the above batch file with the "as administrator" option, as follows:
      1. Open a command prompt using "Run as Administrator" (click on the Windows start icon, then All Programs, then Accessories, then right-click on "Command Prompt" and choose "Run as Administrator")
      2. cd <Ignite Home> (e.g. c:\program files (x86)\confio\ignite pi)
      3. removeWindowsService.bat
      4. After the script runs, verify that the service has been removed.  
         
  1. Tell Ignite to use the 64-bit JRE by updating the following file to specify the path to the 64-bit java.exe:
    • <Ignite Home>\iwc\tomcat\ignite_config\java_loc.txt
       
  2. Switch to a 64-bit Tomcat.  In <Ignite Home>\iwc\tomcat\bin, do the following:
    • Ignite 8.1 and prior:
      • delete tomcat5.exe
      • make a copy of tomcat5_64bit.exe and rename the copy to tomcat5.exe
    • Ignite 8.2 and above:
      • delete tomcat6.exe
      • make a copy of tomcat6_64bit.exe and rename the copy to tomcat6.exe
          
  3. Update the Java Min and Max Heap Size value.
    • see KB article 1547
    • Running as 64-bit, you can increase heap space up to 32GB.  However, it is not likely that Ignite will need more than 4GB.
    • Ensure that there is enough RAM on the Ignite PI Server machine to dedicate to the new heap space setting.
       
  4. Create the Ignite PI Server service by running:
c:
cd <Ignite Home> (e.g. c:\program files (x86)\confio\ignite pi)
createWindowsService.bat

 

 

 

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