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Table of Contents [show]     1 Error registering with STAF, RC: 21?     2 How do I view STAF logs?     3 27:Error constructing service, JSTAF, Result: Unable to connect to JVM Error reading config file     4 I saw error about not getting codepage, what is that?     5 How do I log STAF messages?     6 I am trying to program in Java with STAF, and get "java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: no JSTAF in java.library.path"     7 What is STAX?     8 Error submitting request, RC: 6?     9 How do I enable debug mode during STAF installation on linux?     10 38:Error constructing service, JSTAF, Result: JSTAFSH.loadService(): Error loading the Java service. Verify you are using a valid version of Java (e.g. Sun or IBM Java).     11 I kept getting java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError, but I have all the jars in my jar file?     12 How do I pass in a Java system property?     13 I am using jcifs in one of my STAF services, however, I kept getting "jcifs Protocol handler not found: smb"     14 Perl Error: Failed to redirect?     15 Perl STAF service hangs there? Copyright Information This article is licensed under GNU Public License. Contact webmasters for more information on copyright issues. 1 Error registering with STAF, RC: 21? This usually means you were not able to submit the staf command. Check to make sure you have a local (yes, local) staf service running. 2 How do I view STAF logs? STAF logs are located in $%STAF_HOME%\data\STAF\service\log\machine\youmachinename\Global\servicename.log You could either use FmtLog.exe command to format it, or use staf local log to view it 3 27:Error constructing service, JSTAF, Result: Unable to connect to JVM Error reading config file If you check your logs files at data\STAF\lang\java\jvm\STAFJVM.1, and if you see something like "java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/ibm/staf/service/STAFServiceHelper", then make sure you have bin\JSTAF.jar in your classpath. Try set CLASSPATH=\STAF\bin\JSTAF.jar;%CLASSPATH% and try again 4 I saw error about not getting codepage, what is that? Check your STAFCONVDIR variable, point it to your codepage directory under staf installation. For example: set STAFHome=C:\STAF set STAFCONVDIR=%STAFHome%\codepage 5 How do I log STAF messages? stafHandle.submit2("local", "LOG", "LOG MACHINE LOGNAME " + serviceName + " LEVEL info MESSAGE " + STAFUtil.wrapData(message)); where stafHandle is created during service init, serviceName is of course the name of your service. To view logs, use STAF localhost LOG QUERY MACHINE yourmachinename LOGNAME esrvicename To get your machine name, go to log directory %STAF_HOME%\data\log 6 I am trying to program in Java with STAF, and get "java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: no JSTAF in java.library.path" Make sure your PATH (not CLASSPATH) has the following directories: %STAFHome%\bin;%STAFHome%\lib;%STAFHome%\lib\java12 7 What is STAX? STAX is an optional STAF execution framework, of course you don't have to use STAX to use STAF. However, STAX is specially designed on top of STAF, and supposedly, it is a very efficient STAF execution harness. STAX is like a mini scripting languages supporting the following typical scripting language functionalities: Control flow management (if-else, loop, etc) Modularization (function, call, return, etc) Exception handling (try-catch, throw, etc) Signal handling (raise) Embedded python scripts (script) Sequential and parallel execution (sequence, parallel) 8 Error submitting request, RC: 6? If you are receiving an RC 6 when submitting requests to the STAX service, check its JVM log to see if any additional information about the problem is logged, such as a Java exception. 9 How do I enable debug mode during STAF installation on linux? export LAX_DEBUG=1 10 38:Error constructing service, JSTAF, Result: JSTAFSH.loadService(): Error loading the Java service. Verify you are using a valid version of Java (e.g. Sun or IBM Java). This usually happens because your STAF is using a 1.4- Java, while a service jar file was compiled with a 1.5+. On linux, enable debug mode as mentioned above, and add the correct java bin location to the *beginning* of your PATH. Observe from the debug info that you are using a more recent java executable. 11 I kept getting java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError, but I have all the jars in my jar file? Check your manifest file, it has to be specified in the manifest file. Otherwise it won't be copied over to STAF\data\STAF\lang\java\service\YourServiceName\jars. For example, this could be your jar task: <jar destfile="StafPackage.jar"> <!-- separate into two fileset, to make it clear that we are packaging jars too--> <fileset dir="bin" includes="STAF-INF/classes/com/vmware/**"/> <fileset dir="bin" includes="STAF-INF/jars/**"/> <manifest> <section name="staf/service/info"> <attribute name="Service-Class" value="com.your.company.staf.YourStafServiceClass"/> <attribute name="Packaged-Jars" value="mylib commons-httpclient-3.1"/> </section> </manifest> </jar> 12 How do I pass in a Java system property? service racetrack library JSTAF execute \path\to\your\StafAbc.jar OPTION J2=-DRACETRACK_URL=http://yourserver.env.vmware.com 13 I am using jcifs in one of my STAF services, however, I kept getting "jcifs Protocol handler not found: smb" Try export CLASSPATH=/usr/local/staf/data/STAF/lang/java/service/YourService/jars/jcifs-1.2.24.jar:$CLASSPATH and then restart your STAF service. This might have been cause by jcifs fails to register smb protocol if jcifs.jar is not in system classpath 14 Perl Error: Failed to redirect? If you get the following while trying to start your perl staf serivce Perl Error: Failed to redirect at (eval 1) line 17. Error: Redirection failed!Error on Service definition, SERVICE YourName LIBRARY PLSTAF EXECUTE YourPmName 6:Error constructing service, PLSTAF, Result: Error: Redirection failed! Error reading config file Try to remove your "SERVICE xxxx" line from staf.cfg, restart STAF service, put that line back, and try again. 15 Perl STAF service hangs there? For each perl module you use, make sure you have a use or require. For example, if you have a statement "my $bar = Foo::Bar->new()", make sure you have "use FOO::Bar" Comments #1, at Apr 28, 2010 01:22:25, LG said: The information is very apt and crisp, thanks for posting. 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