ColdFusion 2016 from jre 8 to JDK-11 fails

[baerbelallingham]

After these steps to upgrade Java, CF services won't restart.

Current version of CF is 2016,0,11,314546  

Downloaded JDK 11.0.3 from Adobe download site, resides at C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-11.0.3  (without source code)

Stopped CF

Updated jvm.config

     #java.home=C:\\Program Files\\Java\\jre1.8.0_211

     java.home=C:\\Program Files\\Java\\jdk-11.0.3

Restart of CF fails.

Revert to JRE 1.8 and restart CF successfully.

No logs. Event log points to third party error and Service Specific Error Code 2.

What am I missing?

[carl type3]

Hi,

For Java 11 You need to add these to JVM arguments:

--add-opens=java.rmi/sun.rmi.transport=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.nio=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/sun.util.cldr=ALL-UNNAMED  --add-opens=java.base/sun.util.locale.provider=ALL-UNNAMED

-Djava.locale.providers=COMPAT,SPI

EG:

# Arguments to VM

java.args=-server  -Xms2048m -Xmx2048m --add-opens=java.rmi/sun.rmi.transport=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.nio=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/sun.util.cldr=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/sun.util.locale.provider=ALL-UNNAMED -XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=640m  -Xbatch -Djava.locale.providers=COMPAT,SPI - etc

HTH, Carl.

[baerbelallingham]

After adding the arguments still not working. Made sure the arguments do not have any extra blanks or carriage returns.

[BKBK]

What is the value of your java.args setting?

Are there any error messages in the logs?

[baerbelallingham]

There is only an entry in the event log that says could not start CF server... non-Microsoft service, refer to service-specific error code 2.

No other log entries in CF found.

Here is the jvm.config:

#
# VM configuration
#
# Where to find JVM, if {java.home}/jre exists then that JVM is used
# if not then it must be the path to the JRE itself

#java.home=C:\\Program Files\\Java\\jre1.8.0_201
#java.home=C:\\Program Files\\Java\\jre1.8.0_211
java.home=C:\\Program Files\\Java\\jdk-11.0.3

#
# If no java.home is specified a VM is located by looking in these places in this
# order:
#
#  1) ../runtime/jre
#  2) registry (windows only)
#  3) JAVA_HOME env var plus jre (ie $JAVA_HOME/jre)
#  4) java.exe in path
#

# Arguments to VM
#Incase of Java 9 or higher add the following arguments to java.args
#--add-opens=java.rmi/sun.rmi.transport=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.nio=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/sun.util.cldr=ALL-UNNAMED  --add-opens=java.base/sun.util.locale.provider=ALL-UNNAMED -Djava.locale.providers=COMPAT,SPI

java.args=-Xdebug -Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=n,address=5005 -server -Xms2048m -Xmx3072m --add-opens=java.rmi/sun.rmi.transport=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.nio=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/sun.util.cldr=ALL-UNNAMED  --add-opens=java.base/sun.util.locale.provider=ALL-UNNAMED -XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=512m -XX:+PrintGCDetails -XX:+PrintGCDateStamps -XX:+PrintHeapAtGC -verbose:gc -XX:+UseG1GC -Xbatch -Djava.locale.providers=COMPAT,SPI -Dcoldfusion.home={application.home} -Djava.awt.headless=true -Duser.language=en -Dcoldfusion.rootDir={application.home} -Dcoldfusion.classPath={application.home}/lib/updates,{application.home}/lib,{application.home}/lib/axis2,{application.home}/gateway/lib/,{application.home}/wwwroot/WEB-INF/cfform/jars,{application.home}/wwwroot/WEB-INF/flex/jars,{application.home}/lib/oosdk/lib,{application.home}/lib/oosdk/classes -Dcoldfusion.libPath={application.home}/lib -Dorg.apache.coyote.USE_CUSTOM_STATUS_MSG_IN_HEADER=true -Dcoldfusion.jsafe.defaultalgo=FIPS186Random -Dorg.eclipse.jetty.util.log.class=org.eclipse.jetty.util.log.JavaUtilLog -Djava.util.logging.config.file={application.home}/lib/logging.properties -javaagent:C:/FusionReactor/instance/DEV.cfusion.cf2016/fusionreactor.jar=name=DEV.cfusion.cf2016,address=8088 -agentpath:C:/FusionReactor/instance/DEV.cfusion.cf2016/frjvmti_x64.dll

# Comma separated list of shared library path
java.library.path={application.home}/lib,{application.home}/jintegra/bin,{application.home}/jintegra/bin/international,{application.home}/lib/oosdk/classes/win

# Comma separated list of shared library path for non-windows
java.nixlibrary.path={application.home}/lib

java.class.path={application.home}/lib/oosdk/lib,{application.home}/lib/oosdk/classes

Checked also on jetty/logs and found nothing there. Are there any other logs I should be looking for?

[BKBK]

Some suggestions:

• leave out -verbose:gc
• delete unnecessary comments

I have compared your version with a working version. See my private message. I shall send you the result when I get your e-mail address.

[carl type3 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

What if you run CMD prompt as admin then change directory to CF2016\cfusion\bin and start CF via cfstart.bat. That might output if there is a Java syntax error.

Could be Java 11 does not comprehend the Java 8 debug or GC logging settings.

Regards, Carl.

[baerbelallingham]

My jvm.config did have some GC logging settings that are no longer valid in Java 11. Using cfstart.bat was the way to find them.

[BKBK]

Hi baerbelallingham​

Did the version I messaged you work? If so, then please post it here for the benefit of others.

[baerbelallingham]

Once the java 11 invalid GC logging settings were removed from your copy it worked.