How do I specify the JDK for a GlassFish domain?

Question

I\'ve got GlassFish 2.1.1 installed. I have a 1.5 and a 1.6 JDK installed. Even though my JAVA_HOME variable is set to the 1.5 version (and both \"java -version\" and \"java

Answer 1

According to the GF Administration Guide:

For a valid JVM installation, locations are checked in the following order: a. domain.xml (java-home inside java-config) b. asenv.conf (setting AS_JAVA="path to java home")

I had to add both these settings to make it work. Otherwise 'asadmin stop-domain domain1' wouldn't work. I guess that GF uses a. and asadmin uses b.

(On Windows: b. asenv.bat)