Running ElasticSearch as a Windows Service on Windows 2008 R2 Server

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Hi guys,

Is there a way I can run ElasticSearch nodes as Windows Service on Windows
2008 R2 Servers?

Has anyone tried it? Is there any related documentation?

Thanks

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Hi Guys, any help on this??

Has anyone successfully installed it as windows service on any windows
platform?

Thanks

On Thursday, February 7, 2013 11:37:38 AM UTC-8, Mxims wrote:

Hi guys,

Is there a way I can run Elasticsearch nodes as Windows Service
on Windows 2008 R2 Servers?

Has anyone tried it? Is there any related documentation?

Thanks

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Hello,

I'm not on Windows if I remember correctly, it's just a matter of running
elasticsearch.bat to make it work.

If you need a starting point for going further, check out these two links:

I'd suggest you try the steps described there and post back here when/if
you run into issues.

Best regards,
Radu

http://sematext.com/ -- Elasticsearch -- Solr -- Lucene

On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 12:20 AM, Mxims renjith.ck@gmail.com wrote:

Hi Guys, any help on this??

Has anyone successfully installed it as windows service on any windows
platform?

Thanks

On Thursday, February 7, 2013 11:37:38 AM UTC-8, Mxims wrote:

Hi guys,

Is there a way I can run Elasticsearch nodes as Windows Service
on Windows 2008 R2 Servers?

Has anyone tried it? Is there any related documentation?

Thanks

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Hi,

We have been using ES as a service for at least last 6 months using yajsw
(http://yajsw.sourceforge.net/) on Windows 2003 server and Windows 7.
We usually configure two nodes (one master and one data) in each physical
server, and both are registered as separate service in each server. This
was essential for our server as our physical servers are remote machines
and we use Windows Remote Desktop (multiple users, multiple terminals) to
connect to them. So, running ES from any particular logged in user was
problematic for us.

It is pretty easy enough. Following are the steps.

  1. start your elasticsearch.bat
  2. Grab the java pid using ProcessExplorer
  3. Use the pid to generate a yajsw config file.
  4. Change service name in the config file.
  5. Shut down elasticsearch.
  6. Register the service using the config file.
  7. Start the service from Windows services screen.
  8. Keep the config file safe, it will be necessary for uninstalling the
    service, if necessary.

Hope this helps.
In case u need any more details, please ask.

-- Sujoy.

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Radhu & Sujoy,

Thank you so much for your help on this. I will checkout these options and will let you know how it goes.

Thanks again.

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I tried installing the service using the procedure on -

I was able to install the service successfully. However, I see some
stability issues with the service. The service stops abruptly with Java
fatal error.. Any of you guys experienced this issue?

I am looking for alternative solution now.. @Sujoy, Do you have more info
on the service you created? Do you mind sharing, the config file, other
settings you had used for your service, please.

On Monday, February 11, 2013 6:35:14 PM UTC-8, Mxims wrote:

Radhu & Sujoy,

Thank you so much for your help on this. I will checkout these options and
will let you know how it goes.

Thanks again.

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Sujoy,

Thanks a lot for the pointer.. I just installed a new service using the
process you suggested - YAJSW - Yet Another Java Service Wrapper - Introduction

I will see how it goes... in terms of stability.

Thanks

On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 9:43:04 AM UTC-8, Mxims wrote:

I tried installing the service using the procedure on -
Running ElasticSearch as a Service on Windows 2008 x64 | Captain Codeman

I was able to install the service successfully. However, I see some
stability issues with the service. The service stops abruptly with Java
fatal error.. Any of you guys experienced this issue?

I am looking for alternative solution now.. @Sujoy, Do you have more info
on the service you created? Do you mind sharing, the config file, other
settings you had used for your service, please.

On Monday, February 11, 2013 6:35:14 PM UTC-8, Mxims wrote:

Radhu & Sujoy,

Thank you so much for your help on this. I will checkout these options
and will let you know how it goes.

Thanks again.

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Sujoy,

We have been running the service for more than a week now. So far it has
been very stable. However I see one issue with the service, the Windows
Service doesn't start automatically when the system reboots. If I start it
manually after the system rebbot, it does start without any issues. I have
configured the service's 'Startup Type' to be 'Automatic', and 'Log On As'
to be 'Local System". Did you guys have any similar issues? Any pointeres??

Thanks

On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 10:31:27 AM UTC-8, Mxims wrote:

Sujoy,

Thanks a lot for the pointer.. I just installed a new service using the
process you suggested - YAJSW - Yet Another Java Service Wrapper - Introduction

I will see how it goes... in terms of stability.

Thanks

On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 9:43:04 AM UTC-8, Mxims wrote:

I tried installing the service using the procedure on -
Running ElasticSearch as a Service on Windows 2008 x64 | Captain Codeman

I was able to install the service successfully. However, I see some
stability issues with the service. The service stops abruptly with Java
fatal error.. Any of you guys experienced this issue?

I am looking for alternative solution now.. @Sujoy, Do you have more info
on the service you created? Do you mind sharing, the config file, other
settings you had used for your service, please.

On Monday, February 11, 2013 6:35:14 PM UTC-8, Mxims wrote:

Radhu & Sujoy,

Thank you so much for your help on this. I will checkout these options
and will let you know how it goes.

Thanks again.

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Hi,

Is it somehow related to windows credentials?
Can u make the service run under any user account upon restart by providing
the log on credentials in the service?

-- Sujoy.

On Thursday, March 7, 2013 11:14:43 PM UTC+5:30, Mxims wrote:

Sujoy,

We have been running the service for more than a week now. So far it has
been very stable. However I see one issue with the service, the Windows
Service doesn't start automatically when the system reboots. If I start it
manually after the system rebbot, it does start without any issues. I have
configured the service's 'Startup Type' to be 'Automatic', and 'Log On As'
to be 'Local System". Did you guys have any similar issues? Any pointeres??

Thanks

On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 10:31:27 AM UTC-8, Mxims wrote:

Sujoy,

Thanks a lot for the pointer.. I just installed a new service using the
process you suggested - YAJSW - Yet Another Java Service Wrapper - Introduction

I will see how it goes... in terms of stability.

Thanks

On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 9:43:04 AM UTC-8, Mxims wrote:

I tried installing the service using the procedure on -
Running ElasticSearch as a Service on Windows 2008 x64 | Captain Codeman

I was able to install the service successfully. However, I see some
stability issues with the service. The service stops abruptly with Java
fatal error.. Any of you guys experienced this issue?

I am looking for alternative solution now.. @Sujoy, Do you have more
info on the service you created? Do you mind sharing, the config file,
other settings you had used for your service, please.

On Monday, February 11, 2013 6:35:14 PM UTC-8, Mxims wrote:

Radhu & Sujoy,

Thank you so much for your help on this. I will checkout these options
and will let you know how it goes.

Thanks again.

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Good guess! Could be related to that.. Let me try giving the server
credentials... and maybe I will try configuring the service with Logon type
'network service' instead of 'local system'. Will keep you posted..

Renjith

On Thursday, March 7, 2013 9:53:54 AM UTC-8, Sujoy Sett wrote:

Hi,

Is it somehow related to windows credentials?
Can u make the service run under any user account upon restart by
providing the log on credentials in the service?

-- Sujoy.

On Thursday, March 7, 2013 11:14:43 PM UTC+5:30, Mxims wrote:

Sujoy,

We have been running the service for more than a week now. So far it has
been very stable. However I see one issue with the service, the Windows
Service doesn't start automatically when the system reboots. If I start it
manually after the system rebbot, it does start without any issues. I have
configured the service's 'Startup Type' to be 'Automatic', and 'Log On As'
to be 'Local System". Did you guys have any similar issues? Any pointeres??

Thanks

On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 10:31:27 AM UTC-8, Mxims wrote:

Sujoy,

Thanks a lot for the pointer.. I just installed a new service using the
process you suggested - YAJSW - Yet Another Java Service Wrapper - Introduction

I will see how it goes... in terms of stability.

Thanks

On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 9:43:04 AM UTC-8, Mxims wrote:

I tried installing the service using the procedure on -
Running ElasticSearch as a Service on Windows 2008 x64 | Captain Codeman

I was able to install the service successfully. However, I see some
stability issues with the service. The service stops abruptly with Java
fatal error.. Any of you guys experienced this issue?

I am looking for alternative solution now.. @Sujoy, Do you have more
info on the service you created? Do you mind sharing, the config file,
other settings you had used for your service, please.

On Monday, February 11, 2013 6:35:14 PM UTC-8, Mxims wrote:

Radhu & Sujoy,

Thank you so much for your help on this. I will checkout these options
and will let you know how it goes.

Thanks again.

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Am Donnerstag, 7. Februar 2013 20:37:38 UTC+1 schrieb Mxims:

Hi guys,

Is there a way I can run Elasticsearch nodes as Windows Service
on Windows 2008 R2 Servers?

Has anyone tried it? Is there any related documentation?

Thanks

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Thank you Hendrik. I had to go for a work around when we installed this in production back in Apr. I am happy to see that elasticsearh team made it available for windows.

Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 30, 2013, at 8:58 AM, Hendrik h.j.saly@googlemail.com wrote:

Release v0.90.5.1 (EA 0.90.5, Java 7u45) · salyh/elasticsearch-msi-installer · GitHub

Am Donnerstag, 7. Februar 2013 20:37:38 UTC+1 schrieb Mxims:

Hi guys,

Is there a way I can run Elasticsearch nodes as Windows Service on Windows 2008 R2 Servers?

Has anyone tried it? Is there any related documentation?

Thanks

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Just to clarify:

Since 0.90.5, Elasticsearch provides support for installing Elasticsearch as a service out of the box through
service.bat [1]. The installer mentioned in this thread is outside Elasticsearch and Hendrik takes all the credit for it.

Cheers,

P.S. 0.90.6 will have some nice fixes, especially when dealing with custom memory settings.

[1] Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic

On 30/10/2013 9:02 PM, Renjith wrote:

Thank you Hendrik. I had to go for a work around when we installed this in production back in Apr. I am happy to see
that elasticsearh team made it available for windows.

Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 30, 2013, at 8:58 AM, Hendrik <h.j.saly@googlemail.com mailto:h.j.saly@googlemail.com> wrote:

Release v0.90.5.1 (EA 0.90.5, Java 7u45) · salyh/elasticsearch-msi-installer · GitHub

Am Donnerstag, 7. Februar 2013 20:37:38 UTC+1 schrieb Mxims:

Hi guys,

Is there a way I can run ElasticSearch nodes as Windows Service on  Windows 2008 R2 Servers?

Has anyone tried it? Is there any related documentation?

Thanks

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