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A Java JVM Update Adventure – ColdFusion Won't Start!



  • Update Java (or do it by accident like me!)
  • For each ColdFusion instance, edit jvm.config to point to the new JVM
    • Default location for wsconfig is:  <drive>:\ColdFusion11\<instance>\bin\jvm.config
    • Point to the correct version (x86 or 64-bit) for your CF install
    • 64-bit example: java.home=C:\\Program Files\\Java\\jdk1.8.0_60\\jre
    • x86 example: java.home=C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Java\\jdk1.8.0_60\\jre
    • NOTE: You can also do this from the CF Admin (Java and JVM settings) if you prefer
  • Restart CF instances
  • Update the Java path for Jetty (ColdFusion 11 Add-On Services)
    • You only need to do this in the default (cfusion) instance
    • ??<drive>:\ColdFusion11\cfusion\jetty\jetty.lax
    • 64-bit example: lax.nl.current.vm=C:\\Program Files\\Java\\jdk1.8.0_60\\jre\\bin\\javaw.exe
    • x86 example: jlax.nl.current.vm=C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Java\\jdk1.8.0_60\\jre\\bin\\javaw.exe
  • Restart ColdFusion 11 Add-On Services
  • One other tip… if you had special SSL certificates installed in your Java certificate store, you will need to reinstall those.  ]]>

    3 Replies to “A Java JVM Update Adventure – ColdFusion Won't Start!”

    1. Thank you for sharing this.

      Windows update or something else messed the PDF Services and they were unable to start.

      I installed a new jre only for Add on -service and was back in business after services restart.

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