sts 3.6.1: default server is not added to workspace; cannot select tomcat7 for Pivotal 3.0

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mjj1409 picture mjj1409 · Aug 28, 2014 · Viewed 20.3k times · Source

When I was using STS 3.6.0 a default 'Servers' folder (Vmware vFabric v2.5 - v.2.9) was always added to any new workspace I created. Since installing STS 3.6.1 I am no longer seeing a default 'Server' being attached to the workspace. It appears that STS 3.6.1 is now bundling Pivotal tc Server v3.0, which appears to favor Tomcat 8 for the default underlying binary (this requires Java SE 7, but I need to use Java SE 6(which is my workspace default)) So my best guess as to why the automatic addition of the 'Servers' folder is not occurring, is that I don't have Java SE7 set as my workspace default, but I'm a little surprised that Tomcat 8 is being considered the default binary for tc Server;

I am also having issues manually adding a server for my workspace

(e.g. New->Server->Pivotal tcServer v3.0)

After I select the location for the 'Pivotal tcServer v3.0' the default Tomcat version selected is Tomcat 8.0.9.B.RELEASE. I get the following warning after this selection:

"Tomcat 8 requires Java SE7 or later. Change the JRE to one that meets this requirement"

Understood, but...

When I select Tomcat 7.0.55.A.RELEASE as the Version, I still see the same message and I am unable to proceed with adding the server.(Its my understanding that Tomcat 7.x is supported by Java SE6). This is unexpected behavior in my opinion since my workspace default JRE supports Tomcat 7. Is there anyway around this issue?

Answer

aboyko picture aboyko · Aug 29, 2014
  1. From the main menu, open Window -> Preferences.
  2. Then, navigate to the Server -> Runtime Environments page.
  3. At the top of the list you should be able to see Pivotal tc Server Developer Edition (Runtime). Select it and then press "Edit..." button.
  4. In the dialog that appears, select your JRE and Tomcat versions from the appropriate dropdowns. Press the "Finish" button to save your changes and create a new server instance.
  5. Start the created server and you'll see that Tomcat 7.0.55 starts. Please raise a defect if you feel that 7.0.55 should be the default rather than 8.x.

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