JVM failed to start in GlassFish Server 4.1

Problem:

When trying to start up the domain in Oracle GlassFish Server 4.1, we get the following error:

[glassfish@demo logs]$ $GLASSFISH_HOME/bin/asadmin start-domain 

JVM failed to start: com.sun.enterprise.admin.launcher.GFLauncherException: The server exited prematurely with exit code 1.
Before it died, it produced the following output:

Absolutely nothing is showing up in the $GLASSFISH_HOME/glassfish/domains/domain1/logs/server.log log file.


Solution:

1. Double-check the startup parameters of the JVM in the domain.xml file for invalid entries.


In our example, the $GLASSFISH_HOME/glassfish/domains/domain1/config/domain.xml had the following invalid entry:

<jvm-options>-myUrl=https://dev.raastech.com</jvm-options>

When the correct format should have been as follows:

<jvm-options>-DmyUrl=https://dev.raastech.com</jvm-options>

Applicable Versions:

• Oracle GlassFish Server 4.1