iXp startup error - javax.servlet.ServletException: ixp.home not set

Products

• CA Workload Automation iXP

Issue/Introduction

After upgrading IXP now it is not starting properly

 

Apr 14, 2022 7:13:37 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig deployWAR
INFO: Deploying web application archive /opt/CA/apache-tomcat-7.0.55/webapps/ixp.war
iXp:ixp.home    = null
iXp:ixp.version = 11.4.0.134

Apr 14, 2022 7:13:38 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext loadOnStartup
SEVERE: Servlet /ixp threw load() exception
javax.servlet.ServletException: ixp.home not set
 at com.pgti.ixp.core.servlet.BaseServlet.init(BaseServlet.java:67)

Environment

Release : 11.4

Component : CA WORKLOAD AUTOMATION AE IXP

Resolution

We recommend using a startup script to start IXP to ensure the environment gets set properly each time.

Example:

export JRE_HOME=/zz/ixp/JRE64_WA
export IXP_HOME=/zz/ixp/ixphome
export JAVA_OPTS="-Dixp.home=$IXP_HOME -Xms1500m -Xmx1500m"
export JAVA_HOME=/zz/ixp/JRE64_WA
export PATH=/zz/ixp/JRE64_WA/bin:$PATH
/zz/ixp/apache-tomcat-8.5.63/bin/startup.sh

Adjust the paths for your environment.