Service Configuration

Java options must be put in the isserver.vmoptions file, located in the isCOBOL bin directory, which is the default directory of the service. In this file, comments files are prefixed by a hash and each option is on a separate line.

The following snippet shows how to configure memory limits and pass a custom configuration file for the isCOBOL Server service:

#memory settings -Xmx256m -Xms128m   #configuration -Discobol.conf=/myapp/myconf

Setting the Classpath in the isserver.vmoptions has no effect. Every occurrence of -cp and -classpath in that file is discarded. The isCOBOL Server service inherits the Classpath from the system and adds all jar libraries in the isCOBOL lib directory to it.

Note: On some Windows distributions it’s necessary to reboot the system in order to make services aware of modifications to the system environment.

isCOBOL configuration properties to configure port number, hostname, rundebug, etcetera, can be set either in isserver.vmoptions with the syntax “-Dproperty=value” or in a file named iscobol.properties that will be loaded from:

1.	The \etc directory

2.	The user home directory

3.	The Classpath