Why Tomcat?
Tomcat is the servlet container that VIVO has grown up with, so is most commonly used with VIVO, but it's by no means the only servlet container people are using.
Tomcat tools
Probe
http://code.google.com/p/psi-probe/
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I'm pretty impressed with probe, it's much easier to browse logs, see memory usage and get tips on tweaking the config. Real helpful for a java noob.
Tomcat temp directory and image uploading
problem
I'm getting an error when I try to upload an image to an individual. It
seems I'm missing the directory where the resize is done by java? Can
anyone tell me which directory the thumbnailair is supposed to run so I
can check if it exists/has the right permissions?
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