nt service dependency on 2 boxes on same network

[alext_613]

Let's say I have NT service A on one box on the network and NT service B on a
*different* box on the network. Both services are running a *java*
application. The first java app is actually a weblogic server on a particular
port and the other is an application that needs weblogic to be running in order
to start properly.

What do you think is the best way to ensure that A goes on first, and then B.
If it was on the same box, it'd be easy, but in this case it's on a different
box, though on the same network.

 

[aharvek]

Hm. You could make one startup after so many seconds, say 60 seconds after boot, and make the first system instant after boot. But you would have to boot the systems in the correct order, and the speeds of the process would have to be timed...

Try making a script that is installed as a service that will try to connect to the other and if it returns an error code the service will load, if it loads a different error code the service will try again.