Application Server Failure

The application server failure occurs due to a fatal crash of the hosting operating system, failed hardware components, or a failure of the java process containing the application context.

In case of an abnormal shut down (as opposed to a graceful or controlled shut down) it is not informed of a shut down request and is not allowed to stop all running processes. In such cases, the currently running processes will generally not be in a consistent state. Java process termination may occur by administrative intervention; on UNIX it is typically using kill -9 while on Windows it is the End Process button on the Task Manager.