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Apache Tomcat: Determine Version

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Hi,

this post describes how to determine which version of an Apache tomcat server is running.

This can be done by calling the

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org.apache.catalina.util.ServerInfo

methode in catalina.jar

An example. VMware vSphere uses an Apache Tomcat. Locate the java.exe and the catalina.jar and call

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c:\> >"C:\Program files\VMware\vCenter Server\jre\bin\java.exe" -cp "C:\Program files\VMware\vCenter Server\apachetomcat\lib\catalina.jar" org.apache.catalina.util.ServerInfo
Server version: Apache Tomcat/8.5.40
Server built:   May 7 2019 07:40:55 UTC
Server number:  8.5.40.0
OS Name:        Windows Server 2016
OS Version:     10.0
Architecture:   amd64
JVM Version:    1.8.0_221-b11
JVM Vendor:     Oracle Corporation

Michael

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