Description of problem:

More complete documentation of the use of the -b and -u command line switches is needed.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/JBoss_Enterprise_Application_Platform/6.3/html/Administration_and_Configuration_Guide


Additional info:

The -b command line switch is commonly used and a variant has been around in JBoss AS / EAP since the earliest days. How it works with EAP 6 is subtle though and is different from EAP 4/5. It's important that proper usage is documented.

A similar situation exists with the -u switch, although it isn't as commonly used.

Section "⁠2.1.6. Reference of Switches and Arguments to pass at Server Runtime" doesn't really cover the use of these switches beyond the bare minimum statement that they control some system properties. I haven't found any coverage elsewhere in the guide either.

Full documentation can be found in the "Controlling the Bind Address with -b" and "Controlling the Default Multicast Address with -u" sections of the community docs at https://docs.jboss.org/author/display/AS72/Command+line+parameters