Issue

Symptoms

MID Server Windows Service stops after 30 seconds or more instead of within a few seconds

Wrapper.log shows the following:

2019/06/13 10:42:02 | Stopping the ServiceNow MID Server_ACME MID Server 1 service...
2019/06/13 10:42:07 | Waiting to stop...
2019/06/13 10:42:12 | Waiting to stop...
2019/06/13 10:42:18 | Waiting to stop...
2019/06/13 10:42:23 | Waiting to stop...
2019/06/13 10:42:28 | Waiting to stop...
2019/06/13 10:42:33 | Waiting to stop...
2019/06/13 10:42:38 | Waiting to stop...
2019/06/13 10:42:43 | Waiting to stop...
2019/06/13 10:42:48 | Waiting to stop...
2019/06/13 10:42:53 | Waiting to stop...
2019/06/13 10:42:58 | Waiting to stop...
2019/06/13 10:43:03 | Waiting to stop...
2019/06/13 10:43:08 | Waiting to stop...
2019/06/13 10:43:13 | Waiting to stop...
2019/06/13 10:43:18 | Waiting to stop...
2019/06/13 10:43:23 | Waiting to stop...
2019/06/13 10:43:28 | Waiting to stop...
2019/06/13 10:43:33 | Waiting to stop...
2019/06/13 10:43:38 | Waiting to stop...
2019/06/13 10:43:43 | Waiting to stop...
2019/06/13 10:43:48 | Waiting to stop...
2019/06/13 10:43:53 | Waiting to stop...
2019/06/13 10:43:58 | Waiting to stop...
2019/06/13 10:44:03 | Waiting to stop...
2019/06/13 10:44:08 | Waiting to stop...
2019/06/13 10:44:13 | Waiting to stop...
2019/06/13 10:44:14 | Shutdown failed: Timed out waiting for signal from JVM.
2019/06/13 10:44:15 | JVM did not exit on request, termination requested.
2019/06/13 10:44:15 | JVM exited after being requested to terminate.
2019/06/13 10:44:15 | <-- Wrapper Stopped

Release

All

Cause

This is normal behavior for Java and the Java Service Wrapper on Windows

Resolution

If the MID Server is Madrid release, and the timeout was just over 2 minutes, as in the example above, then this known problem may be the cause:
KB0754285 / PRB1322060 MID Server Stop or Restart takes over 2 minutes longer due to a JMX thread remaining running - "Shutdown failed: Timed out waiting for signal from JVM"

If not, you may try adding the following in your wrapper-override.conf file:

wrapper.shutdown.timeout

The default value is 30 seconds and you might want to change this value based on the behavior you see on your Windows server.

Fine the wrapper-override.conf file. You'll find the file in a typical install location like C:\ServiceNow\MID Server1\agent\conf
Add the line above
Restart the MID Server Windows Service

Warning: The wrapper.conf file should be left alone. Only make changes to wrapper-override.conf

A usual startup of the MID Server Windows Service would show this in the wrapper.log

2019/06/26 07:58:55 | --> Wrapper Started as Service

2019/06/26 07:58:55 | Java Service Wrapper Standard Edition 32-bit 3.5.34

2019/06/26 07:58:55 | http://wrapper.tanukisoftware.com

2019/06/26 07:58:55 | Licensed to ServiceNow, Inc. for MID

2019/06/26 07:58:55 |

2019/06/26 07:58:56 | Launching a JVM...

2019/06/26 07:58:58 | WrapperManager: Initializing...

2019/06/26 07:59:02 | Logger for 'glide' has not been configured by the container, configuring now:

2019/06/26 07:59:02 | Configuring log handler: java.util.logging.FileHandler

2019/06/26 07:59:02 | Setting useParentHandlers=false for Logger 'glide'

2019/06/26 07:59:02 | Overriding formatter to: com.glide.util.DefaultLogFormatter (for handler: java.util.logging.FileHandler)

A usual stop of the MID Server Windows Service would show this single line in the wrapper.log

2019/06/26 08:01:18 | <-- Wrapper Stopped

Additional Information

You can read about the wrapper.shutdown.timeout property here:

https://wrapper.tanukisoftware.com/doc/english/prop-shutdown-timeout.html.

You can also read about the "wrapper.jvm_exit.timeout" here:

https://wrapper.tanukisoftware.com/doc/english/prop-jvm-exit-timeout.html

MID Server - Shutdown failed: Timed out waiting for signal from JVM