unable to start Websphere Application server from RAD - websphere

Question

I am using WAS 6.1 for my application development. I have created profiles and configured the JDBC providers and datasource. When i was trying to start the WAS from RAD, i am getting a time out error along with the below information in the RAD console:
Usage: AppServer/java/bin/java [-options] class [args...]
(to execute a class)
or AppServer/java/bin/java [-jar] [-options] jarfile [args...]
(to execute a jar file)
where options include:
-cp -classpath <directories and zip/jar files separated by ;>
set search path for application classes and resources
-D<name>=<value>
set a system property
-verbose[:class|gc|jni]
enable verbose output
-version print product version
-version:<value>
require the specified version to run
-showversion print product version and continue
-jre-restrict-search | -no-jre-restrict-search
include/exclude user private JREs in the version search
-agentlib:<libname>[=<options>]
load native agent library <libname>, e.g. -agentlib:hprof
see also, -agentlib:jdwp=help and -agentlib:hprof=help
-agentpath:<pathname>[=<options>]
load native agent library by full pathname
-javaagent:<jarpath>[=<options>]
load Java programming language agent, see java.lang.instrument
-? -help print this help message
-X print help on non-standard options
-assert print help on assert options*
anyone is having any idea?

Answer 1

Got the same error, it's a bug with RAD creating a buggy script to optimized Websphere server for development.
One workaround is to disable RAD script generation for Websphere.
Double click on your Websphere instance (in the server view), then on the bottom left, uncheck the select box:
Server
-> Optimize server start for development:
--> [ ] "Start server with a generated script".
Then you should be able to start your server in RAD.
More info on this issue on the IBM website.