How do I Configure J2EE Server Cluster Using XMLs?

To configure a J2EE cluster using XMLs use the following steps:

1. Create a new folder, say j2ee1 under the <install_dir>\server\nodes.
2. Copy the config directory from <install_dir>\server\nodes\<node_name> and place it under <install_dir>\server\nodes\j2ee1. This copies the server-config.xml.
3. Copy the cluster_config.xml from <install_dir>\server\templates and place it under <install_dir>\server\nodes\j2ee1.
4. Open the server-config.xml, and make the following changes:

Table 1: Modifying the server-config.xml for configuring a J2EE Server Cluster

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Tag with original value	Change value to
<server-node name="default" type="J2EE">	<server-node name="j2ee1" type="j2ee">
<!-- <belongs-to-cluster>MyCluster</belongs-to-cluster>-->	<belongs-to-cluster>MyJ2EECluster</belongs-to-cluster>. Note: The comment has to be removed.
<property name="namingport" value="9191"/>	<property name="namingport" value="9191"/>. Note: You can change the port value to the port being used.
<service name="DeployService" enabled="true">	Set enabled="false" if the Service is not needed.
<service name="WebContainer" enabled="true">	Set enabled="false" if the Service is not needed.
<service name="EJBContainer" enabled="true">	Set enabled="false" if the Service is not needed.
<service name="JMSService" enabled="true">	Set enabled="false" if the Service is not needed.
<service name="ClusterService" enabled="false">	Set enabled="true".
<configuration-persistence use="file">	<configuration-persistence use="db">
<property name="driver" value=""/>	<property name="driver" value="oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver"/>
<property name="url" value=""/>	<property name="url" value="jdbc:oracle:thin:@qadb:1521:qadb"/>
<property name="user" value=""/>	<property name="user" value="qa1"/>
<property name="password" value=""/>	<property name="password" value="qa1"/>
<property name="tablename" value=""/>	<property name="tablename" value= "mytable"/>

5. Open the cluster-config.xml, and make the following changes:

Table 2: Modifying the cluster-config.xml for configuring a J2EE Server Cluster

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Tag with original value	Change value to
<name>default</name>	<name>j2ee1</name>
<computer-name>127.0.0.1</computer-name>	<computer-name>127.0.0.1</computer-name>. Note: You can change the ID of your system here.
<naming-port>9191</naming-port>	<naming-port>9191</naming-port>. Note: You can change the port value to the port being used.
<http-port>8181</http-port>	<http-port>8181</http-port>
<node-type>BOTH</node-type>	<node-type>BOTH</node-type>. Note: The type can also be set to EJB or Web.
<backup-node>node2</backup-node>	<backup-node>j2ee2</backup-node>. Note: This is the name of the node that will be used in case of a failover. This node must also be configured in the same manner as j2ee1.