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How do I use NodeCreator With XMLs?

You can create a node or cluster using the config-topology-standalone-template.xml and config-topology-cluster-template.xml located at <install_dir>\server\templates\.

Using these XML templates, you can convert existing node types, create nodes for a cluster, and configure persistence properties for the database, EJB, or Web. Converting a node type is useful if you want to convert an existing, for example, Standalone J2EE Server to an EJB cluster type. To do this, open the config-topology-cluster-template.xml:

 <configuration-topology>
   <!-- Valid Types - a J2EE(EJB/BOTH/WEB) Cluster or a JMS Cluster -->
   <!-- SAMPLE CONFIGURATION, change node definitions as required -->
   <cluster name="MyCluster" type="J2EE">
     <convert-nodes>
    <!-- These are nodes for conversion. The server "J2EESAS1" of the given ip in the tag would be converted to the cluster node type given in the node     definition. The target nodenames can be different in which case the directories will be copied. -->
       <node name="EJB1" type="EJB1-cluster" naming-port="9000" http-port="8000">
         <source-node ip="localhost" name="J2EESAS1"/>
       </node>
     </convert-nodes>

Table 1: Description of attributes for tag
Attributes Description
node name Names of the target node. That is the node that is to be created.
type The type of the target node that is to be created.
naming-port Naming ports of the target node.
http-port HTTP ports of the target node.
source-node ip The IP of the source machine on which this node is started. The default value is local host.
name Name of the source node.

If you wish to create a J2EE cluster, locate the create-nodes tag in the config-topology-cluster-template.xml:

 <create-nodes>
   <node name="nodename1" type="both">
     <ip>localhost
     <naming-port>9292
     <http-port> 8282
   </node>
   <node name="nodename2" type="both">
     <ip>localhost
     <naming-port>9293
     <http-port> 8283
   </node>
 </create-nodes>

Table 2: Description of attributes for tag to create a cluster
Attributes Description
node name Name of the cluster node.
type The type of the cluster - EJB, Web, or BOTH.
ip The IP of the machine on which this node is being created. The default value is local host.
naming-port Naming ports of the node.
http-port HTTP port of the node.

To define the properties for persistence, modify the configuration-persistence tag in the config-topology-cluster-template.xml:

<!-- Use "db" for DB persistence.-->
 <configuration-persistence type="file">
   <property name="driver" value=""/>
   <property name="url" value=""/>
   <property name="user" value=""/>
   <property name="password" value=""/>
   <property name="tablename" value=""/>
 </configuration-persistence>

<!-- The default type here is "in-memory", use "db" for DB persistence.-->

 <ejb-cluster-persistence>
   <property name="driver" value=""/>
   <property name="url" value=""/>
   <property name="user" value=""/>
   <property name="password" value=""/>
   <property name="table-name" value=""/>
 </ejb-cluster-persistence>

<!-- EJB Timer service enabling. Set enabled="true" for enabling it. Default is false. Specify datasource name and table name for timer persistence. The datasource name should be an existing datasource. The datasource can be created, while creating the node by specifying a configuration file (-configuration flag). If the timer service is disabled, then EJB timer service can't be used on any of the cluster nodes.-->

 <ejb-timer-service enabled="false">
   <property name="datasource-name" value=""/>
   <property name="table-name" value=""/>
 </ejb-timer-service>

<!-- The default type here is "in-memory", use "db" for DB persistence.-->

 <web-cluster-persistence>
   <property name="url" value=""/>
   <property name="url" value=""/>
   <property name="user" value=""/>
   <property name="password" value=""/>
   <property name="table-name" value=""/>
 </web-cluster-persistence>

<!-- The upload-config allows pre-configuring the created cluster. For example, the configuration for nodename1 would be uploaded to the DB and this configuration would be synced up to the other nodes.-->

<upload-config-source-node name="nodename1"/>
</cluster>
</configuration-topology>

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