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Re: New feature in Admin Console

From: Anissa Lam <Anissa.Lam_at_Sun.COM>
Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 00:30:56 -0700

Kedar Mhaswade wrote:
> Bill's questions were somehow posted only on admin_at_glassfish alias.
> Adding users alias here as well.
>
>> I want to inform the group that a new feature, probably the last one
>> for V2 release, is added to Admin Console. As we all know,
>> clustering support is one of the major feature for V2. We want to
>> provide an easy way for adding cluster support to domains running
>> developer profile. A new button has been added to the general page
>> of the Application Server for Adding Cluster Support. User can just
>> press this button to go to a page that explains what this action does
>> and then confirm their action. All deployed application will
>> continue to work and this takes effect upon domain restart.
>>> This feature will be available starting from May 17 nightly build.
>>> Please send email to users_at_glassfish.dev.java.net alias for any
>>> question regarding this feature.
>>
>> Is there a more detailed spec for exactly what is done when the button
>> is pushed?
> Spec, well a spec of sorts --
> http://wiki.glassfish.java.net/gfwiki/Wiki.jsp?page=ProvidingClusterSupport2DeveloperDomains
>
>
>>
>> Will it work on *any* domain, no matter how created or configured?
> Yes, any domain. The only requirement -- the domain must not already be
> supporting clusters.
>>
>> Does it know that the domain already supports clusters and disables
>> the button?
> Yes. Actually, admin console is context-sensitive. It means the GUI
> elements that
> make sense only on cluster environment are shown only when clusters
> are supported.
> There is only a small window where this is not true at the moment --
> - you upgrade the domain to support clusters and you are redirected to
> the "restart" page.
> - if you don't restart, then the button is still "clickable". But upon
> clicking, it will say that
> the domain already supports the clusters.
correction:
For developer profile, once the domain is 'upgraded' successfully to
add cluster support, this button will be disabled. You will not be
able to press this button again.
For cluster profile, this button never exists.

Anissa.
>
> Users/Admins are expected to restart the domain upon adding the support.
>
> Kedar
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