Hi Tom,
quick sub-question...
If I have a domain that includes a 'local instance' LI1, can I use
`asadmin start-instance LI1` to start that instance?
Thanks,
vbk
Tom Mueller wrote:
> Generally within the asadmin CLI, we have many cases where there is a
> choice between doing:
>
> verb-type1
> verb-type2
>
> or
>
> verb --type type1
> verb --type type2
>
> Consider, for example, that we have many create commands. Why don't
> we have:
>
> create --type cluster
> create --type jdbc-resource
> ?
>
> Generally, the answer to this is determined by the variation in the
> set of options that are passed to the commands. If the options are
> basically the same, but there is just some subtle variation in the
> type, then commands use a --type option. For example see, create-ssl.
> However, if there is a large difference in the options, or the objects
> are conceptually different, then different commands are used.
>
> So, we have create-domain, create-instance, create-local-instance,
> etc. because the options and concepts are vary substantially.
>
> Regarding start specifically, there are separate start commands to
> match the corresponding create, delete, and list commands. Also, the
> options that can be passed to these commands are actually quite
> different. Finally, some of these are local commands (start-domain,
> start-local-instance) while others are remote (start-cluster,
> start-instance).
>
> BTW, you can have a cluster or an instance named with the same name as
> the domain. So "start domain1" could mean to start the domain or a
> cluster/instance.
>
> Tom
>
>
> On 5/19/2011 10:53 AM, Vince Kraemer wrote:
>> it looks like we have a bunch of different commands that start a
>> named thing.
>>
>> start-domain D
>> start-cluster C
>> start-instance I
>> start-local-instance LI
>>
>> There is also a constraint in the domain that prevents reused
>> names... so you cannot have a cluster named c1 and an instance named
>> c1 in domain.xml...
>>
>> So, it seems like there could be a single 'start' command that could
>> replace start-cluster, start-instance, start-local-instance...
>>
>> Since there isn't a 'start' command, I must be missing something.
>>
>> What is it?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> vbk
>>
>>