This isn't a question but I spent more time then was probably necessary figuring this out, I thought the information should be available to others.
8 steps for setting up multiple instances on jboss 4.2.1
1) cd <install_dir>/server/default
2) copy default to mynode1
Linux: find . -print | cpio -pdumv ../mynode01
3) cd <install_dir>/server
4) cp <iinstall_dir>/docs/examples/binding-manager/sample-bindings.xml <install_dir>/server/port-bindings.xml
5) cd mynode1
6) edit jboss-service.xml
- Search for Service Binding
- uncomment the mbean element directly below Service Binding and above Class Loading
- change location of StoreURL to
file:../server/port-bindings.xml
-save changes and quit
7) cd <install_dir>/bin
run.sh -c mynode1
or run.sh -c mynode1 -b 0.0.0.0
8) verify by opening a browser and browse to http://yourip:8180
