What are of host-*.xml files?

[rareddy]

Hi,

I am trying to understand why there are 3 of them. The documents like https://docs.jboss.org/author/display/AS71/AS7+Cluster+Howto all start with with single host.xml in master and slave situations and show it how to modify the host.xml file for starting the AS in Domain mode.

Are host-master.xml and host-slave.xml used in any other specific situation? They look exactly same, just do not have <servers> element.

Thanks.

Ramesh..

[rbertoncelj]

They are only examples that you can use by renaming them to host.xml.

host-master.xml is an example configuration of the server that acts as a domain controller only and does not spawn any servers.

host-slave.xml is an example configuration of a slave host controller that is managed by some domain controler (you still have to specify the address of that domain controller).

Default host.xml that comes with the distribution is a configuration that makes the server act as domain controller and also spawn 3 servers that are defined in <servers> section.

[kabirkhan]

Rok Bertoncelj wrote:

They are only examples that you can use by renaming them to host.xml.

Or search for --server-config, --host-config and --domain-config in https://docs.jboss.org/author/display/AS71/Admin+Guide

[wdfink]

I use one of them as template, change the name to host.xml and set my configuration.

Just to start without --XXX-config

If you compare to AS4/5/6 it is the same as the different directories under ../server/

[rareddy]

Thanks you for the answers. I guess to avoid confusion it woud have been better to have one host.xml with commented lines for host controller configuration or host-master.xml and host-slave.xml, not both.

Ramesh..

[wdfink]

I think there are different opinions for that

Important is to know it.