References in Site Topology File

References of CDD and EAR files in the site topology file.

The site topology file refers two locations of the CDD and EAR files. The files in each location must be exact copies:

  • Master CDD and EAR files: Specify the location of the master CDD and EAR files. These copies must be manually copied to the specified location on the MM server host, for use in deployment.
  • Deployed CDD and EAR files: In the deployment unit settings, specify where MM will place the CDD and EAR files when it performs deployment to a remote host.

The project and master CDD can have the same location if you configure the site topology file and run the MM server in the same host. These two sets of fields are available in case you are configuring the topology file on a different machine from the MM server machine.

Note:
  • All locations specified must already exist. The software does not create directories.
  • Use the correct path for the operating system of the host (For example, LINUX versus Windows).
  • Limitation : One CDD and EAR file per Cluster Machine

    Currently deployment is at the Machine level and each machine can have only one copy of the deployed CDD and EAR files. If you specify multiple DUs for the same host, problems might occur because CDD and EAR files are copied only to the location specified for the first DU.