wls foreign server

Overview

This resource allows you to manage foreign servers in a JMS Module of a WebLogic domain.

Here is an example on how you should use this:

wls_foreign_server { 'jmsClusterModule:AQForeignServer':
  ensure                => 'present',
  defaulttargeting      => 1,
  extraproperties       => 'datasource=jdbc/hrDS',
  initialcontextfactory => ['oracle.jms.AQjmsInitialContextFactory'],
}

In this example you are managing a foreign server in the default domain. When you want to manage a foreign server in a specific domain, you can use:

wls_foreign_server { 'my_domain/jmsClusterModule:Jboss':
  ensure                => 'present',
  connectionurl         => 'remote://10.10.10.10:4447',
  defaulttargeting      => '0',
  extraproperties       => ['java.naming.security.principal=jmsuser'],
  initialcontextfactory => 'org.jboss.naming.remote.client.InitialContextFactory',
  subdeployment         => 'wlsServers',
}

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Attributes

connection_url

The URL that WebLogic Server will use to contact the JNDI provider. The syntax of this URL depends on which JNDI provider is being used. For WebLogic JMS, leave this field blank if you are referencing WebLogic JMS objects within the same cluster. This value corresponds to the standard JNDI property, java.naming.provider.url. Note: If this value is not specified, look-ups will be performed on the JNDI server within the WebLogic Server instance where this connection factory is deployed.

An example on how to use this:

wls_foreign_server {a_wls_foreign_server :
   ...
   connection_url => 'a_value'
   ...
}

This is an extended property. Before you can use it add it to the wls_settings property extra_properties.

wls_setting{'domain':
   ...
  extra_properties => ['wls_foreign_server:connection_url']
   ...
}

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connectionurl

The connectionurl.

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default_targeting_enabled

Specifies whether this JMS resource defaults to the parent module’s targeting or uses the subdeployment targeting mechanism. When set to true, this resource implicitly inherits the targeting of its parent module. When set to false, this resource gets targeted based its subdeployment’s targets, if one is specified.

An example on how to use this:

wls_foreign_server {a_wls_foreign_server :
   ...
   default_targeting_enabled => 1,
   ...
}

This is an extended property. Before you can use it add it to the wls_settings property extra_properties.

wls_setting{'domain':
   ...
  extra_properties => ['wls_foreign_server:default_targeting_enabled']
   ...
}

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Valid values are absent, 1, 0.

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defaulttargeting

default targeting enabled.

Valid values are absent, 1, 0.

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disable_autorequire

Puppet supports automatic ordering of resources by autorequire. Sometimes, however, this causes issues. Setting this parameter to true, disables autorequiring for this specific resource.

USE WITH CAUTION!!

Here is an example on hopw to use this:

...{'domain_name/...':
  disableautorequire => true,
  ...
}

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disable_corrective_change

Disable the modification of a resource when Puppet decides it is a corrective change.

(requires easy_type V2.11.0 or higher)

When using a Puppet Server, Puppet knows about adaptive and corrective changes. A corrective change is when Puppet notices that the resource has changed, but the catalog has not changed. This can occur for example, when a user, by accident or willingly, changed something on the system that Puppet is managing. The normal Puppet process then repairs this and puts the resource back in the state as defined in the catalog. This process is precisely what you want most of the time, but not always. This can sometimes also occur when a hardware or network error occurs. Then Puppet cannot correctly determine the current state of the system and thinks the resource is changed, while in fact, it is not. Letting Puppet recreate remove or change the resource in these cases, is NOT wat you want.

Using the disable_corrective_change parameter, you can disable corrective changes on the current resource.

Here is an example of this:

crucial_resource {'be_carefull':
  ...
  disable_corrective_change => true,
  ...
}

When a corrective ensure does happen on the resource Puppet will not modify the resource and signal an error:

    Error: Corrective change present requested by catalog, but disabled by parameter disable_corrective_change
    Error: /Stage[main]/Main/Crucial_resource[be_carefull]/parameter: change from '10' to '20' failed: Corrective change present requested by catalog, but disabled by parameter disable_corrective_change. (corrective)

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disable_corrective_ensure

Disable the creation or removal of a resource when Puppet decides is a corrective change.

(requires easy_type V2.11.0 or higher)

When using a Puppet Server, Puppet knows about adaptive and corrective changes. A corrective change is when Puppet notices that the resource has changed, but the catalog has not changed. This can occur for example, when a user, by accident or willingly, changed something on the system that Puppet is managing. The normal Puppet process then repairs this and puts the resource back in the state as defined in the catalog. This process is precisely what you want most of the time, but not always. This can sometimes also occur when a hardware or network error occurs. Then Puppet cannot correctly determine the current state of the system and thinks the resource is changed, while in fact, it is not. Letting Puppet recreate remove or change the resource in these cases, is NOT wat you want.

Using the disable_corrective_ensure parameter, you can disable corrective ensure present or ensure absent actions on the current resource.

Here is an example of this:

crucial_resource {'be_carefull':
  ensure                    => 'present',
  ...
  disable_corrective_ensure => true,
  ...
}

When a corrective ensure does happen on the resource Puppet will not create or remove the resource and signal an error:

    Error: Corrective ensure present requested by catalog, but disabled by parameter disable_corrective_ensure.
    Error: /Stage[main]/Main/Crucial_resource[be_carefull]/ensure: change from 'absent' to 'present' failed: Corrective ensure present requested by catalog, but disabled by parameter disable_corrective_ensure. (corrective)

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domain

With this parameter, you identify the domain, where your objects is in.

The domain name is part of the full qualified name of any WebLogic object on a system. Let’s say we want to describe a WebLogic server. The full qualified name is:

wls_server{'domain_name/server_name':
  ensure => present,
  ...
}

When you don’t specify a domain name, Puppet will use default as domain name. For every domain you want to manage, you’ll have to put a wls_settings in your manifest.

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ensure

The basic property that the resource should be in.

Valid values are present, absent.

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extraproperties

The extra properties.

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foreign_server_name

Foreign Server name

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initial_context_factory

The name of the class that must be instantiated to access the JNDI provider. This class name depends on the JNDI provider and the vendor that are being used. This value corresponds to the standard JNDI property, java.naming.factory.initial. Note: This value defaults to weblogic.jndi.WLInitialContextFactory, which is the correct value for WebLogic Server.

An example on how to use this:

wls_foreign_server {a_wls_foreign_server :
   ...
   initial_context_factory => 'weblogic.jndi.WLInitialContextFactory'
   ...
}

This is an extended property. Before you can use it add it to the wls_settings property extra_properties.

wls_setting{'domain':
   ...
  extra_properties => ['wls_foreign_server:initial_context_factory']
   ...
}

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initialcontextfactory

The initial contextfactory.

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jmsmodule

The JMS module name.

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jndi_properties_credential

Any Credentials that must be set for the JNDI provider. These Credentials will be part of the properties will be passed directly to the constructor for the JNDI provider’s InitialContext class. Some foreign providers require other properties to be set while obtaining an initial naming context. These properties can be set with a property bean

An example on how to use this:

wls_foreign_server {a_wls_foreign_server :
   ...
   jndi_properties_credential => 'a_value'
   ...
}

This is an extended property. Before you can use it add it to the wls_settings property extra_properties.

wls_setting{'domain':
   ...
  extra_properties => ['wls_foreign_server:jndi_properties_credential']
   ...
}

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name

The name.

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notes

Optional information that you can include to describe this named JMS descriptor bean. JMS module saves this note in the JMS descriptor file as XML PCDATA. All left angle brackets (<) are converted to the XML entity <. Carriage returns/line feeds are preserved. <dl> <dt>Note:</dt> <dd> If you create or edit a note from the Administration Console, the Administration Console does not preserve carriage returns/line feeds. </dd> </dl>

An example on how to use this:

wls_foreign_server {a_wls_foreign_server :
   ...
   notes => 'a_value'
   ...
}

This is an extended property. Before you can use it add it to the wls_settings property extra_properties.

wls_setting{'domain':
   ...
  extra_properties => ['wls_foreign_server:notes']
   ...
}

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password

The foreign server password.

Usage :

wls_foreign_server { ....:
  ...
  password => 'clear_text_password',
  ...
}

The password string is passed to WebLogic for encryption and then stored in the domain.

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provider

The specific backend to use for this wls_foreign_server resource. You will seldom need to specify this — Puppet will usually discover the appropriate provider for your platform.Available providers are:

simple

Foreign Server in a JMS module of an WebLogic domain via regular WLST

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sub_deployment_name

Gets the name of the sub-deployment to use when targeting this entity Entities are targeted using a sub-deployment with this name. The targets of the sub-deployment will be the targets of this entity.

An example on how to use this:

wls_foreign_server {a_wls_foreign_server :
   ...
   sub_deployment_name => 'a_value'
   ...
}

This is an extended property. Before you can use it add it to the wls_settings property extra_properties.

wls_setting{'domain':
   ...
  extra_properties => ['wls_foreign_server:sub_deployment_name']
   ...
}

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subdeployment

The subdeployment name.

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timeout

Timeout for applying a resource.

To be sure no Puppet operation, hangs a Puppet daemon, all operations have a timeout. When this timeout expires, Puppet will abort the current operation and signal an error in the Puppet run.

With this parameter, you can specify the length of the timeout. The value is specified in seconds. In this example, the timeout is set to 600 seconds.

wls_server{'my_server':
  ...
  timeout => 600,
}

The default value for timeout is 120 seconds.

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