19.4.2. Configure the JGroups Subsystem to Use TCP

By default, the JGroups subsystem communicates using multicast UDP. Use the following procedure to configure the JGroups subsystem to use unicast TCP instead.
To configure the mod_cluster subsystem to use TCP as well, see Section 19.4.3, “Disable Advertising for the mod_cluster Subsystem”.

  1. Modify the following script to suit your environment.

    Copy the following script into a text editor. If you use a different profile on a managed domain, change the profile name. If you use a standalone server, remove the /profile=full-ha portion of the commands. Modify the properties listed at the bottom of the command as follows. Each of these properties is optional.
    initial_hosts
    A comma-separated list of the hosts which are considered well-known, and will be available to look up the initial membership.
    port_range
    If desired, you can assign a port range. If you assign a port range of 2, and the initial port is 7600, then TCPPING will attempt to contact each host on ports 7600-7601. This property is optional.
    timeout
    An optional timeout value, in milliseconds, for cluster members.
    num_initial_members
    The number of nodes before the cluster is considered to be complete. This property is optional. 
    batch
##  If  tcp  is already added then you can remove it  ##
/profile=full-ha/subsystem=jgroups/stack=tcp:remove
/profile=full-ha/subsystem=jgroups/stack=tcp:add(transport={"type" =>"TCP", "socket-binding" => "jgroups-tcp"})
/profile=full-ha/subsystem=jgroups/stack=tcp/:add-protocol(type=TCPPING)
/profile=full-ha/subsystem=jgroups/stack=tcp/:add-protocol(type=MERGE2)
/profile=full-ha/subsystem=jgroups/stack=tcp/:add-protocol(type=FD_SOCK,socket-binding=jgroups-tcp-fd)
/profile=full-ha/subsystem=jgroups/stack=tcp/:add-protocol(type=FD)
/profile=full-ha/subsystem=jgroups/stack=tcp/:add-protocol(type=VERIFY_SUSPECT)
/profile=full-ha/subsystem=jgroups/stack=tcp/:add-protocol(type=BARRIER)
/profile=full-ha/subsystem=jgroups/stack=tcp/:add-protocol(type=pbcast.NAKACK)
/profile=full-ha/subsystem=jgroups/stack=tcp/:add-protocol(type=UNICAST2)
/profile=full-ha/subsystem=jgroups/stack=tcp/:add-protocol(type=pbcast.STABLE)
/profile=full-ha/subsystem=jgroups/stack=tcp/:add-protocol(type=pbcast.GMS)
/profile=full-ha/subsystem=jgroups/stack=tcp/:add-protocol(type=UFC)
/profile=full-ha/subsystem=jgroups/stack=tcp/:add-protocol(type=MFC)
/profile=full-ha/subsystem=jgroups/stack=tcp/:add-protocol(type=FRAG2)
/profile=full-ha/subsystem=jgroups/stack=tcp/:add-protocol(type=RSVP)
/profile=full-ha/subsystem=jgroups:write-attribute(name=default-stack,value=tcp)
run-batch
/profile=full-ha/subsystem=jgroups/stack=tcp/protocol=TCPPING/property=initial_hosts/:add(value="HostA[7600],HostB[7600]")
/profile=full-ha/subsystem=jgroups/stack=tcp/protocol=TCPPING/property=port_range/:add(value=0)
/profile=full-ha/subsystem=jgroups/stack=tcp/protocol=TCPPING/property=timeout/:add(value=3000)
/profile=full-ha/subsystem=jgroups/stack=tcp/protocol=TCPPING/property=num_initial_members/:add(value=3)

  2. Run the script in batch mode.

    Warning

    The servers running the profile have to be shutdown before executing the batch file.
    In a terminal emulator, navigate to the directory containing the jboss-cli.sh script and enter the command 
    ./jboss-cli.sh -c --file=SCRIPT_NAME
    where SCRIPT_NAME is the name and path containing the script.
Result

The TCPPING stack is now available to the JGroups subsystem. If it is used, the JGroups subsystem uses TCP for all network communication. To configure the mod_cluster subsystem to use TCP as well, see Section 19.4.3, “Disable Advertising for the mod_cluster Subsystem”.

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