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Chapter 10: Configuration
The syntax in a property file is as follows:
• Group names — Names are enclosed in square brackets. A subgroup name
consists of the parent group’s name followed by a period and the identifier for the
subgroup. Thus, the names [WebSpeed], [WebSpeed.Messengers], and
[WebSpeed.Messengers.CGIIP] form a three-level hierarchy of property groups.
• Properties and values — Property name-value pairs are listed immediately
following the name of the group for which they are defined. The property name is
followed by an “equals” sign and, optionally, a value. For example,
controllingNameServer= defines a property with a null value;
controllingNameServer=NS1 assigns a specific value to that property.
For example, consider the following groups defined in the as-installed version of
ubroker.properties:
[UBroker]
controllingNameServer=
srvrLogEntryTypes=
[UBroker.AS]
srvrLogEntryTypes=ASPlumbing,DB.Connects
description=AppServer Broker
[UBroker.AS.asbroker1]
controllingNameServer=NS1
description=A sample AppServer setup for State-reset
The top-level [UBroker] group defines a set of properties that are inherited by the
subgroup [UBroker.AS] and by all other subgroups.
The subgroup [UBroker.AS] defines properties for all AppServer instances. It assigns
a default value to the inherited srvrLogEntryTypes property, and it defines an
additional description property.
The subgroup [UBroker.AS.asbroker1] defines an AppServer instance. It assigns a
value to the controllingNameServer property inherited from [UBroker], and it overrides
the value of the description property inherited from [UBroker.AS].
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