JNDI replication problems in WebLogic cluster.

Question

I need to implement a replicable property in the cluster: each server could
update it and new value should be available for all cluster. I tried to bind
this property to JNDI and got several problems:
1) On each rebinding I got error messages:
<Nov 12, 2001 8:30:08 PM PST> <Error> <Cluster> <Conflict start: You tried
to bind an object under the name example.TestName in the jndi tree. The
object you have bound java.util.Date from 10.1.8.114 is non clusterable and
you have tried to bind more than once from two or more servers. Such objects
can only deployed from one server.>
<Nov 12, 2001 8:30:18 PM PST> <Error> <Cluster> <Conflict Resolved:
example.TestName for the object java.util.Date from 10.1.9.250 under the
bind name example.TestName in the jndi tree.>
As I understand this is a designed behavior for non-RMI objects. Am I
correct?
2) Replication is still done, but I got randomly results: I bind object to
server 1, get it from server 2 and they are not always the same even with
delay between operation in several seconds (tested with 0-10 sec.) and while
it lookup returns old version after 10 sec, second attempt without delay
could return correct result.
Any ideas how to ensure correct replication? I need lookup to return the
object I bound on different sever.
3) Even when lookup returns correct result, Admin Console in
Server->Monitoring-> JNDI Tree shows an error for bound object:
Exception
javax.naming.NameNotFoundException: Unable to resolve example. Resolved: ''
Unresolved:'example' ; remaining name ''
My configuration: admin server + 3 managed servers in a cluster.
JNDI bind and lookup is done from stateless session bean. Session is
clusterable and deployed to all servers in cluster. Client invokes session
methods throw t3 protocol directly on servers.
Thank you for any help.

Answer 1

It is not a good idea to use JNDI to replicate application data. Did you consider
using JMS for this? Or JavaGroups (http://sourceforge.net/projects/javagroups/) -
there is an example of distibuted hashtable in examples.
Alex Rogozinsky <[email protected]> wrote:
I need to implement a replicable property in the cluster: each server could
update it and new value should be available for all cluster. I tried to bind
this property to JNDI and got several problems:
1) On each rebinding I got error messages:
<Nov 12, 2001 8:30:08 PM PST> <Error> <Cluster> <Conflict start: You tried
to bind an object under the name example.TestName in the jndi tree. The
object you have bound java.util.Date from 10.1.8.114 is non clusterable and
you have tried to bind more than once from two or more servers. Such objects
can only deployed from one server.>
<Nov 12, 2001 8:30:18 PM PST> <Error> <Cluster> <Conflict Resolved:
example.TestName for the object java.util.Date from 10.1.9.250 under the
bind name example.TestName in the jndi tree.>
As I understand this is a designed behavior for non-RMI objects. Am I
correct?
2) Replication is still done, but I got randomly results: I bind object to
server 1, get it from server 2 and they are not always the same even with
delay between operation in several seconds (tested with 0-10 sec.) and while
it lookup returns old version after 10 sec, second attempt without delay
could return correct result.
Any ideas how to ensure correct replication? I need lookup to return the
object I bound on different sever.
3) Even when lookup returns correct result, Admin Console in
Server->Monitoring-> JNDI Tree shows an error for bound object:
Exception
javax.naming.NameNotFoundException: Unable to resolve example. Resolved: ''
Unresolved:'example' ; remaining name ''
My configuration: admin server + 3 managed servers in a cluster.
JNDI bind and lookup is done from stateless session bean. Session is
clusterable and deployed to all servers in cluster. Client invokes session
methods throw t3 protocol directly on servers.
Thank you for any help.--
Dimitri