[smf-discuss] SMF Integration with Web Server 7

[Srinivas Krishnan]

Hi,

I work for Web Server 7 Admin team, currently in the process of 
integrating SMF with Web Server 7. I want to take some inputs from you 
regarding the manifest file creation.

Before that i would like to explain to you about Web Server 7 product 
and instance creation which impacts the creation of manifest file. Web 
Server 7 installation can contain more than one instances and these 
instances can be created and deleted after the installation. Also there 
can be more than one installation of Web Server 7, which case the 
service name is identified with the installation. 
(svc:/application/webserver7/<install_location>:<instance_name>)

If there is a installation of web server under /sun/webserver7 and there 
is 1 instance (https-caitanya) under it, the service FMRI is 
svc:/application/webserver7/sun_webserver7:https-caitanya.  The manifest 
file (location: /var/svc/manifest/application/webserver7.xml)  for this is

<service_bundle type='manifest' name='webserver7'>

<service name='application/webserver7/sun_webserver7' type='service' 
version='1'>

  <dependency
     name='filesystem'
     grouping='require_all'
     restart_on='none'
     type='service'>
     <service_fmri value='svc:/system/filesystem/local' />
  </dependency>

  <dependency name='net'
     grouping='require_all'
     restart_on='none'
     type='service'>
     <service_fmri value='svc:/network/loopback' />
  </dependency>

  <instance name='https-caitanya' enabled='true'>
     <exec_method
        type='method'
        name='start'
        exec='/sun/webserver7/https-caitanya/bin/startserv.script'
        timeout_seconds='-1' />

     <exec_method
        type='method'
        name='stop'
        exec='/sun/webserver7/https-caitanya/bin/stopserv.script'
        timeout_seconds='-1' />

     <exec_method
        type='method'
        name='restart'
        exec='/sun/webserver7/https-caitanya/bin/restart.script'
        timeout_seconds='-1' />
   </instance>
  <stability value='Evolving' />
  <template>
     <common_name>
        <loctext xml:lang='C'>Sun Java System Web Server 7</loctext>
     </common_name>
  </template>
</service>

Now the above manifest file is loaded into the repository using svccfg 
import <manifest_file>. If one more instance is created later, do we use 
the same manifest file above and add one more entity and do the svccfg 
import command or is it recommended to use a seperate manifest file and 
add it to the repository. If this is the case how it can be done.

Also after the import of manifest file into the repository does these 
manifest file which are under /var/svc/manifest used later. If not, can 
we remove these manifest file in the location after importing into 
database.

Thanks in Advance
Srinivas