Parameters in the addColony.xml file

You can review the definitions for each of the parameters int he addColony.xml file.

The following table describes the parameters in the addColony.xml file:

Parameter Definition
<colony_name> The name of the colony you want to create. This can be up to 40 characters in length.
<primary_key_prefix> A two-digit prefix for the colony. The recommendation is to use numbers from 10 – 99 (except 19 and 20). If you need to use additional characters, you can use uppercase letters. You can use characters between A0 and ZZ, where the first character must be an uppercase letter and the second character can be either an uppercase letter or a number.
<new_pool_id> The new connection pool pointing to the shard this colony is associated with.
<jdbc_url> Specify the URL to connect to the database.
  • If using Db2, set to: 
    jdbc:db2://<DatabaseServerHostname>:<Port Number>/
<Databasename>
  • If using Oracle, set to: 
    jdbc:oracle:thin:@<DatabaseServerHost
name/IPaddress>:TNSListenerPortNumber>:
<DatabaseSID>
<db_user> Specify the user name associated with the database.
<db_password> Specify the password associated with the database.
<dbvendor> Specify the database vendor name.

Valid values: Db2 and Oracle

Note: The values for <dbvendor> are case sensitive. You must specify the values exactly as follows: Db2, Oracle
<db_driver_class> Specify the class name of your database driver as follows.
  • If <dbvendor> is Db2, set to: 
    
com.ibm.db2.jcc.DB2Driver
  • If the <dbvendor> is Oracle, set to: 
    
oracle.jdbc.OracleDriver
<db_schema> Specify the shard name associated with the database if it is different from the <db_user> name you entered.
Note: This parameter is case-sensitive and you must specify it in UPPERCASE.
<password.1> Specify a database password for the effectivity date parameter specified in <effective.1>
<password.2> Specify a database password for the effectivity date parameter specified in <effective.2>
<effective.1> Specify an effective date for the <password.1> parameter shown above
<effective.2> Specify an effective date for the <password.2> parameter shown above