Removal of support for JGroups clustering

In 9.0, Guidewire support for clustering no longer relies on JGroups. Instead, PolicyCenter clusters use PPP protocol for direct server-to-server communication and leverage the database for distributing broadcast messages.

As a consequence, the following configuration parameters are obsolete:

  • ClusterMulticastAddress
  • ClusterMulticastPort
  • ClusterMulticastTTL
  • ClusterProtocolStack
  • ClusterProtocolStackOption1
  • ClusterProtocolStackOption2
  • JGroupsClusterChannel
  • JGroupsWatchdogHeartbeatIntervalSecs
  • JGroupsWatchdoMissedHeartbeatsBeforeReset

In place of these configuration parameters, use the following mechanisms to configure clustering:

  • Add configuration parameters to cluster plugin implementations
  • Use system property overrides at server startup

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