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MobileFirst Container Image doesn't show runtimes in Operations Console

I am using the evaluation container image for Bluemix. I have downloaded the image, and configured all the .properties files for scripts. Then pushed the image. I have used Clouding as the DB.

When I start the container, I see no runtimes displayed in Operation Console. When I open Cloudant console, I can see only one DB created with the name of the project I chose to deploy. There is no DB for administration.

I am not able to check the logs, it throws an error when I chose to create a volume in startsrver script. I am not able to login using SSH as well although I pasted the SSH public key file in usr/ssh before pushing.

Solution

  • The standard flow to have all up running is this:

    ./installcontainercli.sh
./initenv.sh args/initenv.properties
./prepareserverdbs.sh args/prepareserverdbs.properties
#this step you will repeat for each runtime you have to install.
./prepareserverdbs.sh args/prepareserverdbs.InvokingAdapterProcedures.properties
#steps to be repeated for deploys
./prepareserver.sh args/prepareserver.properties
./startserver.sh args/startserver.properties

    The tricky here is that in the args/prepareserverdbs.properties the runtime property is commented.

    At the file args/prepareserverdbs.InvokingAdapterProcedures.properties is the same at the file args/prepareserverdbs.properties, it is not commented.

    Said that first you run: 

    ./prepareserverdbs.sh args/prepareserverdbs.properties

    then you run the following command to to create the runtime DB:

    ./prepareserverdbs.sh args/prepareserverdbs.InvokingAdapterProcedures.properties

    After that, you follow with the deploy sequence: 

    #steps to be repeated for deploys

./prepareserver.sh args/prepareserver.properties

./startserver.sh args/startserver.properties

    Details at: https://developer.ibm.com/mobilefirstplatform/documentation/getting-started-7-1/bluemix/run-foundation-on-bluemix/

    Example of the app properties:

    #   Licensed Materials - Property of IBM 
#   5725-I43 (C) Copyright IBM Corp. 2011, 2013. All Rights Reserved.
#   US Government Users Restricted Rights - Use, duplication or
#   disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp.  

################################################################################################################################################
#  This file defines the various properties that needs to be provided for running the prepareserverdbs.sh script

#  Run prepareserverdbs.sh script to configure the management and runtime databases for the MobileFirst Platform projects. 

#  The Bluemix DB service type. The value can be either sqldb or cloudantNoSQLDB
DB_TYPE=cloudantNoSQLDB

#  Bluemix DB service instance name
DB_SRV_NAME=CloudantDB

#  Bluemix database service plan to create the service instance. For SQL DB, the accepted values are sqldb_small, sqldb_free, sqldb_premium.
#  For Cloudant DB, the accepted value is Shared
DB_SRV_PLAN=Shared

#  Bluemix application name to bind the DB service instance
APP_NAME=<your app name>

#  (Optional) The name of the runtime project to be deployed on MFPF server. Specified only for configuring runtime database
RUNTIME_NAME=FormBasedAuth 

#  (Optional) Database Schema Name. Defaults to WLADMIN for admin database and runtime name for runtime database
#SCHEMA_NAME=