Using a context.xml File

You can define a context.xml file for all web applications, for web applications assigned to a specific virtual server, or for a specific web application.

To define a global context.xml file, place the file in the domain-dir/config directory and name it context.xml.

Use the contextXmlDefault property to specify the name and the location, relative to domain-dir, of the context.xml file for a specific virtual server. Specify this property in one of the following ways:

• In the Administration Console, open the HTTP Service component under the relevant configuration. Open the Virtual Servers component and scroll down to the bottom of the page. Enter contextXmlDefault as the property name and the path and file name relative to domain-dir as the property value.

• Use the asadmin create-virtual-server command. For example:

  asadmin create-virtual-server --property contextXmlDefault=config/vs1ctx.xml vs1

• Use the asadmin set command for an existing virtual server. For example:

  asadmin set server-config.http-service.virtual-server.vs1.property.contextXmlDefault=config/myctx.xml

To define a context.xml file for a specific web application, place the file in the META-INF directory and name it context.xml.

For more information about virtual server properties, see Virtual Server Properties. For more information about the context.xml file, see The Context Container. Context parameters, environment entries, and resource definitions in context.xml are supported in the GlassFish Server.