The manual way of provisioning Carbon is dropping bundles and configuration files that belong to a feature. This method is not recommended since it can cause errors. Besides, finding the exact set of components and configurating files is a complex task. Components have inter-dependencies with other components. Some components depend on specific versions of other components.
In order to To overcome these issues, WSO2 has Equinox P2 integrated with Carbon. It enables user-friendly provisioning capabilities by allowing users to download WSO2 Carbon or any other WSO2 product and simply extend extending them by installing various features.
Follow the instructions below to install new features to any product of the WSO2 products stack.:
1. Log on to the product's Management Console and select Features from the Configure menu.
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The following options can be selected.
Show only the latest versions
Some repositories contain multiple versions of features. If you are only interested in the latest versions, click the Show only the latest versions option.
Group features by category
A feature category is a logical grouping of the features which constitute a particular Carbon-based product. The "Group features by category" option enables you to easily view and select the entire list of features of a particular product at once. For example, the features required to install WSO2 Data Services Server is grouped under the 'Data Service Server' feature category as shown below.
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9. You can see the functionality added by new features in the Management Console. For example, the Databases menu shows when Admin Console feature is installed.
View feature information
When features of a repository are loaded, you can install them or view the details of particular ones. To view the details, click on the More Info link associated with each feature. For example,
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