Reconfiguring DDF with a Different Catalog Provider

Description

This scenario describes how to reconfigure

DDF

to use a different catalog provider.

This scenario assumes

DDF

is already running.

Use of the Dummy Catalog Provider

This scenario uses the Dummy Catalog Provider as the catalog provider

DDF

is being reconfigured to use. This is because the Dummy Catalog Provider is the only other catalog provider shipped with

DDF

out of the box. The Dummy Catalog Provider should never be used in a production environment. It is only used for testing purposes.

Uninstall a Catalog Provider (if installed) following the instructions in the Uninstalling Features section.
Install the new Catalog Provider, which will be the Dummy Provider, by installing its feature ddf-provider-dummy, following the instructions in the Installing Features section.
Verify
DDF
is running with the Dummy Provider as its Catalog Provider by going to the Services tab in the Admin Console. In the far right column labeled Bundle, there should be an entry labeled ddf.providers.provider-dummy, as shown below.
New catalog provider Dummy Provider installed
```
Id      Type(s)                                              Bundle
325     [ddf.catalog.source.CatalogProvider]                 ddf.providers.provider-dummy (175)
          osgi.service.blueprint.compname DummyProvider
```