Using the Node Explorer to test a Corda Enterprise node on Corda Testnet

This document will explain how to test the installation of a Corda Enterprise node on Corda Testnet.

Prerequisites

This guide assumes you have deployed a Corda Enterprise node to either Azure or AWS using one of:

• Azure Resource Manager Templates (ARM Templates) on the Azure Marketplace
• AWS Quick Start Template

It also assumes your node is provisioned and connected to the Corda Testnet although the instructions below should work for any Corda Enterprise node connected to any Corda network.

Get the testing tools

To run the tests and make sure your node is connecting correctly to the network you will need to download and install a couple of resources.

• Log into your Cloud VM via SSH.
• Stop the Corda node(s) running on your cloud instance.

sudo systemctl stop corda


If this is an HA node, make sure to stop both the hot and cold nodes before proceeding. Any database migration should be performed whilst both nodes are offline.


* Download the Resources:Download the finance CorDapp and database manager to your VM instance:
    * corda-finance-contracts-4.6.jar
    * corda-finance-workflows-4.6.jar
    * corda-tools-database-manager-4.6.jar

This is required to run some flows to check your connections, and to issue/transfer cash to counterparties. Copy it to
the Corda installation location:

```bash
sudo cp /home/<USER>/corda-finance-*-4.6.jar /opt/corda/cordapps/

• Create a symbolic link to the shared database driver folder

sudo ln -s /opt/corda/drivers /opt/corda/plugins

• Execute the database migration. This is required so that the node database has the right schema for finance transactions defined in the installed CorDapp.

cd /opt/corda
sudo java -jar /home/<USER>/corda-tools-database-manager-4.6.jar --base-directory /opt/corda --execute-migration

• Run the following to create a config file for the finance CorDapp:

echo "issuableCurrencies = [ USD ]" > /opt/corda/cordapps/config/corda-finance-4.6.conf

• Restart the Corda node:

sudo systemctl start corda

Your node is now running the Finance Cordapp.

• Now download the Node Explorer to your LOCAL machine:

https://software.r3.com/artifactory/corda-releases/net/corda/corda-tools-explorer/4.6/corda-tools-explorer-4.6.jar

• Run the Node Explorer tool on your LOCAL machine.

java -jar corda-tools-explorer-4.6.jar

Connect to the node

To connect to the node you will need:

• The IP address of your node (the public IP of your cloud instance). You can find this in the instance page of your cloud console.
• The port number of the RPC interface to the node, specified in /opt/corda/node.conf in the rpcSettings section, (by default this is 10003 on Testnet).
• The username and password of the RPC interface of the node, also in the node.conf in the rpcUsers section, (by default the username is cordazoneservice on Testnet).

Click on Connect to log into the node.

Check your network identity and counterparties

Once Explorer has logged in to your node over RPC click on the Network tab in the side navigation of the Explorer UI:

Test issuance transaction

Now we are going to try and issue some cash to a ‘bank’. Click on the Cash tab.