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Last updated: May 02, 2019

Networks

Xooa may be used on a blockchain network hosted and managed entirely outside Xooa, or on internal networks hosted and managed by Xooa (easier).

To use Xooa with the internal blockchain network there is no need to configure a Network, and this section may be skipped.

To use Xooa on an outside Network, first the outside blockchain Network should be operational, then the Network connection information and credentials may be added as detailed ahead.

Most of Xooa features including: custom smart contracts, managed apps, API-Gateway, identity orchestration with API tokens, the middleware, the ledger explorer and the cloud-to-cloud integrations are available on the outside Network through Xooa.

Add a new network

Connect a new external network to your Xooa account. All the nodes will run on your DLT provider and will be connected to Xooa’s architecture.

Network Name

Enter a new network name to add a DLT on Xooa.

DLT Type

You may add a new network deployed on either ethereum or hyperledger fabric DLT.

Hyperledger Fabric

Channel Id

Enter the channel Id you want the network to connect to on the DLT provider.

IBM

Choose this option if your outside network is established on IBM as the DLT cloud provider.

Prerequisite:
  • Create an IBM managed blockchain network with:
    • Channel on the network
    • At least one peer
  • Obtain the peer configuration file
    • Go to the Nodes tab in the IBP console.
    • Select the peer node.
    • Click on the export icon.
  • Obtain the CA configuration file
    • Go to the Nodes tab in the IBP console.
    • Select the CA.
    • Click on the export icon.
  • Obtain the orderer configuration file
    • Go to the Nodes tab in the IBP console.
    • Select the orderer.
    • Click on the export icon.
  • Obtain the wallet identity configuration file
    • Go to Wallet tab in the IBP console.
    • Select the identity.
    • Click on the export identity button.
Upload IBM Node Files

On Xooa console, upload IBM node files for peer, CA and orderer you can retrieve from your network in IBP. These files will allow Xooa to establish the connection between your IBM network and the Xooa network. Orderers, CA servers, and peers will be connected to the network.

Upload wallet identity

In the next step, upload the wallet configuration files. Also, provide registrar details used while creating the network on IBP.

Provide the channel name used while configuring the network on IBP.

Non IBM HLF networks

Choose this option if your outside network is established on an AWS Managed Blockchain or on-prem. This will allow you to manually enter configuration details for orderers, organizations, CA servers, and peers.

Prerequisite:
  • Create an AWS managed blockchain network with:
    • Channel on the network
    • At least one peer
  • Obtain TLS certificates

  • Obtain MSP admin certificates

  • Create a cloud formation stack:
    • Use template: https://awsblockchain.s3.amazonaws.com/envoyCF.json
    • CA endpoint:
      • Select the network created in the AWS managed blockchain network.
      • Go to the Members tab.
      • Select the member.
      • Copy the CA URL.
      • Remove the port number.
    • Orderer endpoint:
      • Select the network created in the AWS managed blockchain network.
      • Go to the Details tab.
      • Copy ordering service endpoint.
      • Remove the port number.
    • Peer endpoint:
      • Select the network created in the AWS managed blockchain network.
      • Go to the Members tab.
      • Select the member.
      • Select the node.
      • Copy peer endpoint.
      • Remove the port number.
  • Create DNS entry in Route53:
    • Obtain IPV4 public IP:
      • Go to the Resources tab from the stack you just created.
      • Navigate to the physical ID of EC2 instance.
      • Copy IPV4 public IP from the description tab.
    • Create a record set for each of the orderer, CA and peer subdomain.
    • Enter the instance’s IPV4 public IP in the value field while creating the record set.
Orderers

On Xooa console, enter the name and URL of the orderer to be added. You will be asked for a TLS certificate too if GRPCS URL is entered. Name, URL and the TLS certificate can be obtained from your DLT provider:

  • Name:
    • Select the network created in the AWS managed blockchain network.
    • Go to the Details tab.
    • Copy ordering service endpoint.
    • Remove port number.
  • URL:
    • Enter URL created for ordering service in the Route53.
    • Add 7050 as the port number.
Organizations

Enter the name and MSP of the organization to be added. Also, upload private key and signed certificate obtained from your DLT provider of the organization.

  • Name:
    • Select the network created in the AWS managed blockchain network.
    • Go to the Members tab.
    • Copy Member ID.
  • MSP:
    • Enter MSP same as Name.
CA Servers

Select the organization for the CA server to be associated with. Enter the name and URL of the CA server to be added. Also, enter Enrollment ID and Enrollment secret of the registrar of the CA server. All the details can be obtained from your DLT provider of the CA server.

  • Name:
    • Select the network created in the AWS managed blockchain network.
    • Go to the Members tab.
    • Copy Member ID.
  • URL:
    • Enter URL created for the CA server in Route53.
    • Add 7054 as the port number.
  • Registrar:
    • The details mentioned while configuring the blockchain network on AWS.
Peers

Select the organization for the peer to be associated with. Enter name, URL and event URL of the peer to be added. All the details can be obtained from your DLT provider of the peer.

  • Name:
    • Select the network created in the AWS managed blockchain network.
    • Go to the Members tab.
    • Select the member.
    • Select the node.
    • Copy peer endpoint.
    • Remove the port number.
  • URL:
    • Enter URL created for the peer in the Route53.
    • Add 7051 as the port number.
  • Event URL:
    • Enter URL created for the peer in the Route53.
    • Add 7053 as the port number.

Ethereum

URL

Enter the GRPC URL of the Ethereum Network to be added to Xooa. You may specify the URL of any private network, a testnet or MainNet node for this purpose.

WS URL

Enter the Web Socket URL of the Ethereum Network node Xooa will interact with.

Funding account address

Address of the funding account for ether(gas). This account will be used to collect ether for deploying apps an running the smart contracts.

Funding account PrivateKey

PrivateKey of the funding account. This is required to debit the ether from the funding account for app deployment and running the smart contracts.

Export network

Exporting a network allows you to export configuration of the whole network including orderers, organizations, CA servers, and peers in a JSON format. The exported file may be edited or shared with other Xooa users.

Import existing network

A JSON file in a format of a Xooa network export file may be used to ease while adding a new outside Network.

Delete network

You may delete an outside network if no app is deployed on the network.

External Peers

Endorsing Peers

Create Endorsing Peer

Enter a peer label and organization name to get started. Request URL and Event URL are optional at the time of creating the peer.

Follow the instructions for the corresponding platform endorsing peer needs to be deployed on.

Test Endorsing Peer

Enter the Request and Event URLs of the endorsing peer to test the connection and save the endpoints. These endpoints will be used for communicating with the endorsing peer.

Endorsement Policy

Endorsement policy can be defined for each app. You can navigate to the Manage tab of any app to define its endorsement policy.

Create a new endorsement policy

Add Principal

Add an organization taking part in the endorsement under the same AND/OR expression.

Add Expression

Add a different condition of endorsement.

AND expression will allow the transaction to be committed only when endorsing peers from all the added organizations endorses the transaction.

OR expression will allow the transaction to be committed when endorsing peers from any of the added organizations endorses the transaction.

Apply endorsement policy

Applying the endorsement policy will upgrade the app and the new policy will take effect immediately.

Observing Peers

Blockchain data may be exported outside Xooa by deploying an External Observing Peer. Once syncing is complete all your data will be available on the observing peer. We provide only limited crypto material for bootstrapping an observing peer to connect to the Xooa network and sync your blockchain ledger.

The observing peers are available each for Xooa ledger and the custom smart contract ledger.

You can also download observing peers for the ledger that has been shared with you. The peer will keep in sync with all the shared ledgers as well.

We provide a Docker Compose file. This file runs a peer container in your local machine.

The downloaded peer is coupled with the blockchain ledger. It can be used to view transactions by visiting http://<peer ip>:8080/

 

Note

Deleting a peer will revoke the access of external peer. It will no longer sync with Xooa. Access to already synced data will remain available with the external peer.

Ledger

The Ledger tab allows you to browse activity for your Xooa’s ledger, custom contract ledger and shared ledgers.

You can:

  • Get an overview of activity
  • View and search transactions and blocks
  • View block signatures
  • Dashboard

    Overview of current and recent activity on the ledger.

  • Blocks

    Details about blocks generated in the ledger.

  • Transactions

    Details of transactions.

screenshot

Share

Sharing allows you to provide either full access or limited access to the blockchain ledger explorer to other Xooa users. Enter the email address associated with the account with which they log in to Xooa and they will get an email inviting them to your account or ledger.

Ledger access

Ledgers that are shared with you will appear in your ledger explorer and you can select between your ledger and shared ledgers:

Screenshot of a ledger explorer with a shared ledger

Full access

You will be able to access the account of other users with all the privileges of the base account. You can collaborate with your team by giving full access to your account.

You can revoke access to your account or ledger explorer by clicking Share, and then clicking Revoke next to the email you want to stop sharing with.

Deployment Token

A deployment API token holds a set of permissions to access the deployment APIs. From the Deployment Token tab, you can perform actions such as:

  • Add token
  • Delete token
  • Explore Deployment APIs
  • Label

    A descriptive label for the token. Notice that the label needs to be unique.

  • Token Generated On

    Local date and time for when a token was generated.

  • Actions
    • Revoke: Revokes the deployment API token. Actions performed in the past using the token is not affected.