1) start fuse 2)Create fabric: fabric:create --wait- for -provisioning 3)Run the following commands: mq-create --no-ssl --parent-profile=mq-replicated --group a broker-nossl container-create-child --profile mq-broker-a.broker-nossl root broker-nossl-c1 container-create-child --profile mq-broker-a.broker-nossl root broker-nossl-c2 container-create-child --profile mq-broker-a.broker-nossl root broker-nossl-c3 Wait for containers get provisioned, and brokers to start. In in one of containers karaf.log there is exception, but at the end the broker manages to recover from the exception: 2014-12-10 16:21:42,565 | INFO | pool-23-thread-1 | HttpServiceFactoryImpl | 139 - org.ops4j.pax.web.pax-web-runtime - 3.1.2 | Binding bundle: [io.fabric8.fabric-git-server [93]] to http service 2014-12-10 16:21:42,718 | WARN | pool-31-thread-1 | ActiveMQServiceFactory$1 | 118 - org.apache.servicemix.bundles.spring-context - 3.2.11.RELEASE_1 | Exception encountered during context initialization - cancelling refresh attempt org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanDefinitionStoreException: Invalid bean definition with name 'org.apache.activemq.xbean.XBeanBrokerService#0' defined in URL [profile:broker.xml]: Could not resolve placeholder 'container.id' in string value "${container.id}" ; nested exception is java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Could not resolve placeholder 'container.id' in string value "${container.id}" at org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PlaceholderConfigurerSupport.doProcessProperties(PlaceholderConfigurerSupport.java:209)[117:org.apache.servicemix.bundles.spring-beans:3.2.11.RELEASE_1] at org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer.processProperties(PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer.java:223)[117:org.apache.servicemix.bundles.spring-beans:3.2.11.RELEASE_1] at org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PropertyResourceConfigurer.postProcessBeanFactory(PropertyResourceConfigurer.java:84)[117:org.apache.servicemix.bundles.spring-beans:3.2.11.RELEASE_1] at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.invokeBeanFactoryPostProcessors(AbstractApplicationContext.java:696)[118:org.apache.servicemix.bundles.spring-context:3.2.11.RELEASE_1] at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.invokeBeanFactoryPostProcessors(AbstractApplicationContext.java:671)[118:org.apache.servicemix.bundles.spring-context:3.2.11.RELEASE_1] at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:461)[118:org.apache.servicemix.bundles.spring-context:3.2.11.RELEASE_1] at org.apache.xbean.spring.context.ResourceXmlApplicationContext.<init>(ResourceXmlApplicationContext.java:64)[128:org.apache.xbean.spring:3.16.0] at org.apache.xbean.spring.context.ResourceXmlApplicationContext.<init>(ResourceXmlApplicationContext.java:52)[128:org.apache.xbean.spring:3.16.0] at io.fabric8.mq.fabric.ActiveMQServiceFactory$1.<init>(ActiveMQServiceFactory.java:197)[97:io.fabric8.mq.mq-fabric:1.2.0.redhat-049] at io.fabric8.mq.fabric.ActiveMQServiceFactory.createBroker(ActiveMQServiceFactory.java:197)[97:io.fabric8.mq.mq-fabric:1.2.0.redhat-049] at io.fabric8.mq.fabric.ActiveMQServiceFactory$ClusteredConfiguration.doStart(ActiveMQServiceFactory.java:589)[97:io.fabric8.mq.mq-fabric:1.2.0.redhat-049] at io.fabric8.mq.fabric.ActiveMQServiceFactory$ClusteredConfiguration.access$700(ActiveMQServiceFactory.java:413)[97:io.fabric8.mq.mq-fabric:1.2.0.redhat-049] at io.fabric8.mq.fabric.ActiveMQServiceFactory$ClusteredConfiguration$1.run(ActiveMQServiceFactory.java:544)[97:io.fabric8.mq.mq-fabric:1.2.0.redhat-049] at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:471)[:1.7.0_45] at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:262)[:1.7.0_45] at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1145)[:1.7.0_45] at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:615)[:1.7.0_45] at java.lang. Thread .run( Thread .java:744)[:1.7.0_45] Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Could not resolve placeholder 'container.id' in string value "${container.id}" at org.springframework.util.PropertyPlaceholderHelper.parseStringValue(PropertyPlaceholderHelper.java:173)[120:org.apache.servicemix.bundles.spring-core:3.2.11.RELEASE_1] at org.springframework.util.PropertyPlaceholderHelper.replacePlaceholders(PropertyPlaceholderHelper.java:125)[120:org.apache.servicemix.bundles.spring-core:3.2.11.RELEASE_1] at org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer$PlaceholderResolvingStringValueResolver.resolveStringValue(PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer.java:258)[117:org.apache.servicemix.bundles.spring-beans:3.2.11.RELEASE_1] at org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinitionVisitor.resolveStringValue(BeanDefinitionVisitor.java:282)[117:org.apache.servicemix.bundles.spring-beans:3.2.11.RELEASE_1] at org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinitionVisitor.resolveValue(BeanDefinitionVisitor.java:209)[117:org.apache.servicemix.bundles.spring-beans:3.2.11.RELEASE_1] at org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinitionVisitor.visitPropertyValues(BeanDefinitionVisitor.java:141)[117:org.apache.servicemix.bundles.spring-beans:3.2.11.RELEASE_1] at org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinitionVisitor.visitBeanDefinition(BeanDefinitionVisitor.java:82)[117:org.apache.servicemix.bundles.spring-beans:3.2.11.RELEASE_1] at org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinitionVisitor.resolveValue(BeanDefinitionVisitor.java:169)[117:org.apache.servicemix.bundles.spring-beans:3.2.11.RELEASE_1] at org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinitionVisitor.visitPropertyValues(BeanDefinitionVisitor.java:141)[117:org.apache.servicemix.bundles.spring-beans:3.2.11.RELEASE_1] at org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinitionVisitor.visitBeanDefinition(BeanDefinitionVisitor.java:82)[117:org.apache.servicemix.bundles.spring-beans:3.2.11.RELEASE_1] at org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PlaceholderConfigurerSupport.doProcessProperties(PlaceholderConfigurerSupport.java:206)[117:org.apache.servicemix.bundles.spring-beans:3.2.11.RELEASE_1] ... 17 more 2014-12-10 16:21:42,719 | INFO | pool-31-thread-1 | DefaultListableBeanFactory | 117 - org.apache.servicemix.bundles.spring-beans - 3.2.11.RELEASE_1 | Destroying singletons in org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory@24b8dd8f: defining beans [org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer#0,org.apache.activemq.xbean.XBeanBrokerService#0]; root of factory hierarchy 2014-12-10 16:21:42,719 | INFO | pool-31-thread-1 | ActiveMQServiceFactory | 97 - io.fabric8.mq.mq-fabric - 1.2.0.redhat-049 | Broker broker-nossl failed to start. Will try again in 10 seconds 2014-12-10 16:21:42,719 | ERROR | pool-31-thread-1 | ActiveMQServiceFactory | 97 - io.fabric8.mq.mq-fabric - 1.2.0.redhat-049 | Exception on start: Invalid bean definition with name 'org.apache.activemq.xbean.XBeanBrokerService#0' defined in URL [profile:broker.xml]: Could not resolve placeholder 'container.id' in string value "${container.id}" ; nested exception is java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Could not resolve placeholder 'container.id' in string value "${container.id}" org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanDefinitionStoreException: Invalid bean definition with name 'org.apache.activemq.xbean.XBeanBrokerService#0' defined in URL [profile:broker.xml]: Could not resolve placeholder 'container.id' in string value "${container.id}" ; nested exception is java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Could not resolve placeholder 'container.id' in string value "${container.id}" at org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PlaceholderConfigurerSupport.doProcessProperties(PlaceholderConfigurerSupport.java:209)[117:org.apache.servicemix.bundles.spring-beans:3.2.11.RELEASE_1] at org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer.processProperties(PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer.java:223)[117:org.apache.servicemix.bundles.spring-beans:3.2.11.RELEASE_1] at org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PropertyResourceConfigurer.postProcessBeanFactory(PropertyResourceConfigurer.java:84)[117:org.apache.servicemix.bundles.spring-beans:3.2.11.RELEASE_1] at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.invokeBeanFactoryPostProcessors(AbstractApplicationContext.java:696)[118:org.apache.servicemix.bundles.spring-context:3.2.11.RELEASE_1] at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.invokeBeanFactoryPostProcessors(AbstractApplicationContext.java:671)[118:org.apache.servicemix.bundles.spring-context:3.2.11.RELEASE_1] at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:461)[118:org.apache.servicemix.bundles.spring-context:3.2.11.RELEASE_1] at org.apache.xbean.spring.context.ResourceXmlApplicationContext.<init>(ResourceXmlApplicationContext.java:64)[128:org.apache.xbean.spring:3.16.0] at org.apache.xbean.spring.context.ResourceXmlApplicationContext.<init>(ResourceXmlApplicationContext.java:52)[128:org.apache.xbean.spring:3.16.0] at io.fabric8.mq.fabric.ActiveMQServiceFactory$1.<init>(ActiveMQServiceFactory.java:197)[97:io.fabric8.mq.mq-fabric:1.2.0.redhat-049] at io.fabric8.mq.fabric.ActiveMQServiceFactory.createBroker(ActiveMQServiceFactory.java:197)[97:io.fabric8.mq.mq-fabric:1.2.0.redhat-049] at io.fabric8.mq.fabric.ActiveMQServiceFactory$ClusteredConfiguration.doStart(ActiveMQServiceFactory.java:589)[97:io.fabric8.mq.mq-fabric:1.2.0.redhat-049] at io.fabric8.mq.fabric.ActiveMQServiceFactory$ClusteredConfiguration.access$700(ActiveMQServiceFactory.java:413)[97:io.fabric8.mq.mq-fabric:1.2.0.redhat-049] at io.fabric8.mq.fabric.ActiveMQServiceFactory$ClusteredConfiguration$1.run(ActiveMQServiceFactory.java:544)[97:io.fabric8.mq.mq-fabric:1.2.0.redhat-049] at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:471)[:1.7.0_45] at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:262)[:1.7.0_45] at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1145)[:1.7.0_45] at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:615)[:1.7.0_45] at java.lang. Thread .run( Thread .java:744)[:1.7.0_45] Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Could not resolve placeholder 'container.id' in string value "${container.id}" at org.springframework.util.PropertyPlaceholderHelper.parseStringValue(PropertyPlaceholderHelper.java:173)[120:org.apache.servicemix.bundles.spring-core:3.2.11.RELEASE_1] at org.springframework.util.PropertyPlaceholderHelper.replacePlaceholders(PropertyPlaceholderHelper.java:125)[120:org.apache.servicemix.bundles.spring-core:3.2.11.RELEASE_1] at org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer$PlaceholderResolvingStringValueResolver.resolveStringValue(PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer.java:258)[117:org.apache.servicemix.bundles.spring-beans:3.2.11.RELEASE_1] at org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinitionVisitor.resolveStringValue(BeanDefinitionVisitor.java:282)[117:org.apache.servicemix.bundles.spring-beans:3.2.11.RELEASE_1] at org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinitionVisitor.resolveValue(BeanDefinitionVisitor.java:209)[117:org.apache.servicemix.bundles.spring-beans:3.2.11.RELEASE_1] at org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinitionVisitor.visitPropertyValues(BeanDefinitionVisitor.java:141)[117:org.apache.servicemix.bundles.spring-beans:3.2.11.RELEASE_1] at org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinitionVisitor.visitBeanDefinition(BeanDefinitionVisitor.java:82)[117:org.apache.servicemix.bundles.spring-beans:3.2.11.RELEASE_1] at org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinitionVisitor.resolveValue(BeanDefinitionVisitor.java:169)[117:org.apache.servicemix.bundles.spring-beans:3.2.11.RELEASE_1] at org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinitionVisitor.visitPropertyValues(BeanDefinitionVisitor.java:141)[117:org.apache.servicemix.bundles.spring-beans:3.2.11.RELEASE_1] at org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinitionVisitor.visitBeanDefinition(BeanDefinitionVisitor.java:82)[117:org.apache.servicemix.bundles.spring-beans:3.2.11.RELEASE_1] at org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PlaceholderConfigurerSupport.doProcessProperties(PlaceholderConfigurerSupport.java:206)[117:org.apache.servicemix.bundles.spring-beans:3.2.11.RELEASE_1] ... 17 more 2014-12-10 16:21:42,726 | INFO | admin-1-thread-1 | FabricConfigAdminBridge | 82 - io.fabric8.fabric-configadmin - 1.2.0.redhat-049 | Updating configuration org.ops4j.pax.logging