Metacat

		        // Register as a DataONE Member Node

				registerDataONEMemberNode();

	/**

	 * Register as a member node on the DataONE network.  The node description is

	 * retrieved from the getCapabilities() service, and so this should only be called

	 * after the properties have been properly set up in Metacat.

	 */

	private void registerDataONEMemberNode() {

        CNode cn;

        try {

            logMetacat.debug("Get the Node description.");

            Node node = MNodeService.getInstance(null).getCapabilities();

            logMetacat.debug("Setting client certificate location.");

            String certificatePath = PropertyService.getProperty("dataone.certpath");

            if (!certificatePath.endsWith(File.separator)) {

                certificatePath = certificatePath + File.separator;

            }

            String mnCertificatePath = certificatePath + node.getIdentifier().getValue() + ".pem";

            CertificateManager.getInstance().setCertificateLocation(mnCertificatePath);

            cn = D1Client.getCN();

            logMetacat.debug("Registering node with DataONE. " + cn.getNodeBaseServiceUrl());

            // Session is null, because the libclient code automatically sets up an

            // SSL session for us using the client certificate provided

            Session session = null;

            NodeReference mnode = cn.register(session, node);

        } catch (ServiceFailure e) {

            logMetacat.warn("Could not register as node with DataONE (" + e.getCode() + "/" + e.getDetail_code() + "): " + e.getDescription());

        } catch (NotImplemented e) {

            logMetacat.warn("Could not register as node with DataONE (" + e.getCode() + "/" + e.getDetail_code() + "): " + e.getDescription());

        } catch (NotAuthorized e) {

            logMetacat.warn("Could not register as node with DataONE (" + e.getCode() + "/" + e.getDetail_code() + "): " + e.getDescription());

        } catch (InvalidRequest e) {

            logMetacat.warn("Could not register as node with DataONE (" + e.getCode() + "/" + e.getDetail_code() + "): " + e.getDescription());

        } catch (IdentifierNotUnique e) {

            logMetacat.warn("Could not register as node with DataONE (" + e.getCode() + "/" + e.getDetail_code() + "): " + e.getDescription());

        } catch (PropertyNotFoundException e) {

            logMetacat.warn("Could not find the location for client certificates: " + e.getMessage());

        }

	}