I see. There is a start() method for JDBCCacheLoader that initializes the / node of the table. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4079613#4079613 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4079613