When does JBoss create the connection pool?

Hi,

I am trying to host a service on a JBoss. After starting the Jboss the first request to the service is always slow, and this seems to be because the getConnection call is taking time.

dataSource = ServiceLocator.getInstance().getDataSource(dsName);
connection = dataSource.getConnection();

Subsequent requests are quick. Is there anyway I can configure JBoss to create the connection pool as soon as it start up?

Thanks,
Binoj

Which version of JBoss AS?

JBoss AS lazy-loads database connections. It will not make any connection until it receives the first connection request. When it receives one, it will establish min-connections before providing one in response to the request.
The typical answer to this is to write a startup MBean and have it request a database connection, then the time to establish the connections will become part of the AS startup time.
http://www.coderanch.com/t/90327/JBoss/Configuring-Startup-class

Thanks Peter ! Am using JBOSS AS 4.0.4. I'll try setting up a start up bean and see how it goes.