// read the pause status
PauseSignal pauseSignal = _accessor.getProperty(_keyBuilder.pause());
boolean isPaused = pauseSignal != null;
ClusterConfiguration clusterConfig = _accessor.getProperty(_keyBuilder.clusterConfig());
boolean autoJoinAllowed = false;
UserConfig userConfig;
if (clusterConfig != null) {
userConfig = clusterConfig.getUserConfig();
autoJoinAllowed = clusterConfig.autoJoinAllowed();
} else {
userConfig = new UserConfig(Scope.cluster(_clusterId));
}
// read the state model definitions