WebSphere WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus, Version 6.0.1 Operating Systems: AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows

Creating a cluster member

Use this task to create a server as a member of a server cluster.

Before you begin

Before you can create a cluster member, you must have created the cluster, as described in Creating a server cluster.

Why and when to perform this task

If you want a server to take part in the distribution of workload in a server cluster, create a cluster member for the server.

To create a cluster member, use the administrative console to complete the following steps:

Steps for this task

  1. In the navigation pane, click Servers > Clusters. This displays the Server Cluster page, which lists the clusters in the deployment manager cell.
  2. In the content pane, click the name of the cluster.
  3. Click Cluster members. This displays the Cluster Members page, which lists members of the cluster, states the nodes on which members reside, and states whether members are started, stopped, or encountering problems.
  4. Click New, then follow the steps on the Create new cluster members page.
    1. For Member name, type the name of a new server to add as a member of the cluster.
    2. For Select node, select the node on which the server runs.
    3. For Weight, specify the server weight.

      The weight value controls the amount of work directed to the application server. If the weight value for the server is greater than the weight values assigned to other servers in the cluster, then the server receives a larger share of the workload. The value can range from 0 to 20.

    4. Make sure that Generate Unique HTTP Port is selected.
    5. Under Select template:, select the defaultESBServer template.
      1. Select Default application server template
      2. From the drop down list, select defaultESBServer.
    6. Click Apply to finish the cluster member. You can add more cluster members. All cluster members you add are based on the same server template, so there are less steps to complete.
    7. Click Next.
    8. Review the summary of information on new cluster members and click Finish.
  5. Save your changes to the master configuration. As part of saving the change to the configuration, you can select Synchronize changes with Nodes before clicking Save on the Save page.
  6. To display the properties of a cluster member, click the member's name under Member name on the Cluster members page. This displays the settings page for the cluster member instance.

Result

You created application servers that became members of an existing server cluster.

What to do next

You can display the properties and local topology of the cluster. Click Servers > Clusters > [Content pane] cluster_name.

You can change the configuration of the cluster. Note that if you have not clicked Save and saved your administrative configuration, you only see the Configuration and Local Topology tabs. To see the Runtime tab, you must save your administrative configuration. Also, ensure that changes are synchronized to the nodes as described above.

You can create more cluster members or start the cluster. For more information about cluster configuration options, see Balancing workloads with clusters.

You can use scripting to automate the task of creating cluster members. For information about using scripting for clusters, see Creating clusters using scripting.

To manage cluster members, you can use the Cluster members page.. You can use this page to list the cluster members, and to select members to display more details or to act on.

You can use scripting to automate the task of creating cluster members. For information about using scripting for cluster members, see Creating clusters using scripting.


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