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Creating XDMS clusters

Before installing applications, you can create a cluster and add cluster members for each enabler using the Integrated Solutions Console.

Before you begin

Before installing each application, you must have the following software installed:

WebSphere® Application Server Network Deployment, version 7.0.0.1

In addition, you should have:
  • Created a deployment manager profile
  • Federated all nodes into the deployment manager cell
  • Prepared the environment
About this task

Create a cluster for each enabler, and add members by completing the following steps:

Note: The enablers you are able to install are: Shared Profile, Shared Policy, Shared Group, Shared List, and Presence Rules (Shared List and Presence Rules are required for use with IBM® WebSphere Presence Server).
  1. Start the deployment manager.
  2. Start the node agent.
  3. Log in to the Integrated Solutions Console:
    1. Open a browser and navigate to the following URL: https://host_name:port/ibm/console.
      Where:
      • host_name is the fully qualified host name of the server where the application or the network deployment manager is deployed.
      • port is the secured port used to access the console. The default port is 9043.
      Note: The default unsecured port is 9060. If you use 9060, you must have "http" instead of "https" in the URL.
    2. Enter an administrator user ID and password. (Omit the password if security is not enabled.)
    3. Click Log in.
  4. Click Servers > Clusters > WebSphere application server clusters.
    Note: If you are using WebSphere Application Server version 6.1.0.x, reach this window by clicking Servers > Clusters.
  5. Click New.
  6. Type the cluster name, for example SharedListCluster.
    Note: Cluster names cannot include the hyphen (-) character.
  7. Select Prefer local.
  8. Select Configure HTTP session memory-to-memory replication.
  9. Click Next.
  10. Type server_name in the Member name field. This is the fully qualified host name of additional WebSphere Application Server servers being added as cluster members – for example, SharedList0.
  11. Select Generate unique HTTP ports.
  12. Select the appropriate option for Select basis for first cluster member for your environment. For example, select Create the member using an application server template to create a new application server using the existing default template.
  13. Click Next.
  14. Optional: If your environment requires more than one cluster member, add additional cluster members. Repeat the following steps for each cluster member you would like to add.
    1. Type server_name in the Member name field. This is the fully-qualified host name of additional WebSphere Application Server servers being added as cluster members – for example, SharedList1.
    2. Select the node for the cluster member.
    3. Select Generate unique HTTP ports.
    4. Click Add Member to add the cluster member.
  15. Click Next, and click Finish.
  16. Click Save to save changes to the master configuration.
  17. Click OK.
What to do next

You must create a proxy server and associate the proxy server with the cluster that you have created. Because IBM XDMS supports both Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and HTTP, you will need a WebSphere Application Server proxy server that supports HTTP and SIP requests. Refer to the WebSphere Application Server Information Center for additional information on setting up the proxy server.

Note: Once you have created the proxy server you need to disable page caching for the HTTP proxy.



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