Steps for setting up vertical cluster

Install and configure Deployment Manager



  • Install the DMGR

  • Start DMGR

  • Change DMGR configuration to increase the timeout value of Web Container and SOAP

  • Create portal admin user and group in the DMGR using WAS Admin Console

  • Restart the DMGR



Install and prepare Primary portal node




  • Install the portal server. While installing use the username and password that you created in the DMGR

  • Configure the primary portal node to an external database




Federate and cluster Primary Node




  • Collect files from the portal node that will need to be added to the DM by executing ConfigEngine.bat collect-files-for-dmgr

  • Copy the resultant file to the DMGR, expand its content and copy them to appropriate places

  • Add the node to the deployment manager cell by executing ConfigEngine.sh cluster-node-config-pre-federation task


  • Update the Deployment manager configuration for the new WebSphere POrtal server by executing the ConfigEngine.sh cluster-node-config-post-federation task

  • Create the cluster definition and add the cluster member by executing the cluster-node-config-cluster-setup



Adding additional horizontal cluster members




  • Install the Portal Server on secondary node. While installing use the username and password that you created in the DMGR

  • Copy database configuration from primary portal node. Copy wkplc_comp.properties and wkplc_dbtype.properties file as it is but modify the wkplc.properties file manually.

  • Add this node to deployment manager by executing ./ConfigEngine.sh cluster-node-config-pre-federation task

  • Update the deployment manager configuration for the newly added cluster member by executing ./ConfigEngine.sh cluster-node-config-post-federation task

  • Add the newly federated WebSphere_Portal server as a cluster member to the existing cluster by execting cluster-node-config-cluster-setup task

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