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