Operating Systems: AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows, z/OS

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Dynamic cluster administrative tasks

Use the dynamic cluster commands to view or edit the dynamic clusters, without using the administrative console. Use the following commands to create dynamic clusters, add or remove servers from clusters, list dynamic clusters, or modify dynamic clusters:

• createDynamicCluster

• createPHPDynamicCluster

• createDynamicClusterFromStaticCluster

• createDynamicClusterFromForeignServers

• addForeignServersToDynamicCluster

• removeForeignServersFromDynamicCluster

• deleteDynamicCluster

• getDynamicClusterMembers

• getDynamicClusterOperationalMode

• getDynamicClusterMembershipPolicy

• getDynamicClusterServerType

• getDynamicClusterMinInstances

• getDynamicClusterMaxInstances

• getDynamicClusterVerticalInstances

• getDynamicClusterIsolationProperties

• listDynamicClusters

• listDynamicClusterIsolationGroups

• listDynamicClusterIsolationGroupMembers

• modifyDynamicClusterIsolationProperties

• setDynamicClusterOperationalMode

• setDynamicClusterMembershipPolicy

• setDynamicClusterMinInstances

• setDynamicClusterMaxInstances

• setDynamicClusterVerticalInstances

• testDynamicClusterMembershipPolicy

• createNonWASDynamicCluster

• Edit the dynamic cluster server template

 

createDynamicCluster

The createDynamicCluster command creates a new dynamic cluster.

Required parameters

-membershipPolicy

Specifies the membership policy. (String, required)

Optional parameters

-dynamicClusterProperties

Dynamic cluster properties. (String, optional)You can specify the following parameters:

operationalMode

Specifies the operational mode. The valid values are: manual, supervised, and automatic.

minInstances

Specifies the minimum number of cluster instances as an integer.

serverInactivityTime

Specifies the time to wait before stopping instances, in minutes. This value is valid only when the minInstances parameter value is set to 0.

maxInstances

Specifies the maximum number of cluster instances as an integer. If you do not want a limit to the number of cluster instances that can start, specify -1.

numVerticalInstances

Number of instances that can start on the same node by creating vertical instances. Specify an integer value.

-clusterProperties

Specifies the cluster properties. (String, optional)You can specify the following parameters:

preferLocal

Specifies whether enterprise bean requests are routed to the node on which the client resides when possible. The valid values are true or false.

createDomain

Specifies that a replication domain is created for this cluster. Replication domains can be created only for WebSphere^® Application Server application servers. The valid values are true or false.

coreGroup

Name of the core group for the dynamic cluster. You only need to specify the core group for WebSphere Application Server application servers. The value can be DefaultCoreGroup or the core group name.

templateName

Name of the server template. The valid input includes the following values:

• For WebSphere Application Server dynamic clusters: defaultXD, defaultXDZOS, cell_name/node_name/was_server_name

Return value

The command returns javax.management.ObjectName value of the dynamic cluster that you created.

Batch mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask createDynamicCluster dcName {-membershipPolicy node_nodegroup='ngName'}
  

  or

  $AdminTask createDynamicCluster dcName {-membershipPolicy "node_nodegroup = 'ngName'" -dynamicClusterProperties "{operationalMode automatic}{minInstances 0}{maxInstances -1}{numVerticalInstances 1}{serverInactivityTime 1440}" -clusterProperties "{preferLocal false}{createDomain false}{templateName defaultXD}{coreGroup DefaultCoreGroup}"} 
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.createDynamicCluster(dcName,'[-membershipPolicy "node_nodegroup = \'ngName\'" -dynamicClusterProperties "{{operationalMode automatic}{minInstances 0}{maxInstances -1}{numVerticalInstances 1}{serverInactivityTime 1440}}" -clusterProperties "{{preferLocal false}{createDomain false}{templateName defaultXD}{coreGroup DefaultCoreGroup}}"]') 
  

Interactive mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask createDynamicCluster {-interactive}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.createDynamicCluster ('[-interactive]')
  

 

createPHPDynamicCluster

The createPHPDynamicCluster command creates a new PHP dynamic cluster.

Required parameters

-membershipPolicy

Specifies the membership policy subexpression. (String, required)

Optional parameters

-dynamicClusterProperties

Dynamic cluster properties. (String, optional)You can specify the following parameters:

operationalMode

Specifies the operational mode. The valid values are: manual, supervised, and automatic.

minInstances

Specifies the minimum number of cluster instances as an integer.

serverInactivityTime

Specifies the time to wait before stopping instances, in minutes. This value is valid only when the minInstances parameter value is set to 0.

maxInstances

Specifies the maximum number of cluster instances as an integer. If you do not want a limit to the number of cluster instances that can start, specify -1.

numVerticalInstances

Number of instances that can start on the same node by creating vertical instances. Specify an integer value.

-clusterProperties

templateName

Name of the server template. The valid input includes the following values:

• For PHP dynamic clusters: APACHE13_PHP4, APACHE13_PHP5, APACHE20_PHP4, APACHE20_PHP5, APACHE22_PHP4, APACHE22_PHP5, cellName/nodeName/php_serverName.

Return value

The command returns javax.management.ObjectName value of the dynamic cluster that you created.

Batch mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask createPHPDynamicCluster dcName {-membershipPolicy "node_property$APACHE_2_0 IS NOT NULL AND node_property$PHP_5 IS NOT NULL"}
  

  or

  $AdminTask createPHPDynamicCluster dcName {-membershipPolicy "node_property$APACHE_2_0 IS NOT NULL AND node_property$PHP_5 IS NOT NULL" -dynamicClusterProperties "{operationalMode automatic}{minInstances 1}{maxInstances -1}{numVerticalInstances 1}" -clusterProperties "{templateName APACHE20_PHP5}"} 
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.createPHPDynamicCluster(dcName,'[-membershipPolicy "node_property$APACHE_2_0 IS NOT NULL AND node_property$PHP_5 IS NOT NULL" -dynamicClusterProperties "{{operationalMode automatic}{minInstances 1}{maxInstances -1}{numVerticalInstances 1}}" -clusterProperties "{{templateName APACHE20_PHP5}}"]') 
  

Interactive mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask createPHPDynamicCluster {-interactive}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.createPHPDynamicCluster ('[-interactive]')
  

 

createDynamicClusterFromStaticCluster

The createDynamicClusterFromStaticCluster command creates a new dynamic cluster from an existing static cluster.

Optional parameters

-templateName

Name of the existing static cluster member template. The format of the name must be in cell_name/node_name/server_name format. If the template is not specified, then an existing static cluster member template is randomly chosen. If no members exist, the defaultXD server template is used. (String, optional)

-dynamicClusterProperties

Dynamic cluster properties. (String, optional) You can specify the following parameters:

operationalMode

Specifies the operational mode. The valid values are: manual, supervised, and automatic.

minInstances

Specifies the minimum number of cluster instances as an integer.

serverInactivityTime

Specifies the time to wait before stopping instances, in minutes. This value is valid only when the minInstances parameter value is set to 0.

maxInstances

Specifies the maximum number of cluster instances as an integer. If you do not want a limit to the number of cluster instances that can start, specify -1.

Return value

The command returns the javax.management.ObjectName value of the dynamic cluster that you created.

Batch mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask createDynamicClusterFromStaticCluster clusterName {-templateName cellName/nodeName/serverName}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.createDynamicClusterFromStaticCluster('clusterName')
  

Interactive mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask createDynamicClusterFromStaticCluster {-interactive}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.createDynamicClusterFromStaticCluster ('[-interactive]')
  

 

createDynamicClusterFromForeignServers

The createDynamicClusterFromForeignServers command creates a new dynamic cluster of assisted lifecycle servers. Create representations of these servers with an administrative task or in the administrative console before you create a dynamic cluster.

Required parameters

-foreignServers [[node_name1 server_name1 ][node_name2 server_name2] ...]

Node and server names of the existing other middleware servers. (String, required)

Optional parameters

-dynamicClusterProperties

Dynamic cluster properties. (String, optional) You can specify the following parameters:

operationalMode

Specifies the operational mode. The valid values are: manual, supervised, and automatic.

minInstances

Specifies the minimum number of cluster instances as an integer.

serverInactivityTime

Specifies the time to wait before stopping instances, in minutes. This value is valid only when the minInstances parameter value is set to 0.

maxInstances

Specifies the maximum number of cluster instances as an integer. If you do not want a limit to the number of cluster instances that can start, specify -1.

Return value

The command returns the javax.management.ObjectName identification of the server type that you updated.

Batch mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask createDynamicClusterFromForeignServers dcName {-foreignServers {{nodeName1 serverName1}{nodeName2 serverName2}}}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.createDynamicClusterFromForeignServers('dcName', '[-foreignServers [[nodeName1 serverName1] [nodeName2 serverName2]]]')
  

Interactive mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask createDynamicClusterFromForeignServers {-interactive}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.createDynamicClusterFromForeignServers ('[-interactive]')
  

 

addForeignServersToDynamicCluster

The addForeignServersToDynamicCluster command adds foreign servers to an existing dynamic cluster.

Required parameters

-foreignServers [[node_name1 server_name1 ][node_name2 server_name1] ...]

Node and server names of the existing other middleware servers. (String, required)

Return value

The command returns the javax.management.ObjectName identification of the server type that you updated.

Batch mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask addForeignServersToDynamicCluster dcName {-foreignServers {{nodeName1 serverName1}{nodeName2 serverName2}}}
  
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.addForeignServersToDynamicCluster('dcName', '[-foreignServers [[nodeName1 serverName1] [nodeName2 serverName2]]]')
  

Interactive mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask addForeignServersToDynamicCluster {-interactive}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.addForeignServersToDynamicCluster ('[-interactive]')
  

 

removeForeignServersFromDynamicCluster

The removeForeignServersFromDynamicCluster command removes foreign servers from the dynamic cluster

Required parameters

-foreignServers [[node_name1 server_name1 ][node_name2 server_name1] ...]

Node and server names of the existing other middleware servers. (String, required)

Return value

The command returns the javax.management.ObjectName identification of the server type that you updated.

Batch mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask removeForeignServersFromDynamicCluster dcName {-foreignServers {{nodeName1 serverName1}{nodeName2 serverName2}}}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.removeForeignServersFromDynamicCluster('dcName', '[-foreignServers [[nodeName1 serverName1] [nodeName2 serverName2]]]')
  

Interactive mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask removeForeignServersFromDynamicCluster {-interactive}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.removeForeignServersFromDynamicCluster ('[-interactive]')
  

 

deleteDynamicCluster

The deleteDynamicCluster deletes a dynamic cluster from the configuration.

Return value

The command returns the javax.management.ObjectName identification of the dynamic cluster that you deleted.

Batch mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask deleteDynamicCluster dcName
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.deleteDynamicCluster('dcName')
  

Interactive mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask deleteDynamicCluster {-interactive}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.deleteDynamicCluster ('[-interactive]')
  

 

getDynamicClusterMembers

The getDynamicClusterMembers command displays the members of the specified dynamic cluster and node name. If the node name is not specified, then all of the members of the dynamic cluster are displayed.

Optional parameters

-nodeName

Name of a node. (String, optional)

Return value

The command returns a list of ClusterMember objects.

Batch mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask getDynamicClusterMembers dcName
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.getDynamicClusterMembers('dcName')
  

Interactive mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask getDynamicClusterMembers {-interactive}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.getDynamicClusterMembers ('[-interactive]')
  

 

getDynamicClusterOperationalMode

The getDynamicClusterOperationalMode command displays the operational mode of the dynamic cluster.

Return value

The command returns the value of operationalMode. String.

Batch mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask getDynamicClusterOperationalMode dcName
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.getDynamicClusterOperationalMode('dcName')
  

Interactive mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask getDynamicClusterOperationalMode {-interactive}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.getDynamicClusterOperationalMode ('[-interactive]')
  

 

getDynamicClusterMembershipPolicy

The getDynamicClusterMembershipPolicy command displays the dynamic cluster membership policy.

Return value

The command returns the value of membershipPolicy. String.

Batch mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask getDynamicClusterMembershipPolicy dcName
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.getDynamicClusterMembershipPolicy('dcName')
  

Interactive mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask getDynamicClusterMembershipPolicy {-interactive}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.getDynamicClusterMembershipPolicy ('[-interactive]')
  

 

getDynamicClusterServerType

The getDynamicClusterServerType command displays the dynamic cluster server type.

Return value

The command returns the value of serverType. String.

Batch mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask getDynamicClusterServerType dcName
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.getDynamicClusterServerType('dcName')
  

Interactive mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask getDynamicClusterServerType {-interactive}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.getDynamicClusterServerType ('[-interactive]')
  

 

getDynamicClusterMinInstances

The getDynamicClusterMinInstances command displays the minimum number of cluster instances for the specified dynamic cluster.

Return value

The command returns the value of minInstances. Integer.

Batch mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask getDynamicClusterMinInstances dcName
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.getDynamicClusterMinInstances('dcName')
  

Interactive mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask getDynamicClusterMinInstances {-interactive}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.getDynamicClusterMinInstances ('[-interactive]')
  

 

getDynamicClusterMaxInstances

The getDynamicClusterMaxInstances command displays the maximum number of cluster instances for the specified dynamic cluster.

Return value

The command returns the value of maxInstances. Integer.

Batch mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask getDynamicClusterMaxInstances dcName
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.getDynamicClusterMaxInstances('dcName')
  

Interactive mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask getDynamicClusterMaxInstances {-interactive}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.getDynamicClusterMaxInstances ('[-interactive]')
  

 

getDynamicClusterVerticalInstances

The getDynamicClusterVerticalInstances command displays the number of dynamic cluster vertical stacking of instances on the node.

Return value

The command returns the value of numVerticalInstances. Integer.

Batch mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask getDynamicClusterVerticalInstances dcName
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.getDynamicClusterVerticalInstances('dcName')
  

Interactive mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask getDynamicClusterVerticalInstances {-interactive}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.getDynamicClusterVerticalInstances ('[-interactive]')
  

 

getDynamicClusterIsolationProperties

The getDynamicClusterVerticalInstances command displays the dynamic cluster isolation properties.

Return value

The command returns the value of isolationGroup and strictIsolationEnabled. String.

Batch mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask getDynamicClusterIsolationProperties dcName
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.getDynamicClusterIsolationProperties('dcName')
  

Interactive mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask getDynamicClusterIsolationProperties {-interactive}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.getDynamicClusterIsolationProperties ('[-interactive]')
  

 

listDynamicClusters

The listDynamicClusters command displays all the dynamic clusters in the cell.

Return value

The command returns each of the dynamic cluster names. String.

Batch mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask listDynamicClusters
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.listDynamicClusters()
  

Interactive mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask listDynamicClusters {-interactive}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.listDynamicClusters ('[-interactive]')
  

 

listDynamicClusterIsolationGroups

The listDynamicClusterIsolationGroups command displays all the dynamic cluster isolation groups in the cell.

Return value

The command returns a list of the dynamic cluster isolation groups. String.

Batch mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask listDynamicClusterIsolationGroups
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.listDynamicClusterIsolationGroups()
  

Interactive mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask listDynamicClusterIsolationGroups {-interactive}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.listDynamicClusterIsolationGroups ('[-interactive]')
  

 

listDynamicClusterIsolationGroupMembers

The listDynamicClusterIsolationGroupMembers command displays the dynamic cluster isolation group members for the specified isolation group.

Return value

The command returns a list of the dynamic cluster isolation group members. String.

Batch mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask listDynamicClusterIsolationGroupMembers isolationGroupName
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.listDynamicClusterIsolationGroupMembers('isolationGroupName')
  

Interactive mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask listDynamicClusterIsolationGroupMembers {-interactive}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.listDynamicClusterIsolationGroupMembers ('[-interactive]')
  

 

modifyDynamicClusterIsolationProperties

The modifyDynamicClusterIsolationProperties command modifies dynamic cluster isolation properties.

Optional parameters

-isolationGroup

Name of the isolation group. (String, optional)

-strictIsolationEnabled

Indicates if strict isolation is enabled. (String, optional)

Return value

The return value is void.

Batch mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask modifyDynamicClusterIsolationProperties dcName {-isolationGroup isolationGroupName -strictIsolationEnabled true}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.modifyDynamicClusterIsolationProperties('dcName', '[-isolationGroup isolationGroupName -strictIsolationEnabled true]')
  

Interactive mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask modifyDynamicClusterIsolationProperties {-interactive}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.modifyDynamicClusterIsolationProperties ('[-interactive]')
  

 

setDynamicClusterOperationalMode

The setDynamicClusterOperationalMode command sets the operational mode for the dynamic cluster.

Required parameters

-operationalMode

Specifies the operational mode of the dynamic cluster. The values can be: automatic, manual, or supervised. (String, required)

Return value

The return value is void.

Batch mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask setDynamicClusterOperationalMode dcName {-operationalMode manual}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.setDynamicClusterOperationalMode('dcName', '[-operationalMode manual]')
  

Interactive mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask setDynamicClusterOperationalMode {-interactive}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.setDynamicClusterOperationalMode ('[-interactive]')
  

 

setDynamicClusterMembershipPolicy

The setDynamicClusterMembershipPolicy command sets the membership policy for the dynamic cluster.

Required parameters

-membershipPolicy

Specifies the membership policy subexpression. (String, required)

Return value

The return value is void.

Batch mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask setDynamicClusterMembershipPolicy dcName {-membershipPolicy node_nodegroup='ngName'}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.setDynamicClusterMembershipPolicy('dcName', '[-membershipPolicy node_nodegroup=\'ngName\']') 
  

Interactive mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask setDynamicClusterMembershipPolicy {-interactive}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.setDynamicClusterMembershipPolicy ('[-interactive]')
  

 

setDynamicClusterMinInstances

The setDynamicClusterMinInstances command sets the minimum number of cluster instances for the dynamic cluster.

Required parameters

-minInstances

Specifies the minimum number of cluster instances. (Integer, required)

Return value

The return value is void.

Batch mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask setDynamicClusterMinInstances dcName {-minInstances 1}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.setDynamicClusterMinInstances('dcName', '[-minInstances 1]')
  

Interactive mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask setDynamicClusterMinInstances {-interactive}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.setDynamicClusterMinInstances ('[-interactive]')
  

 

setDynamicClusterMaxInstances

The setDynamicClusterMaxInstances command sets the maximum number of cluster instances for the dynamic cluster.

Required parameters

-maxInstances

Specifies the minimum number of cluster instances. (Integer, required)

Return value

The return value is void.

Batch mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask setDynamicClusterMaxInstances dcName {-maxInstances -1}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.setDynamicClusterMaxInstances('dcName', '[-maxInstances 1]')
  

Interactive mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask setDynamicClusterMaxInstances {-interactive}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.setDynamicClusterMaxInstances ('[-interactive]')
  

 

setDynamicClusterVerticalInstances

The setDynamicClusterVerticalInstances command sets the number of dynamic cluster vertical stacking instances on the node.

Required parameters

-numVerticalInstances

Number of vertical stacking of instances on a node.(Integer, required)

Return value

The return value is void.

Batch mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask setDynamicClusterVerticalInstances dcName {-numVerticalInstances 2}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.setDynamicClusterVerticalInstances('dcName', '[-numVerticalInstances 2]')
  

Interactive mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask setDynamicClusterVerticalInstances {-interactive}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.setDynamicClusterVerticalInstances ('[-interactive]')
  

 

testDynamicClusterMembershipPolicy

The testDynamicClusterMembershipPolicy command tests the dynamic cluster membership policy to see which nodes are returned.

Required parameters

-membershipPolicy

Specifies the membership policy subexpression. (String, required)

Return value

The command returns a String [] list of node names.

Batch mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask testDynamicClusterMembershipPolicy {-membershipPolicy node_nodegroup='ngName'}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.testDynamicClusterMembershipPolicy('[-membershipPolicy node_nodegroup=\'ngName\']') 
  

Interactive mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask testDynamicClusterMembershipPolicy {-interactive}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.testDynamicClusterMembershipPolicy ('[-interactive]')
  

 

createNonWASDynamicCluster

The createNonWASDynamicCluster command creates a new dynamic cluster of complete lifecycle management servers.

Required parameters

-serverType

Specifies the server type. (String, required)

To see the server types, view the install_root\profiles\dmgr_profile\config\templates\servertypes directory.

-membershipPolicy

Specifies the membership policy subexpression. (String, required)

Optional parameters

-dynamicClusterProperties

Dynamic cluster properties. (String, optional)You can specify the following parameters:

operationalMode

Specifies the operational mode. The valid values are: manual, supervised, and automatic.

minInstances

Specifies the minimum number of cluster instances as an integer.

serverInactivityTime

Specifies the time to wait before stopping instances, in minutes. This value is valid only when the minInstances parameter value is set to 0.

maxInstances

Specifies the maximum number of cluster instances as an integer. If you do not want a limit to the number of cluster instances that can start, specify -1.

numVerticalInstances

Number of instances that can start on the same node by creating vertical instances. Specify an integer value.

-clusterProperties

Specifies the cluster properties (String, optional)

templateName

Name of the server template. The valid input includes the following values:

• For PHP dynamic clusters: APACHE13_PHP4, APACHE13_PHP5, APACHE20_PHP4, APACHE20_PHP5, APACHE22_PHP4, APACHE22_PHP5, cellName/nodeName/php_serverName.

• For WebSphere Application Server Community Edition dynamic clusters: wasce20, cell_name/node_name/wasce_server_name

Return value

The command returns the javax.management.ObjectName value of the dynamic cluster that you created.

Batch mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask createNonWASDynamicCluster dcName {-serverType WASCE_SERVER -membershipPolicy "node_property$com.ibm.websphere.wasceProductShortName = 'WASCE' OR node_property$WASCE_2.0.0.0 IS NOT NULL" -dynamicClusterProperties "{operationalMode automatic}{minInstances 1}{maxInstances -1}{numVerticalInstances 1}" -clusterProperties "{templateName wasce20}"} 
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.createNonWASDynamicCluster(dcName,'[-serverType WASCE_SERVER -membershipPolicy "node_property$com.ibm.websphere.wasceProductShortName = \'WASCE\' OR node_property$WASCE_2.0.0.0 IS NOT NULL" -dynamicClusterProperties "{{operationalMode automatic}{minInstances 1}{maxInstances -1}{numVerticalInstances 1}}" -clusterProperties "{{templateName wasce20}}"]')
  
  

Interactive mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask createNonWASDynamicCluster {-interactive} 
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.createNonWASDynamicCluster('[-interactive]'))
  

 

Edit the dynamic cluster server template

Identify the dynamic cluster server template and assign the template to the serverid variable.

Batch mode example usage

• Use Jacl:

  set serverid [$AdminConfig getid /Cell:mycell/DynamicCluster:mydynamiccluster/Server:mydynamiccluster/]
  

• Use Jython string:

  serverid = AdminConfig.getid('/Cell:mycell/DynamicCluster:mydynamiccluster/Server:mydynamiccluster/')
  

You can use the serverid variable to modify, create, or delete configuration objects in the dynamic cluster server template.

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Related tasks

Use the AdminTask object for scripted administration
Creating dynamic clusters
Configure vertical stacking

 

Related reference

Commands for the AdminConfig object