Create a proxy cluster: Create additional proxy cluster members

Use this page to create additional members for a proxy cluster. We can add a member to a proxy cluster when creating the proxy cluster or after we create the proxy cluster. A copy of the first proxy cluster member that we create is stored as part of the proxy cluster data and becomes the template for all additional proxy cluster members that we create.

To add members to a proxy cluster, in the console, click Servers > Clusters > Proxy server clusters > New > proxy_cluster_name > Cluster members > New. After you enter the required information about the new proxy cluster member, click Add Member to add this member to the proxy cluster member list.

After adding a proxy cluster member, we might need to change one or more of the property settings for this proxy cluster member, or another proxy cluster member that you just added. To change one or more of the editable property settings (Member name, Node, and Generate unique ports) for any proxy cluster member that you just added, other than the first proxy cluster member, select that proxy cluster member, and then click Edit. When you finish changing the property settings, click Update Member to save the changes.

If we decide not to create a particular proxy cluster member, select the member and then click Delete.

We cannot edit or delete the first proxy cluster member or an already existing proxy cluster member.

If we create additional proxy cluster members immediately after we create the first proxy cluster member, the list of proxy cluster members includes a checklist in front of the names of these additional proxy cluster members. However, a check box does not appear in front of the name of the first proxy cluster member because we cannot delete this member or edit its settings. To modify the first proxy cluster member, click Previous.

Similarly, if you are adding proxy cluster members to a proxy cluster that already has existing members, the existing members appear in the list of proxy cluster members but a check box does not appear in front of the names of these proxy cluster members. To delete one of these existing members or to change the settings of one of these proxy cluster members, in the console click Servers > Clusters > Proxy server clusters > proxy_cluster_name > Cluster members, and then select the member to delete or whose configuration settings to change.

Member name

Name of the proxy server created for the proxy cluster.

The member name must be unique on the selected node.

Select node

Node on which the proxy server resides.

(dist) In a mixed cell environment, we can use any server from within the node group to create a new proxy cluster member. For example, if the node group to which the proxy cluster belongs consists of a V7.0 node, and a V6.1 node, we can use a server from either the V6.1 or the V7.0 node to create a new proxy cluster member.

Generate unique HTTP ports

Specifies that a unique HTTP port is generated for the proxy server. By generating unique HTTP ports for the proxy server, you avoid potential port collisions and configurations that are not valid.

Related tasks

Manage a proxy server cluster