Administer > Manage instances > WCS instance > Cluster with horizontal cluster members
Prepare additional nodes
- Install database client software on the machine hosting the horizontal cluster member.
The installation wizard can install the DB2 Administration Client on the machine.
Install Oracle components for an Oracle client machine.
- Catalog the remote WebSphere Commerce database node and the remote WebSphere Commerce database.
- Create the non-root user and group.
- Add the following to the non-root user's profile:
if [ -f "/home/db2_user/sqllib/db2profile" ] then . /home/db2_user/sqllib/db2profile fi
- Install WebSphere Application Server on the machine hosting the horizontal cluster member.
Ensure you have the correct WebSphere Application Server level, and fixes installed, on the machine that is hosting the horizontal cluster member.
- Create a WAS profile using either manageprofiles or Profile Management Tool
- Federate additional WebSphere Commerce nodes.
Do NOT create a WCS instance on the new WebSphere Commerce node.