Deleting specific cluster members
Use this task to remove a cluster member from an existing cluster. Removing a cluster member deletes the associated appserver.
Overview
You must delete an appserver to remove it from a cluster.If, in the console, you select Include cluster members in the collection as one of your console page preferences for the Applications server page, you can use either the Application servers page or the Cluster members page to delete an appserver.
To use the Cluster members page to remove an appserver from a cluster:
Procedure
- In the console, click Servers > Clusters.
- Click the name of the cluster that contains the cluster member that you are removing from the cluster, and then click Cluster members.
- Check the status of the cluster member that you are removing. If the cluster member is started, select the cluster member, and click Stop, and then view the Status of this cluster member again, along with any messages or logs to make sure the cluster member stops. You cannot remove a cluster member while it is running.
- Delete the cluster member. Select the cluster member you want to delete, and click Delete.
- Click Save to save the configuration changes. As part of saving your change to the configuration, select Synchronize changes with Nodes before you click Save .
Results
The cluster member is deleted.
Deleting clusters
Balancing workloads with clusters