Remove a cluster member

Changes to your WebSphere Commerce typology might require the removal of a cluster member. Ensure that steps are followed to successfully complete the removal.

Remove a cluster member from an existing cluster deletes the associated application server. Do the following:

  1. If they are not started, start the node agent on each node in the cluster.

    AIX|Linux|Solaris|Ensure that you start the node agent on each node as the WebSphere Commerce non-root user.

  2. On the WAS ND machine, start the deployment manager profile.

  3. Open the WAS Deployment Manager Administrative Console. For instructions, refer to: Launching the WAS Administrative Console.

  4. Stop the cluster members. To stop the cluster members, complete the following steps:

    1. In the Navigation area expand Servers and click Clusters.

    2. Expand cluster_Name and click Cluster Member.

    3. On the Cluster Member page, select the member and click Stop.

  5. In the Navigation area, expand Servers and click Clusters.

  6. From the list of clusters, click the cluster for which you want to change the membership.

  7. Under Additional Properties, click Cluster members.

  8. Select the cluster members you want to remove from the cluster and click Delete.

    If you plan to remove the original cluster member, you should do so manually by deleting the WAS profile associated with it.

  9. Click Save in the Administrative Console task bar.

  10. On the Save page, select Synchronize changes with Nodes.

  11. On the Save page, click Save. While the nodes are being synchronized, the status of these nodes will be displayed in console. Once the synchronization is finished, click OK.

  12. Log out of the WAS Administrative Console.

  13. Regenerate the Web server plug-in and copy the plug-in to the Web server.

 

Related Concepts


WAS ND clustering mechanism

 

Related tasks


Cluster with vertical cluster members
Cluster with horizontal cluster members
Prepare additional nodes
Create the WebSphere Commerce cluster
Define the JDBC driver path
Add additional cluster members
Start or stopping a WebSphere Commerce cluster