Creating the clusters in Websphere Application server ND using admin console

Following steps will guide you to create the cluster and cluster members using the Admin Console of the deployment manager.

Step1: Login to the console.

http://localhost:9060/admin

Navigate to WAS clusters as shown in the following image.

Step2: Click on New and give the ClusterName that you want to create and Click Next.

Here you can add the ClusterMember details, ex: ClusterMember1 and you can choose the existing application server as a template in case if you want to use the server that was created as a part of deployment manager profile creation.

Step3: Incase if you want to add one more member, Then you can click on Add member and follow step2 again. Read the summary and click on Finish. Save the changes to master configuration.

This will create the NewCluster

You can check the member details by clicking on the newcluseter and navigating to cluster members in the left hand side.

This will complete the cluster creation, you can start and stop the members directly from the console. The IHS will redirect the requests to the servers based on the load.

Testing: You can test the load balancing functionality by stopping one member and accessing the IHS url, repeat the same for the other member. This will ensure that the application is available in case if one of the member is down.

                                 (: Happy learning :)