Learn how to use the addNode command to federate a stand-alone server profile into a deployment manager cell. After federation, a node agent process is created. Both this node agent and the server process are managed by the deployment manager. If you federate a stand-alone server profile and include all of its applications, the act of federation installs the applications on the deployment manager. A stand-alone server profile can be federated only if there are no other federated profiles.
Perform this task when you have an existing stand-alone server profile and you need to add the capabilities that network deployment offers to that server (central management or clustering). This function provides a growth path for an existing stand-alone server profile. However, you will be limited to a single cluster configuration for this deployment environment. See Deployment environment patterns for a description of the single cluster pattern.
Perform this task once for each cell and only for the first profile federated to the cell. Do not perform this task if the cell already has federated nodes. When you create an environment where you do not have an existing stand-alone server profile, create the environment using custom profiles. See Creating profiles for information on creating custom profiles.
Use the addNode command to federate a stand-alone server profile's node into a deployment manager cell by performing the following steps.