Use this page to manage nodes in the WebSphere environment. Nodes group managed servers.
To view this administrative console page, click System Administration > Nodes.
A node name is identical to the host name for the computer. That is, a node corresponds to a physical computer system with a distinct IP host address.
The product version is the version of a WebSphere Application Server for managed nodes. For unmanaged nodes, on which you can define Web servers, the version displays as unknown.
The possible protocol options follow:
The state can be Started, Stopped, Unavailable, Unknown, Partial Start, Partial Stop, Synchronized, or Not synchronized.