WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment, Version 6.0.x   Operating Systems: AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows
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Setting up a high availability environment

The application server infrastructure that is managed by a high availability manager includes cells and clusters. These components relate closely to core groups, high availability groups, and the policy that controls the high availability infrastructure.

Before you begin

Plan out how you need to set up your high availability environment to avoid the risk of a failure without failover coverage. As part of the planning process, understand how the high availability manager can assist you in controlling this type of an environment.

About this task

The high availability manager is designed to function in all of the supported WebSphere Application Server topologies. However, a high availability-managed environment must comply to the following rules:

While administering your core groups, you might need to perform one or more of the following tasks. These tasks can be performed in any order.

Procedure

  1. Set up preferred coordinators
  2. Change the number of core group coordinators.
  3. Configure a core group transport.
  4. Configure the discovery protocol for a core group.
  5. Configure the failure detection protocol for a core group.
  6. Configure a core group for replication
  7. Configure core group IP caching.
  8. [Version 6.0] [Version 6.0.1] Set up IP addresses for high availability manager communications for V6 and V6.0.1.
  9. [Version 6.0.2] Set up IP addresses for high availability manager communications for V6.0.2 and higher.
  10. Configure core group socket buffers.
  11. Specify a core group when adding a node.
  12. Specify a core group when creating an application server.
  13. View the core groups contained in a cell.
  14. View the members of a core group.
  15. Create a new core group.
  16. Move core group members to a different core group.
  17. View high availability group information
  18. Create a new policy and associate it with a high availability group.
  19. Change the policy associated with a high availability group.
  20. Route high availability group work to a different server.
  21. Create core group access points, if you have multiple core groups that need to communicate with each other.

What to do next

Important: After you set up your WebSphere Application Server environment to comply with all of the high availability-managed environment rules, use the default core group to control this environment. DO NOT add additional core groups unless your environment absolutely requires them. Also, do not change the default configurations unless you are doing so to solve a specific problem or situation. When you do make configuration changes, such as changing the policy for a high availability group or moving core group members between core groups in a multi-core group environment, make sure you fully understand the effect such changes will have on your entire environment.

Troubleshoot high availability environment problems.




Sub-topics
High availability manager
Changing the number of core group coordinators
Configuring core group preferred coordinators
Configuring a core group transport
Selecting the version of a core group protocol
[Version 6.0] [Version 6.0.1] Setting IP addresses for high availability manager communications in V6.0.0 or V6.0.1
[Version 6.0.2] Setting up IP addresses for high availability manager communications
Configuring the Discovery Protocol for a core group
Configuring the Failure Detection Protocol for a core group
Configuring a core group for replication
Configuring core group IP caching
Configuring core group socket buffers
Specifying a core group when adding a node
Specifying a core group when creating an application server
Viewing the core groups in a cell
Viewing core group members
Creating a new core group (high availability domain)
Moving core group members
Disabling or enabling a high availability manager
Viewing high availability group information
Creating a policy for a high availability group
Selecting the policy for a high availability group
Specifying a preferred server for messaging requests
Configuring the core group bridge service
High availability environment troubleshooting tips
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