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Creating the catalog service domain for session management in the data grid

As part of migration to an HTTP session in the data grid, you must create a catalog service domain in the WebSphere® Application Server administrative console.

About this task

The steps in this procedure are for Version 8.5 of the WebSphere Application Server administrative console. This information may vary slightly depending on the version of WebSphere Application Server you are using.
Note: WebSphere eXtreme Scale Client Version 8.6 is not supported on versions of WebSphere Application Server prior to Version 7.0.
Create the catalog service domain for the data grid in the WebSphere Application Server administrative console. For more information, see Creating catalog service domains in WebSphere Application Server.

Procedure

  1. Start theWebSphere Application Server administrative console.
  2. In the top menu, click System administration > WebSphere eXtreme Scale > Catalog service domains
    Note: If you do not see WebSphere eXtreme Scale, then your WebSphere Application Server profile has not been augmented for the data grid. .
  3. Click New.
  4. Specify a name for the catalog service in the Name box.
  5. In the Catalog Servers area, choose Remote Server and specify the location or the name of the remote server in the box.
  6. Specify a port number the Listener Port box.
  7. Click Apply or OK and save the configuration.

What to do next

Next, use the previous configuration settings that you noted in the WebSphere Application Server administration console to associate either an application or an application server to WebSphere eXtreme Scale session management.