WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment, Version 6.0.x     Operating Systems: AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows

Configuring cells

This topic describes how to change the cell protocol information, define custom properties for the cell, and add additional nodes.

Before you begin

Before you can configure cells, you must install the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment product.

Why and when to perform this task

When you create a deployment manager profile, a cell is created. A cell provides a way to group one or more nodes of your Network Deployment product. You probably do not need to configure the cell again. To view information about and to manage a cell, use the settings page for a cell.

Steps for this task

  1. Access the settings page for a cell. Click System Administration > Cell from the navigation tree of the administrative console.
  2. If the protocol that the cell uses to retrieve information from a network is not appropriate for your system, select the appropriate protocol. By default, a cell uses Transmission Control Protocol (TCP). If you want the cell to use User Datagram Protocol, select UDP from the list for Cell Discovery Protocol on the settings page for the cell. It is unlikely that you need to change the cell protocol configuration from TCP.
  3. Click Custom Properties and define any name-value pairs that your deployment manager needs.
  4. When you install the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment product, a node is added to the cell. You can add additional nodes on the Node page. Click Nodes to access the Node page, which you use to manage nodes.

    Both Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4) and Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) are now supported by WebSphere Application Server, but there are restrictions that apply to using both IPv4 and IPv6 in the same cell. Note that when you add a node to a cell, the format in which you specify the host name is based on the version of IP the node will be using. For details, see IP version considerations for cells.

Result

Depending on which steps you performed, you changed the cell protocol information, defined custom properties for the cell, and added additional nodes.

What to do next

You can continue to administer your Network Deployment product by doing such tasks as managing nodes, node agents, and node groups.



Sub-topics
Deleting the Internet Protocol Version 4 or the Internet Protocol Version 6 multicast port

Related concepts
Cells
Deployment managers
Node

Related tasks
Configuring deployment managers
Managing nodes
Managing node agents

Related reference
Ports collection

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