How to Add Nodes to the Deployment Manager

For a deployment manager to track which applications are deployed to different standalone application servers, you must add the standalone application servers to the deployment manager. The process of adding nodes to the deployment manager is also called federation.

This task is performed as root.

Before You Begin

Before you can add nodes to a deployment manager, the deployment manager must be installed. For information on installing a deployment manager, see How to Install a Deployment Manager.

Steps

1. In the Common Tasks section in the browser interface, click WebSphere 5.1.

2. Click the Network Deployment Manager: Federate link.

   The plan's Details page displays.

3. Click Run.

   The plan's Run page displays.

4. Select the target host.

   Select the standalone application server virtual host that you plan to federate.

5. Deselect the Target Host Set checkbox.

6. Type the name of the deployment manager virtual host with which you plan to federate the standalone application server.

7. If you want to copy applications from the federated node to the deployment manager, ensure that the includeApps option is set to true.

8. If you are creating a representation of an existing, federated standalone application server, select the markOnly Install field.

   This option enables you to represent an existing WebSphere 5.1 object and then manage through the provisioning system.

9. Click Run Plan (Includes Preflight).

   After federation, the standalone application server virtual host's host type attributes, cellName and dmHost, are updated with the appropriate information.