Cluster installation and deployment tasks

This section includes a diagram of the cluster deployment, outlines a high-level cluster installation and deployment procedure, and provides detailed tasks for the installation and deployment of an Endeca Server cluster.

Cluster deployment diagram
The following diagram illustrates a WebLogic domain with one Admin server and three Managed Servers, in which an Endeca Server cluster is deployed on its Managed Servers.
High-level installation and deployment procedure
This topic lists high-level tasks required for the installation and deployment of the Endeca Server cluster.
Step1: Installing required software on multiple machines
As a first step in the cluster deployment, install WebLogic Server, ADF Runtime, and Endeca Server on each of the three machines on which you will be initially deploying an Endeca Server Cluster.
Step 2: Creating Admin Server, generating SSL certificates, and cloning Managed Servers
In this step, on the machine known in the diagram as host1, you deploy a WebLogic domain with the Endeca Server application in it, start the Admin Server, generate SSL certificates on it, and then create three Managed Servers.
Step 3: Adjusting the cluster configuration
In order for the Endeca Server cluster to run, two of its configuration files should be configured to list the Managed Servers, the location of the shared file system, and the listen ports for the Managed Servers on which the Endeca Server instances will be running.
Step 4: Packing the WebLogic domain
To pack the WebLogic domain, use the pack.* and unpack.* scripts of the WebLogic Server.
Step 5: Unpacking the WebLogic domain on Managed Servers
Before you can start the Managed Servers, unpack the WebLogic domain template on the machines that do not yet contain the WebLogic domain's configuration.
Step 6: Changing the deployment targets and starting servers
In this step, you change the deployment targets from the Admin Server to Managed Servers and start all servers in the WebLogic domain for the Endeca Server.