Removing an application server node from a cell
Changes to your WebSphere Commerce typology might require the removal of nodes from a cell. Ensure that steps are followed to successfully complete the removal.
About this task
If the application server node is a member of a cluster, you must remove the application server node from the cluster before you remove the application server node from the deployment manager cell.
Procedure
- On each node in the cell, start the node the agent.
Note: Ensure that you start the node agent on each node as the WebSphere Commerce non-root user.
- On the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment machine, start the deployment manager profile.
- Create a backup of your current configuration, in case
the
removeNode
command fails. To create a backup of your current configuration, issue the following command on the application server node machine:- WC_profiledir/bin/backupConfig.sh backup_file.zip
- WC_profiledir/bin/backupConfig.bat backup_file.zip
Where:- backup_file
- Specifies the name of the backup file. The system creates this file for you.
- On the application server node machine, issue the removeNode command:
- WC_profiledir/bin/removeNode.sh
- WC_profiledir/bin/removeNode.bat
Results
removeNode
command,
see removeNode command.Note: The
removeNode
command
removes the node-specific configuration from the cell. The removeNode
command
does not uninstall any applications that were installed as the result
of running an addNode
command. Such applications
might later be deployed on other servers in the network deployment cell.