Cloning nodes in the pattern
With IBM PureApplication System, you can clone virtual machines from a deployed pattern.
- Deployment manager
- Cloning the deployment manager has no impact. The Commerce pattern does not use the clone or integrate it into the system.
- Stand-alone part
- Cloning is untested and unsupported. Do not clone the stand-alone part.
- Commerce custom nodes
- Cloning a Commerce custom node is fully supported and recommended. When you clone a Commerce custom node, it is automatically integrated it into the Commerce cluster. Cloning a Commerce custom node is an effective way to expand the capacity of the cluster.
- Search custom nodes
- Cloning a search custom node is fully supported and recommended. When you clone a search custom node, it is automatically integrated into the Commerce cluster. Cloning a search custom node is an effective way to expand the capacity of the cluster.
- Commerce IBM HTTP Server nodes
- Cloning a Commerce IBM HTTP Server (IHS) node is fully supported and recommended. If you have more than one Commerce IHS node, you must have a load balancer in front of the IHS machines.
- Search IBM HTTP Server nodes
- Cloning a Search IHS node is fully supported and recommended. If you have more than one Search IHS node, you must have a load balancer in front of the IHS machines. In addition, you must update the wc-search.xml file to refer to the load balancer host name instead of the search web server host name.