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.
- startNode command
On the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment machine, start the deployment manager profile.
- Start the Deployment Manager
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

For more information about the 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.