Starting the nodes, web server, and cluster
Start the nodes, HTTP Server, and cluster, in that order.
About this task
Before you start the WebSphere cluster from WebSphere console, start all of the nodes you created in previous steps, and start the HTTP Server. The HTTP Server is included with WebSphere at no charge.
Procedure
- Start the nodes on each server by navigating to the appropriate profile under data/webservers/IBM/WASND85/profiles under your WebSphere installation and executing the startNode script.
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Start the HTTP Server as follows.
- Verify that the HTTP Server is started successfully by launching the URL of the server.
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Start the cluster from WebSphere Deployment Manager as follows.