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Community articleStep-by-Step Dynamic Cluster Guide for IBM WebSphere Portal v8001CF7 and WAS v855
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This guide provides a comprehensive step-by-step approach to building an IBM® WebSphere® Portal version 8.0.0.1 CF7 dynamic cluster within a single cell running on WebSphere Application Server v8.5.5.
Tags: cluster, cluster guide, websphere portal 8, portal 8, deployment, best practice, federate, addnode, cluster-setup, cluster-node-config-cluster-setup, installation manager, nodeagent, deployment manager, primary node, secondary node, additional node, vertical cluster, dynamic cluster, WebSphere Application Server 8.5.5, 8.5, 8.0.0.1
In the attachment section of this article is a PDF file that includes the steps necessary to build a two-node WebSphere Portal v8.0.0.1 CF7 dynamic cluster running on WebSphere Application Server v8.5.5. This also includes configuration to an external database and a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) user registry.


A Step-By-Step Guide to Configuring a WebSphere Portal v8.0.0.1 Dynamic Cluster
Introduction
Cluster Concepts
Using this Guide
Before you begin
Main Guide
1 – Install IBM WebSphere Portal on the Primary node
2 – Configure the Primary Portal node to an external database
3 – Create the WebSphere Portal profile template
4 – Install the Deployment Manager
5 – Configure the Deployment Manager
6 – Federate the Primary Node
7 – Creating the Dynamic Cluster
8 – Configure the Portal Cluster for Federated LDAP Security
9 – Install IBM WebSphere Portal on an additional node
10 – Federate and Cluster an Additional Portal node
11 – Create the On Demand Router
12 – What to do next
Appendix A – Alternate Setup Paths
A-1 – Installing WebSphere Portal and Deployment Manager on the same server
A-2 – Creating a Deployment Manager profile on an existing Portal installation
A-3 – Federating Portal to a Deployment Manager that has LDAP security enabled
Appendix B – Supplemental Information
B-1 – Script to create and setup DB2 databases
B-2 – Adding a Vertical Cluster Member
B-3 – Updating Dynamic Cluster settings
B-4 – Extracting the media
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