Creating a WebSphere cell
How to create a WebSphere® cell on the DataPower® Gateway. The WebSphere cell configuration act as an intermediary between the ODCInfo application on the WebSphere deployment manager and the DataPower load balancer group.
Before you begin
The ODCInfo application must be installed, and you have the host and port of the WebSphere
deployment manager where this application is installed. To find the port number, complete the
following steps.
- From the administrative console, click .
- Select the port name.
- Click the WC_adminhost port name for HTTP.
- Click the WC_adminhost_secure port name for HTTPS.
To create this configuration, the DataPower Gateway requires the Application Optimization feature.
About this task
Add and configure a WebSphere cell. The WebSphere cell queries the ODCInfo application for current information about the host weights and whether hosts were added or removed from the cluster. After an information update, the WebSphere cell sends the updated information to the load balancer group.
Procedure
What to do next
Create or modify a load balancer group to reference the WebSphere cell.