eXtreme Scale session management settings

You can configure your WebSphere® Application Server applications to use WebSphere eXtreme Scale or a WebSphere DataPower® XC10 Appliance for session persistence.

You can edit these settings in the enterprise application installation wizard, or on the application or server detail pages:

  • Version 7.0: Applications > New application > New Enterprise Application, and choose the Detailed path for creating the application.
  • Version 7.0: Applications > Application Types > WebSphere enterprise applications > application_name > Web Module properties > Session management > Session management settings
  • Version 7.0: Servers > Server Types > WebSphere application servers > server_name > Container settings > Session management settings

Enable session management

Enables session management to use WebSphere eXtreme Scale embedded or remote data grid or a WebSphere DataPower XC10 Appliance for session persistence.

Manage session persistence by

Specifies how session persistence is managed. You can choose one of the following options:

  • WebSphere DataPower XC10 Appliance
  • Remote eXtreme Scale data grid
  • Embedded eXtreme Scale data grid

The remaining settings that you configure depend on the session persistence mechanism you choose.

WebSphere DataPower XC10 Appliance specific settings

The following settings are specific to configuring the WebSphere DataPower XC10 Appliance for session persistence.

IP or host name of the WebSphere DataPower XC10 Appliance

Specifies the IP or host name of the appliance to use for persisting sessions.

IBM® WebSphere DataPower XC10 Appliance administrative credentials

Specifies the User name and Password that you use to log in to the DataPower XC10 Appliance user interface. Click Test Connection... to test the connection to your appliance.

Session persistence preference

Specifies the data grid on which sessions are persisted. You can choose one of the following options:

  • Persist sessions in a new data grid on the IBM WebSphere DataPower XC10 Appliance. You can then specify a Data grid name.
  • Persist sessions in an existing data grid on the IBM WebSphere DataPower XC10 Appliance. You can then enter or browse for an Existing data grid name.

Remote eXtreme Scale data grid configuration

The following settings are specific to configuring the remote eXtreme Scale grid for session persistence.

Catalog service domain that manages the remote session data grid

Specifies the catalog service domain that you want to use to manage your sessions.

If no catalog service domains are displayed, or you want to create a new catalog service domain, click System administration > WebSphere eXtreme Scale > Catalog service domains.

Remote data grid in which to store session information

Specifies the name of the data grid in the catalog service domain in which you want to store your session information. The list of active remote grids is populated when you select a catalog service. The remote data grid must already exist in the eXtreme Scale configuration.

Embedded eXtreme Scale data grid configuration

The following settings are specific to configuring an embedded eXtreme Scale configuration. In the embedded eXtreme Scale scenario, the eXtreme Scale processes are hosted by WebSphere Application Server processes.

eXtreme Scale embedded data grid configuration

  • Use default ObjectGrid configuration
  • Specify custom ObjectGrid configuration files
    Full path to objectgrid.xml file to copy into configuration
    Specifies the full path to the objectgrid.xml file for the configuration that you want to use.
    Full path to objectgriddeployment.xml file to copy into configuration
    Specifies the full path to the objectgriddeployment.xml file for the configuration that you want to use.