Configuring LiveCycle Application Server Clusters Using WebSphere

Contents
Preface..... 6
Purpose ... 6
Versions... 6
Related documentation 6
1 Overview . 7
About clustering application servers . 7
Failover ........................ 8
Load balancing ......... 8
Application server load balancing..................... 8
Web server load balancing........ 8
Scalability.................... 9
Terminology..................... 9
Clustering LiveCycle products .............. 9
Summary of the clustering process......................... 9
Topologies supported10
Combined web, application, and database server ...................10
Combined web and application server with separate database server.......10
Single web server with combined application and database server ............10
Separate web, application, and database servers.....................11
Adding additional web servers ....11
Adding additional application servers .................11
Multiple JVMs ..........11
Messaging topologies .....................12
Embedded JMS.12
Using WebSphere MQ...............13
Topologies not supported ...................14
2 Installing the Web Servers .......................15
Preparing for installation......................15
Installing the web server ......................15
Installing the web server ...................15
3 Installing the Application Servers17
Preparation.17
Installing WebSphere application Server ......17
Installing the WebSphere v5.1.1 FixPak...18
4 Configuring the Database.............20
Configuring datasources ...................20
Configuring the Oracle 9i data source .....20
Configuring the DB2 data source...............21
Configuring the SQL Server data source .22
Configuring the databases ...............26
Configuring Oracle databases...26
Configuring DB2 databases........27
Configuring SQL Server databases ............28