Configure foreign cell name bindings to enable your applications to access other applications in other cells. A foreign cell is a cell other than the one in which an application resides. A foreign cell name binding is a context binding that resolves to the Cell Root context of a foreign cell. All applications in the local cell can look up objects in the foreign cell through the foreign cell binding. Configure server clusters for failover support as needed.
Migrate any version 5 or 6.0.x bootstrap addresses to use version 6.1 foreign cell bindings. V6.1 foreign cell bindings enable you to specify more than one bootstrap address and enhance failover support.
Administrators typically configure a foreign cell binding before they configure any applications with JNDI names that resolve through the binding. However, you can create a foreign cell binding any time before you start an application that uses the binding.
The foreign cell and the local cell must have different names.
To view or configure a foreign cell binding, use the administrative console.
In the administrative console, click Environment > Naming > Foreign Cell Bindings.
On the Foreign Cell Bindings page, click New.
Repeat this step for each bootstrap address that you need. The name of each new bootstrap address is displayed in the collection table on the Bootstrap Addresses page.
The name of the new binding is displayed in the collection table on the Foreign Cell Bindings page.
To add a new bootstrap address, click New and specify the host and port.
To delete a bootstrap address, click the check box next to the cell name and click Delete.
To edit an existing bootstrap address, click the address you want to edit. On the bootstrap address settings page, edit the host and port as desired and click OK to register the change.