Delete specific cluster members

Use this task to remove a cluster member from an existing cluster. Removing a cluster member deletes the associated appserver.

You must delete an appserver to remove it from a cluster.

If, in the admin console, you select Include cluster members in the collection as one of the console page preferences for the Application servers page, we can use either the Application servers page or the Cluster members page to delete an appserver.

To use the Cluster members page to remove an appserver from a cluster:

 

1. In the admin console ...

   Servers > Clusters > WebSphere application server clusters > .

2. Click the name of the cluster that contains the cluster member that we are removing from the cluster, and then click Cluster members.

3. Check the status of the cluster member that we are removing.

   If the cluster member is started, select the cluster member, and click Stop, and then view the Status of this cluster member again, along with any messages or logs to make sure the cluster member stops. We cannot remove a cluster member while it is running.

4. Delete the cluster member. Select the cluster member you want to delete, and click Delete.

5. Click OK and then click Review to preview the changes.

6. Select Synchronize changes with Nodes, and then click Save to save the changes.

 

Results

The cluster member is deleted.

 

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