About this Guide

This guide describes how to install and configure the webMethods Integration Server Clustering feature. It contains information for administrators who configure and manage a webMethods Integration Server and for application developers who want to create services that interact directly with the Integration Server short-term store.

Note:

This guide describes features and functionality that may or may not be available with your licensed version of webMethods Integration Server. For information about the licensed components for your installation, see the Settings > License page in the Integration Server Administrator.

To use this guide effectively, you should understand the basic concepts described in the webMethods Integration Server Administrator’s Guide and webMethods Service Development Help. You should also be familiar with all the servers you want to include in the cluster.

Convention	Description
Bold	Identifies elements on a screen.
Narrowfont	Identifies storage locations for services on webMethods Integration Server, using the convention folder.subfolder:service.
UPPERCASE	Identifies keyboard keys. Keys you must press simultaneously are joined with a plus sign (+).
Italic	Identifies variables for which you must supply values specific to your own situation or environment. Identifies new terms the first time they occur in the text.
Monospace font	Identifies text you must type or messages displayed by the system.
{ }	Indicates a set of choices from which you must choose one. Type only the information inside the curly braces. Do not type the { } symbols.
\|	Separates two mutually exclusive choices in a syntax line. Type one of these choices. Do not type the \| symbol.
[ ]	Indicates one or more options. Type only the information inside the square brackets. Do not type the [ ] symbols.
...	Indicates that you can type multiple options of the same type. Type only the information. Do not type the ellipsis (...).