Taking a Server Offline
There may be times when you need to take a server offline. When you take a server offline, you are limiting access to it through a single, unpublished port.
Before taking a server offline, make sure that the Integration Server has an existing, unpublished port. If one does not exist, create it.
Note: If you have guaranteed delivery, you must take a server offline before removing it from the cluster. If you do not, the server will continue to receive transactions, but the transactions will not be integrated into the database and may be lost if the server is restored to the cluster.
To take a server offline
1. Start the Integration Server Administrator. See webMethods Integration Server Administrator’s Guide if you need help with this step.
2. In the Security menu of the navigation area, click Ports.
3. Click Change Primary Port.
4. In the Select New Primary Port area of the screen, select the port that you want to make the primary port. Typically, this is an existing, unpublished port.
5. Click Update.
6. On your browser, update the URL for the Integration Server Administrator to use the new port.
7. Disable all other listening ports.