Cloning Websphere Application Server ND Environment v8.5.5

http://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/Server_Software/Application_Servers/Java/Q_26252134.html

I have another simple way to clone the websphere env if you want to use same cellname and nodename.

1) installed same websphere version includin fixpack on new machine 

Note you have to  make sure to use same install path for example

if you have old machine install path c:/webspherev6.1/appserver

Then you need give same install path on new machine c:/webspherev6.1/appserver

2) create dmgr and nodeprofile on new machine

3) you need to stop the dmgr, nodeagent and all application server on old machine

4) You can tar/zip up the complete dmgr profile dir and node profile from old machine and untar/unzip on new machine under c:/webspherev6.1/appserver/profiles  and change the hostname entries in the websphere configuration and 

Use follow link for changing hostname ( chaper 2)  WebSphere Application Server V6.0 best practices for configuration changes

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=&uid=swg27007419

5) one new dmgr is up and manually sync the node with dmgr using syncnode command.

from node bin syncnode newdmgrhostname dmgrsoapport -username user -password password


6)  once sync went fine start the nodeagent and make sure sync status shows correctly on dmgr console and then start all application server from dmgrconsole