WBSP-AS-001480 - The WebSphere Application servers with an RMF categorization of high must be in a high-availability (HA) cluster.

Information

This requirement is dependent upon system MAC and confidentiality. If the system MAC and confidentiality levels do not specify redundancy requirements, this requirement is NA.

Failure to a known secure state helps prevent a loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability in the event of a failure of the information system or a component of the system. When application failure is encountered, preserving application state facilitates application restart and return to the operational mode of the organization with less disruption of mission/business processes.

Clustering of multiple application servers is a common approach to providing fail-safe application availability when system MAC and confidentiality levels require redundancy.

Satisfies: SRG-APP-000225-AS-000154, SRG-APP-000435-AS-000069

NOTE: Nessus has not performed this check. Please review the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

In the administrative console, click Servers >> Clusters >> WebSphere application server clusters >> New.

Specify a name for the cluster.

Click 'Next'.

Specify the name of the first cluster member.

Select the node on which you want this cluster member to reside, leave remaining fields as default.

Click 'Next'.

Create additional cluster members as needed (give unique name for each member and click 'Add Member'), when finished adding members click 'Next'.

Click 'Finish' to create the cluster.

Click 'Save'.

Refer to vendor documentation that provides direction on the creation of clusters for specific details.

Restart DMGR and sync all JVMs.

See Also

http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_IBM_WebSphere_Traditional_V9-x_V1R1_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

References: 800-53|SC-5, 800-53|SC-24, CAT|III, CCI|CCI-001190, CCI|CCI-002385, Rule-ID|SV-96093r1_rule, STIG-ID|WBSP-AS-001480, Vuln-ID|V-81379

Plugin: Unix

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