The WebSphere Application servers with an RMF categorization of high must be in a high-availability (HA) cluster.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>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</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-96093r1_rule
- Severity
- Low
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
In the administrative console, click Servers >> Clusters >> WebSphere application server clusters >> New.
Specify a name for the cluster.
Click "Next".