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Action : was.chgclonid   (Category : was, Name : chgclonid, By : kikonf)
Complete Name : was.chgclonid.by.kikonf
Version : 5.0        License : Modified BSD License

Purpose of the was category :
Easy to customize. This category use in background the wsadmin command in jython mode (through AdminConfig, AdminControl and AdminTask), to drive WebSphere Application Server ® configuration.
You can use it to manage the whole WebSphere ® architecture.

Purpose of this chgclonid plugin : Changes a Cluster Member's clone id, insteresting for proxiying considerations.

The following shows in what part of a typical Architecture is likely to be found, the Resource configured by Action : was.chgclonid

Changes a Cluster Member's clone id, insteresting for proxiying considerations.
Once a first web request get its response from one Application Server, it is marked with a cookie:
the JSESSIONID cookie.
The content of this cookie is :
syntax : <session-id:clone-id>
e.g.   : 4531Gkj4Fr-Rfdffdd45-dvr-FrD:44dfgcva
Marking this cookie with an expected value can make it more accessable for intermediate Reverse Proxies,
that may relay on it for load balancing policies.

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