I have a  WAS 8.5.5 cell  horizontally clustered with 2 members, I have a network share that is common between these 2 physical servers. Can I use this network share as the deployment directory for my applications so that this will be common between the 2 nodes ? What can go wrong with is approach ?

My issue is that when a user does some activity on the application screen  it is generating some xml files inside the war on the node that the user is connected amongst one of the nodes. Then these xml files (config settings) are not being synchronised with the other node.  So we planned to have the installedapplications directory common between both the nodes so that the changes are always there.  

Thanks in Advance ! Please let me know if the question is uncler an I will elaborate

Hi,

  I have work with several clients that use NFS to generate files (xml, PDFs) across a cell (mulitple nodes) in only one point. But the applications are NOT deployed in NFS, the application writes the documents to NFS (to a shared directory).
 
  Take a look to the next links I'm going to check if there is a limitation or restriction about to have your deployment directory in a NFS.
 
  Network File System (NFS) Recommendations for WebSphere Application Server to AVOID DATA LOSS
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21645066
 
  This is a very usefull File system locking test tool:
 
  IBM File System Locking Protocol Test for WebSphere Application Server
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24010222
 
  Hope this helps. Tell us if you need more support

Regards

Thanks Gabriel.

If I were to setup aNFS share just for the reports to be generated should I be looking at code changes or a mere symlink would be sufficient.

For Eg  the xml directory wih in war  directory symlinks to  something that is mounted on NFS