Creating distributed server configuration environment one of three ways using the websphere application server

1. Create a deployment manager profile to define the deployment manager. Then create one or more custom node profiles to be federated as nodes into the cell managed by the deployment manager. The custom nodes can exist on the deployment manager machine or on multiple separate machines. Application servers can then be created using the administrative tools, for example the administrative console.
   
   
2. Create a deployment manager profile to define the deployment manager. Then create one or more application server profiles and federate these profiles into the cell managed by the deployment manager. This process adds both nodes and application servers into the cell. The application server profiles can exist on the deployment manager machine or on multiple separate machines.
   
   
3. Create a cell profile. This actually creates two profiles: a deployment manager profile and a federated application server profile. Both reside on the same machine.