title: How to maintain a single property file for multiple web server instances running on different node on WAS Cell NW deployment
body: <p>I am maintaining/developing a web application which is deployed in multiple nodes of a websphere cell. There are two nodes in a WAS cell. Each node has a web server in which my web application is deployed. So there are two instances of web application. </p>
  
  <p>I can use the URL provider to read the property file from the web application. (<a href="http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/library/techarticles/0502_botzum/0502_botzum.html" rel="nofollow">Reference</a>)</p>
  
  <p>But I have to maintain an identical property file on each server. When I need to change I have to change it on both servers. </p>
  
  <p>Is there anyway I can maintain a single property file and access it from web application deployed on different places? Or any other better way to do this?</p>