Depends. If your MidTier services are intended only for internal use, then
MidTier can run on the same platform as your AR System server and
applications. (This may or may not be the best design, however, as
application+database demands may be very different than webserver demands.)
But if your MidTier services are also intended for external use, then Rick
is correct -- you really should consider putting the MidTier server out in a
DMZ, while keeping the application+database server well protected behind
your firewall.
Already have a webserver in a DMZ? Great! Just install MidTier to that
server.
-- Bing
Bradford Bingel ("Bing")
ITM3 California
http://www.itm3.com/
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Subject: Re: arserver and midtier
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Depending on your usage, it can work just fine like that. One other thing
to consider, though, is where the web access (i.e. the web server) needs to
be in your network architecture and security model. DB and Application
servers need to be protected well behind the firewall, but a web server may
need to be located outside the DMZ to allow outside access to it. If your
web server and application server are the same box, you lose that
flexibility, and have to make a difficult choice with no good answer.
Rick
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Remedy doesn't recommend running Midtier and the ARServer on the same box
for performance issues, and I'm curious if anyone is doing this.
Our scenario is this. I want to put oracle into a RAC cluster on its own
servers (And possibly a third off site system using Data Guard).
In that scenario, I was looking at consolidating the midtier, web, and ARS
process into a single set of boxes (1 box with the production, 1 box for the
backup system).
Midtier usage is extremely light, and most of the access is via the aruser
clients. Is anyone doing this? Does anyone see a problem with doing this?
(In our case, I would think 4 gig max memory with a set of intel dual core
dual processors would be enough on the front end to handle this, but...)
Because of the cluster, I'm trying to keep the number of boxes to a minimum,
since 5 would be a tough sell, let alone separating midtier/web our onto
it's own set of boxes, particularly since the usage is really light.
Thoughts?
Thanks
David
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