Laura, where is it written that you should not use the default cfusion instance for development? As far as I can tell it is just an interface to the underlying JRun functions to start, stop and deploy instances.
This is not what I would say I breaker for having to create a new instance in my eyes. Regards, Andrew Scott http://www.andyscott.id.au/ > -----Original Message----- > From: Laura Norris [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, 17 August 2010 7:18 AM > To: cf-talk > Subject: Re: CFBuilder Server Setup with CF Multiserver Installation > > > It is not advisable to use your default cfusion instance for development. You > should create another instance of cf9 and use that as your development > server. The default instance should only be used to manage your instances. > I personally don't know of anything preventing cfbuilder from connecting to > it, but i wouldn't be surprised if there was something about the cfusion > instance that prevents it. > > If you make changes in your cfusion instance, then create a new instance of > cf9, the changes you made to cfusion will automatically be copied to your > new instance. (datasources, mappings, etc) So keep cfusion as clean as > possible so you have it to deploy clean instances when you need it. > > On the flip side of that, be sure you install all your hotfixes before creating > new instances, so that the new instances you create will also have the > current patches. If you have to install a hotfix after instances are created, > you have to update each instance individually as well as the cfusion instance. > > I put together a presentation detailing how to install multi-server. > http://slidesix.com/view/Installing-Multiple-Versions-of-ColdFusion- > Together > > Hope that helps! > > Daria > cfgothchic.com > > >I am trying once again to setup the servers panel in ColdFusion Builder > >and I am still running into configuration issues. > > > >I have ColdFusion 9.0.1 installed in a multiserver configuration such > >that the default server is 'cfusion' on HTTP port 8300 and the JRun > >admin server is 'admin' on HTTP port 8000 / JNDI port 2910. It is > >setup with IIS 7.5 such that the default web site (c:\inetpub\wwwroot) > >is the home for ColdFusion 9 and contains the CFIDE directory. > > > >Then, I had the ColdFusion 8 installer create an EAR file which was > >deployed as a new instance through the ColdFusion 9 Instance Manager. > >This new instance is named 'cfusion8' and is on port HTTP 8301. Under > >IIS 7, I have two web sites representing different projects. I used > >the Web Configuration tool to connect the cfusion8 instance to each of > >these sites and then manually added a virtual directory called 'CFIDE' > >which points to 'C:\JRun4\servers\cfusion8\cfusion.ear\cfusion.war\CFIDE'. > > > >Now, in CFBuilder, I have created a new server to represent the > >ColdFusion 9 instance (cfusion). In the server settings, the > >application server is 'JRun', the host name is [machine name], and the > >webserver port is 8300. I have tried the machine name, localhost, and > >ip address for the host and it does not make any difference. > > > >I added the RDS username and password and enabled SSL. On the remote > >server settings tab, the naming port is 2910 and the CF Admin / JRun > >admin username and password are entered with the document root as > >'C:\inetpub\wwwroot'. Then I click Finish to close the wizard. > > > >At this point, I can right click on the server in the servers panel and > >attempt to start it, but I shortly get a message in the console saying > >that the server is not responsive. If I open the JRun management > >console, I can see that the cfusion server has started, but apparently > >CF Builder does not think so. > > > >Moving on to the ColdFusion 8 server, I attempt to create a new server > >in the servers panel. The server settings are all the same with the > >exception that the webserver port is now 8301. On the remote server > >settings, all of the settings are the same until I get down to the > >document root. I have tried using > >'C:\JRun4\servers\cfusion8\cfusion.ear\cfusion.war' and I have tried > >creating a dummy wwwroot folder and pointing to that. After clicking > >next, I get the 'install extensions' window. It is not clear what > >paths to enter here as there is no "default website" for the ColdFusion 8 > server. > > > >Has anybody been able to successfully set this up? Is there a problem > >in my multiserver installation or a problem with what I am doing in > >CFBuilder? > > > >Thanks > >-- Jeff > > > >-- > >Jeff Chastain > > > >http://www.admentus.com > >http://ams.admentus.com > > > >Admentus is a custom web based solutions provider, delivering business > >software applications, systems integration, strategic consulting, and > >ColdFusion application maintenance services which allow our clients to > >grow their business and plan for the future. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~~~~~~~~| > Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! > http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael- > Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion > Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf- > talk/message.cfm/messageid:336311 > Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf- > talk/unsubscribe.cfm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:336312 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
