I have logged this as two separate issues; http://code.google.com/p/googleappengine/issues/detail?id=6391
http://code.google.com/p/googleappengine/issues/detail?id=6390 On Nov 21, 1:25 pm, WallyDD <[email protected]> wrote: > I am little confused with how these instances work. > > How long does an instance stay alive? > A site in Python 2.5 (M/S) fires up an instance when it is accessed > and the instance stays alive for minutes after. > With Python 2.7(HRD) the instance is killed off after a matter of > seconds. So I either have to pay and keep the application alive but > then it gets tricky. > And to add insult to injury, if I access a python 2.7 application and > get one page, the instance lasts for a few seconds but I am billed for > 15 minutes. If I am billed for 15 minutes please would it be possible > for the instance to stay alive for something close to 15 minutes? > > Now if I enable billing (for the cost of $2.10 a week). > I can adjust the sliders under application settings, I have two > settings "Idle instances" and "Pending latency". > > Leaving "Idle instances" at Automatic results in instances only > lasting a few seconds. Setting it to 1 results in having a "Resident" > instance and this sort of works. I can use the application a little > but then a second instance fires up and leaves one instance completely > idle. All I want is one instance running. I put "Pending Latency" up > to 500ms to try and stop other instances firing up. > > I use the application and so now I have two instances serving, The > resident instance is sitting there doing nothing and I am using > another instance but being billed for both. > So I go an play with the sliders and set idle instances to automatic > and it kills one off (the resident one that was doing nothing). But > then the instances start with their stop start routine and the > application is very unresponsive. > > Is there a bug with the instancing or is there something that I really > don't understand here. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en.
