Multiple apache web servers single Tomcat, how many Connectors are needed?

2006-08-25 Thread tomcat
Hello,

Hopefully someone can clarify a setup query I have as after lots of searching I 
cannot
find a definitive answer.

Although I'm configuring a much more complex system the problem I have boils 
down to
this.

I want to configure two Apache instances running on separate servers to talk to 
a
single
Tomcat instance (on its own server) but need clarification on the number of
Connectors I
need to define on the Tomcat side (server.xml). Is it a Connector listening on
individual ports for each web server or one Connetor for all web servers?

Apache 2.0.59
mod_jk 1.2.18
Tomcat 5.5.17

Thanks in advance

J


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Re: Multiple apache web servers single Tomcat, how many Connectors are needed?

2006-08-25 Thread Pulkit Singhal

Hi,

I'm not an expert but just thinking out loud here:

If in the long run you are not going to make - distinguishing the requests
coming from either of the Apache instances - into a requirement. Then I do
not see why you would need more than 1 JK connector. If there is absolutely
never going to be a bias in how to serve the requests or treat them
differently then the JK connector itself couldn't care less if 10 apache
instances are hitting it right? When it runs on the tomcat side, to it (JK
conn itself) everything coming in ... is just another request. [If I'm wrong
about this notion of mine...then I'd like to hear about it from others on
the list and be corrected]

Now if you DO see yourself needing/wanting to treat the requests
differently... 1st I doubt you will treat them differently on a HTTP server
basis ... most likely you will want to handle them differently on a webapp
basis so again ... you don't need multiple connectors listening on the
tomcat side.

Now if u do care about which HTTPD (apache web server) your users come
through... well then you could have 2 JK connectors I guess ...but ... but
... I wouldn't know if that would be the right way to go about distiguishing
and applying policies to incoming requests... may be someone else far more
knowledgeable than me can comment on that.

Cheers,
- Pulkit

On 8/25/06, tomcat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


Hello,

Hopefully someone can clarify a setup query I have as after lots of
searching I cannot
find a definitive answer.

Although I'm configuring a much more complex system the problem I have
boils down to
this.

I want to configure two Apache instances running on separate servers to
talk to a
single
Tomcat instance (on its own server) but need clarification on the number
of
Connectors I
need to define on the Tomcat side (server.xml). Is it a Connector
listening on
individual ports for each web server or one Connetor for all web servers?

Apache 2.0.59
mod_jk 1.2.18
Tomcat 5.5.17

Thanks in advance

J


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