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Filip > -----Original Message----- > From: Mats Andersson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 1:50 AM > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: Re: Tomcat 5 clustering > > > Can anyone recommend a good solution for an external loadbalancer. I > need it to > have failover (two physical servers or something) and they must listen > on the same > IP of course. Another preference is a low price. My actual question is, > how do you do these > things with Tomcat? > > Thanks in advance! > Mats > > Ralph Einfeldt wrote: > > >There are two options: > >- Use sticky session. > > In this scenario you don't need session sharing to do > > load balancing, but it would make the system more fail > > safe. (If one tomcat gets out of service, sticky sessions > > without session sharing loose all data from the current > > sessions on this server) > > > >- Use no sticky sessions. > > In this case session sharing is a must. > > > >You can have loadbalancing without apache and still use > >one domainname. Just use an external loadbalancer. > > > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Jan Agermose [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 3:50 PM > >>To: Tomcat Users List > >>Subject: Re: Tomcat 5 clustering > >> > >> > >>If you have apache in front of the different tomcat > >>instances, apache would route the same browsersession > >>to the same tomcatinstance on each request, or > >>not? This would make session sharing useless? > >> > >> > >> > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
