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If you've too much web traffic for a single server, or you need multiple servers for robustness in the event of a failure, you'll need a scheme for clustering or balancing. Specialised hardware solutions are possible, but you can also use an instance of Apache httpd to front a number of back room servers (httpd, Tomcat or something else).
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Web Application Deployment module A690
Clustering and load balancing
Exercises, examples and other material relating to training module A690. This module is presented on Private Courses and Specially Run Courses only

"It's not friendly - it's like a reference book". Customer comment on yesterday's tailored training day, where we were load balancing a web application ...
http://www.wellho.net/mouth/934_Clus ... proxy.html  [short article]
Subject: Load balancing with sticky sessions, using Apache http server (version 2.2.14 in my example) with mod_proxy_balancer as the front end balancer ...
http://www.wellho.net/mouth/2482_Loa ... mcat-.html  [short article]
Here are some more diagrams "off the wall" from last week - showing "howto" and "whatis" information for Tomcat, Java and MySQL Some Tomcat and Java ...
http://www.wellho.net/mouth/1771_Mor ... -Java.html  [short article]
Too much traffic for a single server And with so much traffic, do you need robustness such that if one server goes down, (an)other one will take over ...
http://www.wellho.net/solutions/general- ... ering.html  [longer article]
div class= introsubheads APACHE HTTPD TO APACHE TOMCAT CONNECTION BR /div Ever get confused between Apache, Apache httpd and Apache Tomcat Do you ...
http://www.wellho.net/solutions/java-the ... story.html  [longer article]
div class= introsubheads FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENT BR /div - Web server, Internet access. - Static Web pages - Dynamic pages via PHP - Servlets (Java ...
http://www.wellho.net/solutions/general- ... mysql.html  [longer article]
Subject: Clustering, using Apache http server (version 2.2.14 in my example) with mod_proxy_balancer as the front load splitter and Apache Tomcat 6.0.20 ...
http://www.wellho.net/mouth/2483_Clu ... omcat.html  [short article]

If you've too much web traffic for a single server, or you need multiple servers for robustness in the event of a failure, you'll need a scheme for clustering or balancing. Specialised hardware solutions are possible, but you can also use an instance of Apache httpd to front a number of back room servers (httpd, Tomcat or something else).

This module is presented on Private Courses and Specially Run Courses only

Background information
Some modules are available for download as a sample of our material or under an Open Training Notes License for free download from http://www.training-notes.co.uk.
Topics covered in this module
What is clustering?
What is load balancing?
Which should you use?
Keeping the cluster or balance servers in step.
Sticky sessions.
Failover.
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