You can cluster using Professional, the trick is to use a hardware load balancing system.
You do get better support for the load balancer with CF enterprise but it is not required. a couple of suggestions. 1) if you are going to use session vars, then you will need to use stick tables on the load balancers, and if on dies you lose the session vars. to get around this, I would suggest that you use client vars in database (works great). 2) if you are going to use a keep alive page make sure it is pointing at a CFM page to insure that CF is up. and make sure that this page is not in an application scope that will generate session data or you will fill the registry very quickly and have a lot of issue. email of line if you have any questions but this is possible!! matt friedman -----Original Message----- From: charlie griefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 1:38 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: clustering q's Hey all. My company is currently on CF 4.5 Professional...upgrading to 5.0 this weekend (yes, we *are* the bleeding edge) :) Our system admins have recently decided that they want to cluster our win2K web servers. I've never been in a clustered environment (i've been in environments that have been a cluster****, but that's a differnet story)...so I've got a few questions. We *MUST* be using CF Enterprise if we are on clustered servers? What happens if we are on Professional and one server dies? Session vars will be lost? Users who are in the middle of a web based 'app' would have to start over? Is that the only problem (not that it's a small problem...but i'm trying to find out all of the angles so I can make a report to da boss)? Also, *if* it is feasible to use CF Pro in a clustered environment, would we be responsible for having licenses for each server (this, of course, would be a moot point if clustered servers MUST be on CF Enterprise). I'd call MM on this and ask...but I have a feeling that would be like walking into a car dealership and saying, "i have this much money to spend...can you help me?" :) thanks in advance, charlie ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
