For starters.
200 - 300 is a lot of sites for one server unless they are low traffic
sites.
How much traffic do you expect?
For this config I might look into clustering two or more CF servers And,
running a tool like folder mirror to sync the files on the servers. And,
maybe even an extra server for stand a long SQL server.
All of my servers have an OS partition, a data base file partition, web file
partition and a scratch file partition (raid 0). It may also be a good idea
to make an Apps partition depending on what you will be running on the
server(s).
If you need to supply stats and or keep IIS log files (Like I do) you may
even need to have a server for just log files or a large partition. One of
my clients have a large conference every three years and during the
conference the standard IIS log files will be about 200MB per day.
As far as securing IIS :
http://www.iisanswers.com/
You will be in fair shape if you use the "Security Operations Guide for
Windows 2000"
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=f0b7b4ee-201a-4b40-
a0d2-cdd9775aeff8
<http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=f0b7b4ee-201a-4b40
-a0d2-cdd9775aeff8&displaylang=en> &displaylang=en
Mark W. Breneman
-Cold Fusion Developer
-Network Administrator
Vivid Media
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www.vividmedia.com
608.270.9770
-----Original Message-----
From: Dwayne Cole [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 10:36 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Configuring New CFMX Box
I have and Windows 2000 server that I'm going to configure to host about 200
- 300 CFMX / SQL Server and Access websites.
Each site will have its own set of templates (View and Controller templates)
but they will all share a set of templates (Model templates).
I have never had to worry about the server / administrative end of CFMX and
I'm looking for some suggestions on how should I configure the server:
1). for optimal performance,
2). to ensure backup,
3). to secure the application,
4). to facilitate code maintenance and
5). to monitor the performance of the individual sites.
I looking for suggestion as it relates to partitioning the drive, patching
OS, removing example files, what should go in wwwroot and maybe what should
not, what supporting software should I look into.
Dwayne Cole, MS in MIS, MBA
Florida A&M University
Certified Advanced ColdFusion Developer
850-591-0212
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