> -----Original Message----- > From: Dustin M Snell [Network Automation] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 3:52 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: 1 ColdFusion Failover costs 8-10x more than a standalone > server! > > Thanks for all the answers so far, > > Hmm - so it may be possible after all if I am willing to loose the > sessions? > What are sticky sessions?
You don't lose sessions - you only lose CLUSTERED sessions. "Sticky Sessions" is just a term which implies that once a visitor hits a server they'll STAY on that server - no matter what the load. So any server can use sessions all it wants: but if it crashes that session is lost. Clustered Sessions shares the session information across multiple servers in the cluster. In this scenario the visitor is not "stuck" to a server but can hit any server in the cluster and get their data. There are limitations to the type of data which can be stored in a clustered session and the process involves more than a little overhead... so even when it's possible some people choose not to use them. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:216877 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
