I think he has a NAS, not a SAN, but I still completly disagree with the notion of having using shared storage location for your application's codebase. Fibre (and iSCSI when using an iSCSI HBA) are pretty dang fast, but speed is not the issue. What if your SAN is down? Your app can't even throw a meaningful error! There are so many options for automating deployment and replication of code across large numbers of servers I can't see how shared storage would ever be a better option.
With all that said, if your app does a lot of file upload/download, then a SAN is probably the BEST way to make those files available across a cluster of app servers! -Dave >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/28/05 9:49 PM >>> Are you running the SAN on fibre or ethernet? If you are not on fibre, you do stand to have problems with performance. If you are running fibre, it should be as fast a local storage, for all intended purposes. I agree with Nathan that the virtual may not allow script access, but I don't think the SAN is an issue. Also, if you have CF set to cache enough files, in memory, the network access should not be an issue at all. We are getting ready to put our SQL Server box on a SAN. One day, I hope to put our web server(s) on the SAN as well. M!ke -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nathan Strutz Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 6:07 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CFCDev] cfm executing from SAN Perhaps the permsisions on the virtual folder don't allow for running scripts? If that's the case, just check the box and hit apply. Something related, I've tried this before, even with a real heavy-duty san, and we had trouble with network bandwidth. Granted, there was more traffic than most will experience, and we didn't get a chance to experiment for long, so your mileage may vary. PS, by definition, if your SAN is serving CIFS (windows file shares), doesn't that make it a NAS? -nathan strutz http://www.dopefly.com/ On 11/28/05, Mehdi, Agha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > We run a cluster of 4 boxes with CF on them. Now we want to have > single repository for our code instead of putting the code on all the > web servers in the cluster. We configured a separate server (SAN) to > store all the cfm files. The directory storing code on SAN is mapped > as virtual directory in IIS on all the web servers. We also have > images and documents stored on SAN, which are loaded by web servers fine but the cfm code does not execute. > > Has anyone setup this kind of architecture before? > > Thanks > > Agha Mehdi ---------------------------------------------------------- You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] with the words 'unsubscribe cfcdev' as the subject of the email. CFCDev is run by CFCZone (www.cfczone.org) and supported by CFXHosting (www.cfxhosting.com). An archive of the CFCDev list is available at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] ----------------------------------------- CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments may contain confidential information that is protected by law and is for the sole use of the individuals or entities to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by replying to this email and destroying all copies of the communication and attachments. Further use, disclosure, copying, distribution of, or reliance upon the contents of this email and attachments is strictly prohibited. To contact Albany Medical Center, or for a copy of our privacy practices, please visit us on the Internet at www.amc.edu. ---------------------------------------------------------- You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] with the words 'unsubscribe cfcdev' as the subject of the email. CFCDev is run by CFCZone (www.cfczone.org) and supported by CFXHosting (www.cfxhosting.com). An archive of the CFCDev list is available at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
