Ciao Robert, please, read my comments inline below... In addition at this link you can find:
- a document useful for creating a clustered set up on windows using tomcat and IIS. There are a few tips and tricks there. - an skeleton instance of Tomcat preconfigured to run on windows with multiple instances of geoserver Here is the link: http://goo.gl/Hd6F5 Regards, Simone Giannecchini == Our support, Your Success! Visit http://opensdi.geo-solutions.it for more information. == Ing. Simone Giannecchini @simogeo Founder/Director GeoSolutions S.A.S. Via Poggio alle Viti 1187 55054 Massarosa (LU) Italy phone: +39 0584 962313 fax: +39 0584 1660272 mob: +39 333 8128928 http://www.geo-solutions.it http://twitter.com/geosolutions_it ------------------------------------------------------- On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 6:14 PM, Langford, Robert <robert.langf...@salford.gov.uk> wrote: > > Jonathan & Christian – Thanks for your input. > > > > So in summary for my set up, best option is looking like: > > > > 1) Using Tomcat (64-bit) as a servlet and using the Geoserver WAR file > > 2) Use JRE (unless further monitoring needed, then use JDK) > > 3) Use JRE6 > > 4) Run Geoserver as a “Windows service” (through/via Tomcat) I agree with all these steps. > > 5) Use 64-bit JRE so no JAI (anyone have experience on performance > differences?) The difference will not be dramatic. In most cases it will be 5% to 10%. > > 6) Upgrading to new point releases; as now using Tomcat, more options > available than via standard Windows installer Correct. You only need to stop tomcat remove the old war and drop the new one. Make sure to: -1- use an external data directory -2- back up the current data dir prior to an upgrade -3- put data outside the data directory (backups are easier to perform). > > > > I’d appreciate it if anyone else has any further thoughts on these points. I > never quite grasped the reason to use Tomcat as Geoserver works out the box > with Jetty; felt like it added an extra layer for little benefit, but > starting to see why. > > > > Thanks again, > > > > Rob > > > > DISCLAIMER: The information contained in this communication/message from > robert.langf...@salford.gov.uk sent on Fri Jun 28 17:14:45 2013 is > confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the > addressee(s) > geoserver-users@lists.sourceforge.net;jonathanmou...@warwickshire.gov.uk > > Access to this message by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the > intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, or distribution of the message, > or any action or omission taken by you in reliance on it, is prohibited and > may be unlawful. > As a public body, Salford City Council may be required to disclose this email > [or any response to it] under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, unless the > information in it is covered by one of the exemptions in the Act. > Please immediately contact the sender, robert.langf...@salford.gov.uk if you > have received this message in error. > > For the full disclaimer please access http://www.salford.gov.uk/e-mail. > Thank you. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: > > Build for Windows Store. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Geoserver-users mailing list > Geoserver-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: Build for Windows Store. http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Geoserver-users mailing list Geoserver-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-users