Scott M Stark wrote:
> >
> > 1. Are virtual hosts an EAR or WAR level thang ? e.g. do they have any
> > relevance to EJBs ?
> >
> Yes it does if you expose EJBs through the virtual host interface. On the
> other
> hand, you may only want HTTP exposed as most security geeks have a hang
> up about only allowing incoming HTTP through the firewall. Other resources
> may need to be exposed as well: JNDI, JMS, JavaMail, etc.
>
> > 2. Is there any support for it in standard J2EE descriptors ?
> >
> Not that I have seen.
>
> > 3. If not, should it be configured in e.g. a proprietary descriptor, or
> > achieved in some other way (like multiple deployers) ?
> >
> >
> > I like the multiple deployer solution presented, however I see a couple
> > of problems.
> >
> > If this is a WAR level abstraction, then you could argue that changes to
> > accomodate it should only impact on the web-container.
> >
> > What happens if you want to say e.g. app1 runs on host1,2,3 and app2
> > runs on host2,3,4 ? You could do it by deploying multiple copies of the
> > apps, but I am sure i recall being shown a piece of configuration in
> > which a list of hosts was configured for a single app....
> >
> > Perhaps a single deployer could support a group of virtual hosts ? - or
> > is this just multiple deployers watching a single directory (No, because
> > you may want to talk to a single deployer via e.g. JMX)_..
> >
> > etc...
> >
> >
> I see this as more of a MBean(deployer) configuration rather than an
> application
> configuration because in general there are a number of administrative issues
> associated with the interface: routing, firewalls, encryption...
> So the deployer is configured based on the virtual host accessibility.
>
> >
> > Anyone interested ?
> >
> Yes.
>
OK, So it looks as if the idea of multiple deployers stands up to scrutiny.
Do you think it would be a useful patch to apply ? - or should it stay a patch,
for those who know what they are doing ?
I am happy to look into getting into the 2.4 branch if you haven't the time.
Jules
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