You might want the "tmp" or "work" directories to be local. (you've probably thought of it but just in case you hadn't)
-Andy > From: "BENVENUTTO, Simon, FM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 10:54:38 -0000 > To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [JBoss-user] The server directory and clustering > > We will build each JBoss partition across maybe a dozen Linux servers, and I > would appreciate some advice on configuration. These servers have little > local storage, are not backed up, and remote mount off a resilient NFS > server for all the application storage. If any of our Linux servers fails, > we just swap a replacement box into the farm. There is little local > configuration. > > Since we can put the JBoss distribution onto the resilient NFS server, this > is probably better for us than using the netboot option (we have no > resilient web servers). My feeling is that the server directory should be > local because (a) it holds local config including the Hypersonic DB and > deployments, and (b) if there is any IO to this area I don't want the > network (and NFS) to become a potential bottleneck to scalability. I was > going to soft link the server directory in the distribution area to a local > directory on each box, into which we would copy our starter server > configurations, and then deploy to as we rejoin the partition. > > However, the netboot section does not mention anything about having a local > server directory per JBoss instance, it sort of suggests the one > distribution including server configurations could be shared across multiple > JBoss instances running on multiple boxes. > > Is this the case (and what about writing back, does it happen over http)? > Would sharing a server directory across NFS really be a good idea? > What are the performance implications of any such configuration? > > cheers > > Simon > > > ****************************************************************************** > ***** > The Royal Bank of Scotland plc. Registered in Scotland No 90312. > Registered Office: 36 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh EH2 2YB. > Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority > > This e-mail message is confidential and for use by the > addressee only. If the message is received by anyone other > than the addressee, please return the message to the sender > by replying to it and then delete the message from your > computer. Internet e-mails are not necessarily secure. The > Royal Bank of Scotland plc does not accept responsibility for > changes made to this message after it was sent. > > Whilst all reasonable care has been taken to avoid the > transmission of viruses, it is the responsibility of the recipient to > ensure that the onward transmission, opening or use of this > message and any attachments will not adversely affect its > systems or data. No responsibility is accepted by The Royal > Bank of Scotland plc in this regard and the recipient should carry > out such virus and other checks as it considers appropriate. > > Visit our websites at: > http://www.rbs.co.uk/CBFM > http://www.rbsmarkets.com > > ****************************************************************************** > ** > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net is sponsored by: Speed Start Your Linux Apps Now. > Build and deploy apps & Web services for Linux with > a free DVD software kit from IBM. Click Now! > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1356&alloc_id=3438&op=click > _______________________________________________ > JBoss-user mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jboss-user ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net is sponsored by: Speed Start Your Linux Apps Now. Build and deploy apps & Web services for Linux with a free DVD software kit from IBM. Click Now! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1356&alloc_id=3438&op=click _______________________________________________ JBoss-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jboss-user
