I do pretty much the same thing with monit, except I don't use mongrel_cluster. Because monit needs to handle each instance of mongrel separately, I didn't see the point in using a clustering tool to handle single instances. It's a minor difference, really - specifying the mongrel_rails options in the monitrc file vs. the config/mongrel_cluster.yml file. Either way, I use monit to restart a mongrel cluster (or "group" as monit calls it).
I'd say monit offers _more_ than mongrel_cluster, but I'm no expert. On 4/3/07, Ezra Zygmuntowicz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Apr 3, 2007, at 1:39 PM, snacktime wrote: > > > Is there anything mongrel cluster gives you that monit doesn't? I'll > > be using monit to monitor a number of other services anyways, so it > > seems logical to just use it for everything including mongrel. > > > > Chris > > > > Chris- > > WHen you use monit you can still use mongrel_cluster to manage it. > You need the latest pre release of mongrel_cluster. This is the best > configuration I've been able to come up with for 64Bit systems. If > your on 32bit system then you can lower the memory limits by about > 20-30% > > check process mongrel_<%= @username %>_5000 > with pidfile /data/<%= @username %>/shared/log/mongrel.5000.pid > start program = "/usr/bin/mongrel_rails cluster::start -C /data/<% > = @username %>/current/config/mongrel_cluster.yml --clean --only 5000" > stop program = "/usr/bin/mongrel_rails cluster::stop -C /data/<%= > @username %>/current/config/mongrel_cluster.yml --clean --only 5000" > if totalmem is greater than 110.0 MB for 4 cycles then > restart # eating up memory? > if cpu is greater than 50% for 2 cycles then > alert # send an email to admin > if cpu is greater than 80% for 3 cycles then > restart # hung process? > if loadavg(5min) greater than 10 for 8 cycles then > restart # bad, bad, bad > if 20 restarts within 20 cycles then > timeout # something is wrong, call the sys-admin > group mongrel > > check process mongrel_<%= @username %>_5001 > with pidfile /data/<%= @username %>/shared/log/mongrel.5001.pid > start program = "/usr/bin/mongrel_rails cluster::start -C /data/<% > = @username %>/current/config/mongrel_cluster.yml --clean --only 5001" > stop program = "/usr/bin/mongrel_rails cluster::stop -C /data/<%= > @username %>/current/config/mongrel_cluster.yml --clean --only 5001" > if totalmem is greater than 110.0 MB for 4 cycles then > restart # eating up memory? > if cpu is greater than 50% for 2 cycles then > alert # send an email to admin > if cpu is greater than 80% for 3 cycles then > restart # hung process? > if loadavg(5min) greater than 10 for 8 cycles then > restart # bad, bad, bad > if 20 restarts within 20 cycles then > timeout # something is wrong, call the sys-admin > group mongrel > > check process mongrel_<%= @username %>_5002 > with pidfile /data/<%= @username %>/shared/log/mongrel.5002.pid > start program = "/usr/bin/mongrel_rails cluster::start -C /data/<% > = @username %>/current/config/mongrel_cluster.yml --clean --only 5002" > stop program = "/usr/bin/mongrel_rails cluster::stop -C /data/<%= > @username %>/current/config/mongrel_cluster.yml --clean --only 5002" > if totalmem is greater than 110.0 MB for 4 cycles then > restart # eating up memory? > if cpu is greater than 50% for 2 cycles then > alert # send an email to admin > if cpu is greater than 80% for 3 cycles then > restart # hung process? > if loadavg(5min) greater than 10 for 8 cycles then > restart # bad, bad, bad > if 20 restarts within 20 cycles then > timeout # something is wrong, call the sys-admin > group mongrel > > > I wen't for a while using my own scripts to start and stop mongrel > without using mongrel_cluster. But it works more reliably when I use > mongrel_cluster and monit together. > > Cheers- > -- Ezra Zygmuntowicz > -- Lead Rails Evangelist > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Engine Yard, Serious Rails Hosting > -- (866) 518-YARD (9273) > > > _______________________________________________ > Mongrel-users mailing list > Mongrel-users@rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/mongrel-users > -- Cheers, Kevin Williams http://www.almostserio.us/ "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from Magic." - Arthur C. Clarke _______________________________________________ Mongrel-users mailing list Mongrel-users@rubyforge.org http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/mongrel-users
