Architecture advice please ...

[Michael Kear]

My client's sysadmin has decided that the when they get the new server
in a few days,  (we've had a one server site up to now)  we'll configure
it as follows, and I'd like your opinions as to whether this is the best
way to do it.  It seems to me they have made some really problematical
choices.


We have one main site, (I'll call it MAINSITE) which consists of a shop
and lots of .asp and html pages, and a couple of cold-fusion based
separate smaller sites.  NO problem so far, but the MAINSITE has lots of
interactive ColdFusion pages, which are integrated with the site.  


New Server: 
MAIN SITE
- SQL 2000 (Only the .asp content database is installed, NO databases
used by cold fusion installed here)
- SITE SERVER administering the site
- MAIL -ENABLE
- SSL - MAIN SITE - ReNew & Reactivated.
- IP Address will takes over for the site




1) CHOICE-LIVE -> OLD CHOICE (Current SERVER)
- SQL  7 as it is no change (including its DATABASE NO Change)
- INETINFO  NO Change
- COLD FUSION  No Change
- SITE SERVER + Commerce - DISABLE
- MAIL - DISABLE 
- ONLY IP Address will be changed.
- SSL for Subsidiary sites No Change



The problem with this configuration seems to me to be that relative
links to the main site on  the interactive pages wont work and will all
have to be changed to absolute links, and none of the cfincludes will
work now.  Is there a better way to set it up?



Cheers,
Michael Kear
Windsor, NSW, Australia
AFP Webworks.





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Re: Architecture advice please ...

[Jochem van Dieten]

Quoting Michael Kear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> 
> We have one main site, (I'll call it MAINSITE) which consists of a
> shop and lots of .asp and html pages, and a couple of cold-fusion
> based separate smaller sites.  NO problem so far, but the MAINSITE has
> lots of interactive ColdFusion pages, which are integrated with the
> site.  
> 
> New Server: 
> MAIN SITE
> - SQL 2000 (Only the .asp content database is installed, NO databases
> used by cold fusion installed here)
> - SITE SERVER administering the site
> - MAIL -ENABLE
> - SSL - MAIN SITE - ReNew & Reactivated.
> - IP Address will takes over for the site
> 
> 1) CHOICE-LIVE -> OLD CHOICE (Current SERVER)
> - SQL  7 as it is no change (including its DATABASE NO Change)
> - INETINFO  NO Change
> - COLD FUSION  No Change
> - SITE SERVER + Commerce - DISABLE
> - MAIL - DISABLE 
> - ONLY IP Address will be changed.
> - SSL for Subsidiary sites No Change
> 
> The problem with this configuration seems to me to be that relative
> links to the main site on  the interactive pages wont work and will
> all have to be changed to absolute links, and none of the cfincludes
> will work now.  Is there a better way to set it up?

I presume you have already told your clients sysadmin this, and that he:
- thinks they won't break
- thinks changing is easy

Insist on decent testing before moving to production, that will show if
things break or not. If they break, make sure you have a quote for
fixing the broken parts ready.

If I had to set it up, I would keep websites on 1 server and databases
on another one, unless there are pressing requirements/circumstances
that you have not described. Depending on load email would probably go
on the database server, with some very tight access control lists on the
firewall/router for that server.

Jochem

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