re: warm stand by for a coldfusion application

2009-09-14 Thread Jason Fisher
Have had really good luck with Coyote Point load balance hardware. Set up 2 (or more, we had 5) servers running the same apps and then the LB in front to guide traffic. We used to use client vars (instead of session vars) to manage user-to-app connections that were seamless even across

Re: warm stand by for a coldfusion application

2009-09-14 Thread Brian Dumbledore
Have had really good luck with Coyote Point load balance hardware. Set up 2 (or more, we had 5) servers running the same apps and then the LB in front to guide traffic. We used to use client vars (instead of session vars) to manage user-to-app connections that were seamless even across

Re: warm stand by for a coldfusion application

2009-09-14 Thread Shannon Peevey
You can configure your load-balancers to have sticky sessions, or route traffic however you like. The only problem is price, and is it overkill for this situation. Your IP change is the cheapest and simplest. It will also have a period of downtime until you can get to the server to make the

Re: warm stand by for a coldfusion application

2009-09-14 Thread Brian Dumbledore
You can configure your load-balancers to have sticky sessions, or route traffic however you like. The only problem is price, and is it overkill for this situation. Your IP change is the cheapest and simplest. It will also have a period of downtime until you can get to the server to

Re: warm stand by for a coldfusion application

2009-09-14 Thread Brian Dumbledore
Shannon, thanks for your time. I was hoping for an automated solution, but your direction helped. Thanks again. ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing

Re: warm stand by for a coldfusion application

2009-09-14 Thread Jochem van Dieten
On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 6:56 PM, Brian Dumbledore wrote: When my cf application server goes down, I want a backup machine (warm backup I guess) to take over. Should be a simple IP switch from one machien to another if possible. That is a very common scenario (because you usually can use a

Re: warm stand by for a coldfusion application

2009-09-14 Thread Allen Souliere
When my cf application server goes down, I want a backup machine (warm backup I guess) to take over. Should be a simple IP switch from one machien to another if possible. Can someone who have worked on failover scenarios suggest some options for me? I do not want my application to die due