mturk 2004/12/13 01:26:12 Modified: jk/xdocs/config workers.xml Log: Explain load balance worker types Revision Changes Path 1.6 +14 -5 jakarta-tomcat-connectors/jk/xdocs/config/workers.xml Index: workers.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /home/cvs/jakarta-tomcat-connectors/jk/xdocs/config/workers.xml,v retrieving revision 1.5 retrieving revision 1.6 diff -u -r1.5 -r1.6 --- workers.xml 25 Nov 2004 09:22:59 -0000 1.5 +++ workers.xml 13 Dec 2004 09:26:12 -0000 1.6 @@ -178,14 +178,19 @@ </subsection> <subsection name="Load balancing directives"> +<br/> +<p>Load balancer is a virtual worker that does not really communicate with Tomcat workers. +Instead it is responsible for the management of several "real" workers. +The worker is supposed to be a load balancer if it's worker type is <b>lb</b>. +See worker's <b>type</b> directive. The workers that +are member of load balancer must not appear in the <b>worker.list</b> directive. +</p> <p>Loadbalancer directives defines the parameters needed to create a workers that are connectiong to a remote cluster of backend Tomcat servers. Each cluster node has to have a worker defined. </p> <p> -The load-balancing worker does not really communicate with Tomcat workers. -Instead it is responsible for the management of several "real" workers. -This management includes: +Load balancer management includes: </p> <ul> @@ -213,9 +218,13 @@ </p> <directives> -<directive name="balanced_workers" required="true"> +<directive name="balance_workers" required="true"> A comma separated list of workers that the load balancer -need to manage. +need to manage. +<p> +This directive replaces old <b>balanced_workers</b> directive and +can be used only with mod_jk versions 1.2.7 and up. +</p> <warn>These workers should <b>not</b> appear in the worker.list property!</warn> </directive>
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