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Liraz,

On 4/20/2009 4:25 PM, Liraz Siri wrote:
> Christopher Schultz wrote:
>> I would argue that "A" is best achieved by a hardware load balancer
>> rather than Apache httpd, "B" is actually /not/ achieved by the addition
>> of Apache httpd (more components means more complexity which means
>> higher maintenance costs), and "C" is served perfectly by Tomcat alone.
>>
>> If I were you, I would provide a Tomcat-only "appliance" and a separate
>> "load-balancer" appliance that could be trivially combined to achieve
>> all your goals.
> 
> Quite right. We forwarded some of the feedback we received on the list
> to some of the people consulted with and it seems there was a
> misunderstanding on our part. It doesn't make sense for the load
> balancer and Tomcat to be in the same appliance. We'll be fixing that in
> the next version.

Sounds good!

Don't get me wrong: I hadn't intended to merely complain. I'm just
applying some of the best practices I've learned through the years both
working on my own projects and helping out folks on this list. I think a
Tomcat appliance is a great idea.

Remember to use APR for SSL! :)

- -chris
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