Re: Multiple servers and Webcat
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1998
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 20053
interpreted = N
texte = >I am considering a new server setup that would have multiple >Macintosh/Webstar servers. I intend to start with two and move up to as >many as needed to handle future traffic. I will have WebCatalog installed >on each server and distribute the load across all servers with Men and >Mice's DNS server. > >I was thinking that it might be easier to use a single fast file server to >hold all the website templates, databases, and image files rather than >trying to keep all the servers synchronized.Try moving your images off the WebCat server, then you'll be optimizing that server for page-serving. And since it won't have to deal with graphics at all, it will fly ... :) >There is a remote possibility that two of the servers might generate an >identical cart number. I was wondering if Pacific Coast has tried this or >thought of a way to tag the cart number with some sort of server ID number. >Has anyone else tried this? any comments or suggestions?Try using [cart]a, [cart]b and [cart]c wherever you normally use the [cart] tag, that should take care of things for you as far as making sure all those values are unique ... :)Sincerely, Ken Grome 808-737-6499 WebDNA Solutions mailto:ken@webdna.net http://www.webdna.net
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>I am considering a new server setup that would have multiple >Macintosh/Webstar servers. I intend to start with two and move up to as >many as needed to handle future traffic. I will have WebCatalog installed >on each server and distribute the load across all servers with Men and >Mice's DNS server. > >I was thinking that it might be easier to use a single fast file server to >hold all the website templates, databases, and image files rather than >trying to keep all the servers synchronized.Try moving your images off the WebCat server, then you'll be optimizing that server for page-serving. And since it won't have to deal with graphics at all, it will fly ... :) >There is a remote possibility that two of the servers might generate an >identical cart number. I was wondering if Pacific Coast has tried this or >thought of a way to tag the cart number with some sort of server ID number. >Has anyone else tried this? any comments or suggestions?Try using
[cart]a,
[cart]b and
[cart]c wherever you normally use the
[cart] tag, that should take care of things for you as far as making sure all those values are unique ... :)Sincerely, Ken Grome 808-737-6499 WebDNA Solutions mailto:ken@webdna.net http://www.webdna.net
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