Clustering and Server Monitoring
Tutorials and Articles
Running Macromedia ColdFusion MX in Distributed Mode
Macromedia ColdFusion MX provides the capability to run the application server and web server components on separate machines. Learn how to set up this configuration that is significantly different than it was in earlier versions of ColdFusion.
Small But Growing: A Perfect Time to Cluster Your Site
Does this story sound familiar? Until now, you have avoided clustering your ColdFusion website, but you are experiencing sharp peaks in load that degrade your site's performance. You need web performance to create revenue, but you need web-generated revenue to justify the setup costs for the increased web presence that would create the needed revenue. In short, you're stuck.
Building a JRun or ColdFusion Cluster Behind a NAT Firewall
This article explains how you can build a JRun or ColdFusion cluster behind a NAT firewall.
Choosing a Hardware Load-Balancing Device
This article outlines the current status of Macromedia Enterprise Servers (MES) in relation to each of the prominent hardware load-balancing devices (HLD). It offers an examination of the current employment of HLDs by Macromedia customers and provides pointers to relevant Macromedia resources to help enable MES customers to configure various HLDs.
ColdFusion 5.0 Server Monitoring and Hardware Load Balancing Devices
This article contains an example-based ColdFusion 5 upgrade procedure illustrating the transition from ClusterCATS load balancing to hardware-based load balancing incorporating ColdFusion 5 server monitoring.
Clustering Allaire Application Servers Behind Cisco's Content Services Switch (formerly Arrowpoint)
The Cisco Content Services Switch (CSS 11000) offers advanced content aware load balancing. As a result of the Allaire partnership with Cisco, Allaire ClusterCATS is fully integrated with the Cisco LocalDirector (LD) load balancer using the Dynamic Feedback Protocol.
Clustering ColdFusion or JRun Servers Running in the Distributed Mode Behind Hardware Load-Balancing Devices
This article provides configuration details that guide you through one basic way and two optional ways of setting up ClusterCATS on servers running in distributed-mode behind a hardware load-balancing device.
Clustering Macromedia's Enterprise Application Servers With Alteon's ACEdirector Switch
The Alteon ACEdirector switch is rich with capabilities. This article sorts through the vast variety of possible switch configurations and defines setup parameters best suited to the needs of most Macromedia Enterprise server customers. It describes a basic procedure resulting in a server farm running ColdFusion or JRun behind an ACEdirector.
Clustering Multiple NES Instances on Solaris
Clustering on Sun Microsystems Solaris is similar to clustering on Microsoft Winows NT or Linux. Successful clustering on each platform depends on correctly configuring the operating system, name resolution, and the web server. This article explains the steps necessary to set up multiple clusters using different NES instances on Solaris.
Clustering Web Servers Running in the Distributed-Mode Using Either DNS RoundRobin or Cisco's Local Director
This article discusses how to deal with the demands rising traffic places on your website and how to configure ColdFusion or JRun to gain the maximum speed under the heaviest of loads. It also describes what the ultimate Macromedia clustering solution would look like.
Managing Session-Aware Clusters
This article describes the complexities of session management in a clustered server environment.
TechNotes
- tn_19616—Getting ColdFusion MX performance data to record in the Windows Performance Monitor
- tn_18991—ClusterCATS Supported Platforms Update
- tn_18345—ColdFusion 5: Management Server error when trying to view Server Reports in ColdFusion Administrator
- tn_18253—ColdFusion 5 (Solaris): CFAM features missing after installation
- tn_18161—Integrating Macromedia ClusterCATS with F5 GlobalSite
- tn_18158—ColdFusion Server MIB component generates an error message or writes client variables every minute
- tn_18132—ColdFusion 5: Support for iPlanet 6 Web Server
- tn_18102—Configuring and using the ColdFusion Application Manager, Server Monitor Agent
- tn_18095—ColdFusion 5: Unable to install the SNMP MIB option on Solaris
- tn_18063—Remote administration for ColdFusion 5 clusters
- tn_17979—ColdFusion 5 Server monitoring and hardware load balancing devices
- tn_17959—Restricting web traffic through LocalDirector using the DFP Agent on ColdFusion 5
- tn_17909—Clustering multiple NES instances on Solaris
- tn_17906—Clustering Macromedia's Enterprise application servers with Alteon's ACEdirector switch
- tn_17902—Advanced ClusterCATS troubleshooting on Windows NT or 2000
- tn_17877—Clustering ColdFusion or JRun Servers running in distributed mode behind hardware load balancing devices
- tn_17802—Example-based clustering instructions
- tn_17635—Troubleshooting ClusterCATS event notification
