Clustering Macromedia Application Servers Behind Cisco's Content Services Switch (Formerly Arrowpoint)

Frank DeRienzo, Principal Technical Support Engineer, Macromedia Corp., shows how Cisco's Content Services Switch (CSS 11000) offers advanced content aware load balancing. As a result of Macromedia's partnership with Cisco, ClusterCATS is fully integrated with the Cisco LocalDirector (LD) loadbalancer using the Dynamic Feedback Protocol. This provides the LocalDirector with ColdFusion load information and server status for use in balancing decisions. The CSS 11000 does not use Dynamic Feedback Protocol; it uses innovative means to determine the state of a Web server. This article provides general guidance for setting up a ColdFusion or JRun cluster behind a CSS 11000. It also deals with the specific requirements for running the CSS WebNS 4.0 keepalives HTTP HEAD and HTTP GET with ColdFusion servers.

Clustering Macromedia Application Servers Behind Cisco's Content Services Switch (Formerly Arrowpoint) (Allaire/Macromedia Article)

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