Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-jakarta-tomcat-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 90928 invoked from network); 25 Nov 2003 18:55:40 -0000 Received: from daedalus.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (208.185.179.12) by minotaur-2.apache.org with SMTP; 25 Nov 2003 18:55:40 -0000 Received: (qmail 31689 invoked by uid 500); 25 Nov 2003 18:38:42 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-jakarta-tomcat-dev-archive@jakarta.apache.org Received: (qmail 31638 invoked by uid 500); 25 Nov 2003 18:38:42 -0000 Mailing-List: contact tomcat-dev-help@jakarta.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Help: List-Post: List-Id: "Tomcat Developers List" Reply-To: "Tomcat Developers List" Delivered-To: mailing list tomcat-dev@jakarta.apache.org Received: (qmail 31624 invoked by uid 500); 25 Nov 2003 18:38:42 -0000 Received: (qmail 31620 invoked from network); 25 Nov 2003 18:38:41 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO minotaur.apache.org) (209.237.227.194) by daedalus.apache.org with SMTP; 25 Nov 2003 18:38:41 -0000 Received: (qmail 81880 invoked by uid 1670); 25 Nov 2003 18:38:49 -0000 Date: 25 Nov 2003 18:38:49 -0000 Message-ID: <20031125183849.81879.qmail@minotaur.apache.org> From: yoavs@apache.org To: jakarta-tomcat-catalina-cvs@apache.org Subject: cvs commit: jakarta-tomcat-catalina/webapps/docs balancer-howto.xml X-Spam-Rating: daedalus.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N X-Spam-Rating: minotaur-2.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N yoavs 2003/11/25 10:38:49 Modified: webapps/docs balancer-howto.xml Log: Updated Revision Changes Path 1.2 +17 -5 jakarta-tomcat-catalina/webapps/docs/balancer-howto.xml Index: balancer-howto.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /home/cvs/jakarta-tomcat-catalina/webapps/docs/balancer-howto.xml,v retrieving revision 1.1 retrieving revision 1.2 diff -u -r1.1 -r1.2 --- balancer-howto.xml 25 Nov 2003 18:22:30 -0000 1.1 +++ balancer-howto.xml 25 Nov 2003 18:38:49 -0000 1.2 @@ -23,7 +23,13 @@ environments. Rather, it is a simple, pure Java, easily extensible, and fast way to direct traffic among multiple servers.

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+Although balancer ships with tomcat, it is not tomcat-specific and runs +on other containers without any modification. The balancer webapp +requires a Servlet Specification 2.3 or later container if you wish +to use a filter to redirect traffic. If you wish to redirect traffic +using a servlet, you may use any servlet container. +

@@ -64,7 +70,7 @@ should be JavaBeans (public no-args constructor, public setter method setXXX for property xxx), as they are instantiated by Jakarta Commons Digester. Feel free -to inquire on the tomcat-user mailist list regarding +to inquire on the tomcat-user mailing list regarding the availability of rules of the inclusion of your rules in the distribution.

@@ -72,8 +78,8 @@

Rules are assembled into RuleChains. Each BalancerFilter (or Servlet/JSP) refers to one RuleChain when making its -redirection decisions. Not that you are not restricted -to having one filter mapped to /*, as is the default +redirection decisions. Note that you are not restricted +to having one filter mapped to /* as done in the sample configuration. You can configure as many filters as desired, using the full filter mapping possibilities defined in the Servlet Specification. Each filter will have @@ -83,7 +89,6 @@

-Here is the flow of events in the balancer:

  1. You write a rules configuration file containing various rules and redirection locations.
    2. @@ -99,6 +104,13 @@

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+Please direct questions, comments, suggestions, etc. to the +tomcat-user mailing list. Thank you. +

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