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Re: Sun Web Server 6.1 Blocking?

From: Jeanfrancois Arcand <Jeanfrancois.Arcand_at_Sun.COM>
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:40:44 -0400

Salut,

Addison Cody D wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> I am new to the mailing list so please "bear" with me.

Hey hey :-)

>
> As of now, I have a 2 instance Glassfish v2 cluster, load balanced with
> Sun Web Server 6.1.
>
> I have deployed a sample Grizzly-Comet demo application to my cluster,
> however I cannot seem to get it to work... (THe Counter example using
> prototype/behaviour .js libraries)

First, let me ask: Does it work when you use directly the GlassFish
port,e.g port 8080?

>
> My question(s) are:
>
> 1. Is this web server a blocking web server?
>

Yes. I've never tested, but I suspect it might be an issue.


> 2. Is there a way to configure it so it will NOT block requests, yet
> still loadbalance the instances of my cluster?

Let me find someone inside Sun that knows 6.1 (I don't). For sure Comet
works very well with Apache2 + mod_proxy (that one I've tested).

But we aren't offering Comet clustering (yet) so if you have a
connection suspended on one instance, the other instance will not see it:

http://www.nabble.com/Re:-Grizzly-Comet-in-clustered-enviroment-td18262063.html

A+

-- Jeanfrancois


>
> Thanks ahead of time!!!
>
> -Cody