Does mod_backhand need the filebase ?

[j***@netfielders.de]

Hi !

If I have a webserver with mod_backend installed, which passes requests to
backend-servers with also mod_backend installed, are the scripts passed
through, or does it need the same filebase (common fileserver) ?

Example:
Having a script which is generating images, how actualy does mod_backhand
work ? Are the images saved on the backend server, or on the frontend
which recieves the requests ?

Thanks in advance...

JH

[Theo Schlossnagle]

Post by j***@netfielders.de
If I have a webserver with mod_backend installed, which passes
requests to backend-servers with also mod_backend installed, are the
scripts passed through, or does it need the same filebase (common
fileserver) ?

It's mod_backhand, not mod_backend.

Post by j***@netfielders.de
Having a script which is generating images, how actualy does
mod_backhand work ? Are the images saved on the backend server, or on
the frontend which recieves the requests ?

It passes the request back just as mod_proxy would do in the reverse
proxy scenario. If it always passes the request back, you actually do
not need the script on the front-end machine at all. The script (or
files) must present on whichever machine ultimately services the
request.

// Theo Schlossnagle
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[Angus Wood]

Post by j***@netfielders.de
Hi !
If I have a webserver with mod_backend installed, which passes requests to
backend-servers with also mod_backend installed, are the scripts passed
through, or does it need the same filebase (common fileserver) ?

Yes, it does. NFS mounts work well, but I prefer to use 'dssh' for
managing the cluster.

See http://dcmd.sourceforge.net for the source code, and
http://www.samag.com/documents/s=8892/sam0310e/sam0310e.htm
for an article explaining its usage.

What I tend to do is install things on my 'master' front-end server and
then
just 'dscp /opt/ap_b/cgi-bin/* []:/opt/ap_b/cgi-bin/' which installs the
codebase on all the farm machines.

Post by j***@netfielders.de
Having a script which is generating images, how actualy does mod_backhand
work ? Are the images saved on the backend server, or on the frontend
which recieves the requests ?

mod_backhand organises passing the request for the URL to one of the
machines in your cluster, and passing the response from that machine to
the calling party. If (say) you have 10 machines with a script on them
which creates an image, saves it in /tmp/ and then serves it out then
after doing one request you'll have one of your 10 machines with an image
in /tmp/. Which one that is depends on how you've configured the candidacy
and sorting functions.

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_Gus
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