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Ramzi

2005-05-31, 8:50 pm

Currently we have our authoring server utilizing a NLB system.

We would like to know if this any adverse effects especially if MCMS is
using Session objects to manage user's (authors/editors/etc.) activities in
the Authoring server.

Is there a methodology that should be followed or a process that will allow
for the session not to be lost?

Thanks
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MCSD.NET
Spencer Harbar [MVP]

2005-06-01, 7:48 am

Hi Ramzi,

Unless you are making use of Sessions in your own code, there are no adverse
effects, MCMS doesn't use sessions.

If you are using sessions, you will need to set the affinity of your NLB
port rule to Single to ensure that client requests are handled by the same
NLB node.
However, you can avoid this "limitation" by making use of the ASP.NET state
service on a seperate server, or indeed use the ASP.NET SQL Serevr session
support by modifying the web.config Session element. There is also a .sql
file in the .NET install which will setup this database for you.

hth
Spence
www.mcmsfaq.com



"Ramzi" <Ramzi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5D95E2C7-3DC1-43DA-8F8B-13D1097D72A5@microsoft.com...
> Currently we have our authoring server utilizing a NLB system.
>
> We would like to know if this any adverse effects especially if MCMS is
> using Session objects to manage user's (authors/editors/etc.) activities
> in
> the Authoring server.
>
> Is there a methodology that should be followed or a process that will
> allow
> for the session not to be lost?
>
> Thanks
> --
> MCSD.NET



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