WebSphere Application Server - workload differences - websphere load and websphere cluster

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workload differences - websphere load and websphere cluster

2005-12-23, 7:51 am

I would like to know the difference between websphere clustering and websphere load balacning (websphere edge components???

I appreciate your inputs on this.

Regards
vaze

2005-12-23, 5:57 pm

> I would like to know the difference between websphere
> clustering and websphere load balacning (websphere
> edge components???
>
> I appreciate your inputs on this.
>
> Regards
> vaze

WebSphere Clustering works between Http Server and App Server. It will direct traffic to Appserver from Http Server depening upon load and availability.

Edge Components are using for load balancing between external browser and Http Server. It routed the traffic to Http Server from external browsers.

-- Sandeep

Paul Ilechko

2005-12-23, 5:57 pm

Sandeep.Gupta@cna.com wrote:
>
>
> WebSphere Clustering works between Http Server and App Server. It
> will direct traffic to Appserver from Http Server depening upon load
> and availability.

I think you have your direction backwards. But this is not the only tpe
of clustering. WAS also provides clustering for RMI/IIOP clients, not
just for HTTP. In this latter case, the clustering is provided by
negotiation at the Orb level between the client and some bootstrap
application server, as opposed to being performed by the HTTP server
plugin.

>
> Edge Components are using for load balancing between external browser
> and Http Server. It routed the traffic to Http Server from external
> browsers.
>
>
> -- Sandeep
>