I need some help in setting up a IIS box with a websphere plugin-cfg.xml to load balance domino http traffic to 3 servers.
I have found various redbook articles but they don’t make sense - these being;
Technote TIPS0238 and http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/ws51help/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.websphere.nd.doc/info/ae/ae/rwsv_plugin.html.
I can get the plugin to work with one server but how can you configure to load balance?
Thank you.
Jemma
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Subject: Websphere Plugin-cfg.xml and Clustering Domino servers
Are you using the plugin for single sign on, or do you have a requirement that all Domino servers be “behind” IIS?
If you just need the SSO functionality then I’d recommend taking this approach:
Use IIS in front of Domino for a login server, and have that login server be part of a Domino web SSO group. Note that the SSO configuration needs to be set up seperately from the standard Domino clustering as it isn’t set up automaticly.
Have the default DB on the login server set to redirect to a site managed by an ICM, and have the ICM do the load balancing for your cluster. Your users will not be prompted for their passwordds when they are redirected to the final Domino web servers sience they’re alrady authenticated.
This setup has the advantage that you do not have to run IIS on your Domino cluster, only on the login server. In my experience, the IIS configuration adds overhead that you’re better off avoiding.