Ektron CMS400.NET Administrator Manual

Setting Up Multiple Ektron CMS400.NET Web Sites
NOTE
Load Balancing
For an identical Ektron CMS400.NET Web site to run on two
machines, the same database must be used for each site. To do
this:
1. Install the .exe file for Ektron CMS400.NET on each Web
server on the Web site.
Refer to the Ektron CMS400.NET Setup Manual for additional information on
performing an install.
2. Select one installed database, and use that as your master
database. Each Web site points to this database for content,
users, and load balance paths.
3. Create an ODBC or OLE DB connection to that database. Also,
edit the web.config file for each Web site to use that DSN,
Provider string, or file string.
If performed correctly, each Ektron CMS400.NET Web site on
each Web server uses the same database.
Setting Up Virtual Directories
Virtual Directory Points to
Through Internet Information Services (IIS) on both Web servers,
create virtual directories for all image or file folders used with your
load balancing model. In addition, change the default
UploadedImages and UploadedFiles’ directories to virtual
directories.
For our example, we create the following virtual directories on both
Ektron CMS400.NET Web server machines.
UploadedImages Default UploadedImages folder installed by Ektron CMS400.NET on the Web
Server.
UploadedFiles Default UploadedFiles folder installed by Ektron CMS400.NET on the Web
server.
LB_Images1 UploadedImages folder installed on the second Ektron CMS400.NET Web
server.
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