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Verifying failover for HTTP requests
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Verifying failover for HTTP requests
This section describes a procedure for verifying that your Breeze Presentation platform cluster
provides failover in the event that one of the computers in the cluster fails. The procedure
assumes that there are two computers in the cluster, Computer1 and Computer2. The steps for
verifying failover with more than two computers is very similar.
provides failover in the event that one of the computers in the cluster fails. The procedure
assumes that there are two computers in the cluster, Computer1 and Computer2. The steps for
verifying failover with more than two computers is very similar.
The basic approach in the procedure that follows is to demonstrate failover when you are using
the Breeze Manager, a web application within the Breeze Presentation platform. If the computer
you are accessing for the Breeze Manager fails and you can continue to use the Breeze Manager
without logging in again and without interruption, failover is successful.
the Breeze Manager, a web application within the Breeze Presentation platform. If the computer
you are accessing for the Breeze Manager fails and you can continue to use the Breeze Manager
without logging in again and without interruption, failover is successful.
To verify failover for HTTP requests in a Breeze Presentation platform cluster with two
computers:
computers:
1
Make sure that the Breeze Presentation platform on Computer1 is started and that the Breeze
Presentation platform on Computer2 is stopped.
Before you start the Breeze Presentation platform, Microsoft SQL Server 2000 must
be running.
To start the Breeze Presentation platform:
Presentation platform on Computer2 is stopped.
Before you start the Breeze Presentation platform, Microsoft SQL Server 2000 must
be running.
To start the Breeze Presentation platform:
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Select Start > Programs > Macromedia > Macromedia Breeze 3 > Start Breeze Server.
To stop the Breeze Presentation platform:
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Select Start > Programs > Macromedia > Macromedia Breeze 3 > Stop Breeze Server.
2
Log in to the Breeze Manager.
You can log in to the Breeze Manager from the following URL: http://
You can log in to the Breeze Manager from the following URL: http://
admin_host/servlet/
admin.
In the URL,
In the URL,
admin_host is the host name you entered as the value of the
ADMIN_HOST
property
in the Breeze Presentation platform custom.ini configuration file (see step 2 under
When you log in, the Breeze Manager home page opens.
[
User name
]