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Tomcat or Apache and Tomcat ?

server administration XI Server Discussion
#1

Hello :),

What is the best (in performance and fiability) between using Tomcat as web/application server or Apache as web server and Tomcat as application server, in BO XI R2? Is there a difference ?

Thanks in advance,

Eleonore B.

Eleonore B. (BOB member since 2006-04-27)

#2

We are using Apache/Tomcat combination over other variations.

It seems to be working well for us!
LR

Lone Ranger (BOB member since 2003-07-10)

#3

It depends on the companies policy.
Some companies like to have a seperation between Web and App server for firewall rules or what ever.

I have worked on both modes and felt no big difference, but make sure you dont waste hardware resources for the web server as it just acts as a gateway.

Sheshachala5 :india: (BOB member since 2004-01-09)

#4

Thank you Sheshachala5 for your answer,

I’ve got another question. I’ve tried to configure Apache2 with Tomcat5 using jk2 connector but I faced a problem : I didn’t find any “mod_jk2.dll” for windows (only “mod_jk2.so”) !!! So, I’ve decided to use that .so file, is it correct ?

I’ve never configured Apache to work with Tomcat and I have to admit that I’m not able to configure httpd.conf + jk2.properties + workers2.properties correctly :expressionless: .

Could you please help me or give me examples of these files ? I’ve searched on internet and followed different solutions but it never worked :hb:

Thanks in advance !

Eleonore B. (BOB member since 2006-04-27)

#5

Do you have any documentation you can send me on Configuring APACHE HTTP SERVER as the web server,
and TOMCAT as the application server,
to work with XIR2?

Thanks in advance.

Dwayne Thomas
dwayneat@yahoo.com

dwayneat (BOB member since 2005-11-11)

#6

[quote:5649f94619=“Eleonore B.”]Thank you Sheshachala5 for your answer,

I’ve got another question. I’ve tried to configure Apache2 with Tomcat5 using jk2 connector but I faced a problem : I didn’t find any “mod_jk2.dll” for windows (only “mod_jk2.so”) !!! So, I’ve decided to use that .so file, is it correct ?

I’ve never configured Apache to work with Tomcat and I have to admit that I’m not able to configure httpd.conf + jk2.properties + workers2.properties correctly :expressionless: .

Could you please help me or give me examples of these files ? I’ve searched on internet and followed different solutions but it never worked :hb:
[/quote]

We’re currently using the mod_jk connector between Apache 2.0.46 and Tomcat 4.1.30 and it’s not the most stable environment (BO 6.5.1). Part of that is probably due to the fact that we’re on older versions of Apache & Tomcat, but I think part of it is the connector.

I believe that mod_jk2.dll is no longer supported, read here to find out more:

http://tomcat.apache.org/connectors-doc/news/20041100.html#20041115.1

JK 1.2.15 appears to be the latest version of the connector:

http://tomcat.apache.org/connectors-doc/news/20050101.html#20051108.1

HTH -

DJ

DJ06482 :us: (BOB member since 2002-11-22)

#7

Documentation is available here:

http://support.businessobjects.com/support/xi/default.asp

DJ

DJ06482 :us: (BOB member since 2002-11-22)

#8

Abit more precise would be great :wink:

/ Stig Henning

kilko :norway: (BOB member since 2006-01-27)

#9

I followed this dude’s intructions

Works

G

gorthous :chile: (BOB member since 2004-11-10)