Re: Java Monitor : what is the max number of applications it could handle?

Graham J Lee <[email protected]> Tue, 9 Jan 2007 10:40:11 +0000
Newsgroups gmane.comp.web.webobjects.admin
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 9 Jan 2007, at 08:52, Cheong Hee (Datasonic) wrote:

> Dear all
>
> I supposed I have seen someone has posted that the maximum  
> applications that a JavaMonitor could handle is 25 (may be I did  
> not get it right, optimum?). I have tried with more than 40 dummy  
> applications but JavaMonitor still allows me to create.  Is there  
> anything I missed here?
>

I've never tried that...but...

> As I am doing some testing to see how WebObjects could be brought  
> into ASP mode.  Surely the issues of how the servers are going to  
> be set up cost-effectively are very relevant.  Is it a good idea to  
> just set one JavaMonitor and handle all different applicaitons  
> (actual fact is only same application)?  I have done that with a  
> few and it works.  Appreciate someone could share experiences.

AFAICT you're not *supposed* to use more than one JavaMonitor per  
subnet.  In practice I've never had any problems with two  
JavaMonitors on the same subnet, although even so after a while I  
firewalled off the JavaMonitor and wotaskd ports from each other,  
Just In Case(TM).

Cheers,
Graham.