[WEB400] Re: Multiple web instances assistance and comments

["Steve McKay" <steve.mckay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Nathan -

We're doing sort of that kind of thing now . . . probably not as elegantly
since we just show 'em a static HTML page that says "Out to lunch" (well,
not literally "out to lunch" but you get the idea. :-)  )

Thanks,

Steve

"Nathan M. Andelin"
<nandelin=uLFwQiodB6j7ZPEc29C2Qq6+1OQI6iwo@public.gmane.org> wrote in
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> For temporarily disabling an application, Relational-Web also offers a
nice
> solution. No need to front-end the application/database server with an
extra
> Intel server. No need to purchase an IP sprayer software package. No need
to
> purchase or configure multiple IP addresses. No need to run multiple
> instances of the HTTP server. No need to shut down the HTTP server. No
> orphaned users, wondering why their requests are timing out with an HTTP
> error message.
>
> With Relational-Web, a system operator (or scheduled CL program) simply
> invokes a command (ENDWEBAPP) to shutdown and temporarily disable any
> individual application. While the application is temporarily unavailable,
> any users would receive an HTML response, which might even indicate the
> reason that the application is unavailable (ie. we're backing up some
files
> that are used by your program).  Although one application may be
temporarily
> unavailable, all others (as well as static pages), would be available.
>
> Nathan M. Andelin
> www.relational-data.com
>
>
>
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