[web2py] Re: Load Balanced Server code updating

2015-08-13 Thread Niphlod
puppet, chef or ansible are more geared towards "prepare me a new node to add to the cluster" rather than "update the application files on every node of my cluster" but feel free to engage. My point was "start small and simple, then reiterate". chef ansible and puppet are more likely the 1000th

[web2py] Re: Load Balanced Server code updating

2015-08-12 Thread Michael M
That gives me a lot to go on. Thank-you Niphlod. I just got off the vanpool this morning and found out one of my co-workers runs some of our corporate infrastructure. He suggested I look at Puppet, Chef, or Ansible for cluster management. So looks like I have some learning to do. :) Wish

[web2py] Re: Load Balanced Server code updating

2015-08-12 Thread Niphlod
the update process on several frontend servers can be split into 2 modes: you can have an "incremental" update, in which the newer version of the application doesn't break the old one, and the "breaking" update, in which the newer version of the application breaks the old one. in the first case