Hello Fred, I defined a load balancer for a single tomcat instance as well, and it doesn't seem slow at all. I think it is more scalable. On our production server, we switched to 2 tomcat instances very easily. If it takes more memory, then it won't be much.
Greetings, Luc > -----Original Message----- > From: Fred K [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 6:26 > To: tomcat users > Subject: Configuring and using jkstatus for only one Tomcat instance > > > Hi: > > Re: mod_jk.so v1.2.15 (and tomcat 5.5.12) > > I followed the instructions on the web site to enable jkstatus a: > http://tomcat.apache.org/connectors-doc/howto/workers.html <= > Status Worker > properties > > After being puzzled for some time reading the same line over > and over on > that page, I eventually understood that I needed to setup a load > balancer :) > > While I do not have the need for balancing at this time, is > it acceptable to > define a worker type lb with only one worker ? > > Example: > worker.mylbWorker.type=lb > worker.mylbWorker.balance_workers=myWorker1 > > What are the side effects or risks (will it take more resources, more > memory, leakage,....) > > Your help is greatly appreciated, > > Regards - Fred > --------------------------------------------------------- Legal Notice: This electronic mail and its attachments are intended solely for the person(s) to whom they are addressed and contain information which is confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure, except for the purpose for which they are intended. Dissemination, distribution, or reproduction by anyone other than the intended recipients is prohibited and may be illegal. If you are not an intended recipient, please immediately inform the sender and return the electronic mail and its attachments and destroy any copies which may be in your possession. UCB screens electronic mails for viruses but does not warrant that this electronic mail is free of any viruses. UCB accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this electronic mail. ---------------------------------------------------------