Thanks Rainer, I've already set up clusters using apache + mod_jk (mod_proxy) with and without ssl. The problem now is just the Alteon LB, which is not my area, so I was looking for some advices on setting up with a layer 7 swtich.
Regards On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 8:19 AM, Rainer Jung<rainer.j...@kippdata.de> wrote: > Hi, > > On 25.06.2009 02:36, Vinicius Carvalho wrote: >> Hello there! We are adding a new server to our park, and now we are >> going to use LB for both machines. We are using an Alteon 180e layer 7 >> switch to perform LB. So far everything was fine. But we decided to >> let the router do all the SSL part this way we would have something >> like this: >> >> >> [internet] --SSL:443---> [router] ---http:80---> [tomcat] >> >> The first problem we faced was within some applications that were >> using the <transport-guarantee>confidential </transport-guarantee> >> directive, and so tomcat was redirecting them to the 8443 connector >> which was disabled. >> >> We removed this directive, and configure a rule on the router that >> would accomplish the same thing, whenever an user tried to access a >> page using http it would be redirected to https. Now we are facing a >> problem with the redirect of some struts apps. Instead of redirecting >> to the https they redirect to the http (I can understand why, since >> the app is really being accessed by http port not https), I know this >> might be a struts/app design problem. >> >> I just would like to hear from you guys, if we are moving toward the >> right way by leaving all the SSL part on the router. I could not find >> one single doc about layer 7 LBs and tomcat around the web. Does any >> one have a good tutorial/starting point? >> >> Best Regards > > you might find some information on > > http://tomcat.apache.org/connectors-doc/generic_howto/proxy.html > > Although most of it is with respect to connecting Apache and Tomcat via > the AJP protocol, the page also contains some info about seetings > available for connectors in server.xml which fake some communication > info, like host name, protocol etc. > > Those (short) details are at > > http://tomcat.apache.org/connectors-doc/generic_howto/proxy.html#Tomcat%20AJP%20Connector%20Settings > > More info about the connector settings is available at > > http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-6.0-doc/config/http.html > > Regards, > > Rainer > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org
