[opencms-dev] environment

[Alois Franz]

Thanks, we'll try it.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Evans, Michael" <EvansM at visa.com>
To: <opencms-dev at www.opencms.org>
Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 4:20 PM
Subject: RE: [opencms-dev] environment


> The use of policy files is standard stuff.  Of course it depends on what's
> in the policy file as to whether anything that OpenCMS needs is
> prohibited...
>
> For example the policy file could prohibit loading of Jar files, or access
> to files.  You would need to add the appropriate stuff for OpenCMS.
Search
> the mailing list archives for discussions about catalina.policy
> requirements...
>
> Regards,
>
> Mike.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alois Franz [mailto:alois.franz at epimusic.de]
> Sent: 17 February 2003 15:03
> To: opencms-dev at www.opencms.org
> Subject: Re: [opencms-dev] environment
>
>
> Hello Mike,
> our problem ist to run OpenCms on a shared server running a tomcat with a
> security manager.
> We can't find a solution to configure catalina.policy where OpenCms is
> running with.
> My provider wants to keep this security manager and now my question is, if
> it is usual to use these security thing on a tomcat in general.
> Thanks, Alois
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Evans, Michael" <EvansM at visa.com>
> To: <opencms-dev at www.opencms.org>
> Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 3:48 PM
> Subject: RE: [opencms-dev] environment
>
>
> > Alois,
> >
> > Can you describe the kind of scenario you are thinking about... Are you
> > think of ISP type services?  Or corporate divisions?  Or a shared server
> > running multiple apps?
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Alois Franz [mailto:alois.franz at epimusic.de]
> > Sent: 17 February 2003 10:19
> > To: opencms-dev at www.opencms.org
> > Subject: Re: [opencms-dev] environment
> >
> >
> > Hi Mike, thanks for your answer, but how do provider generally guarantee
> the
> > data security, if they don't take advantage of any safety
> > manager(catalina.policy)?
> > Thanks, ALOIS
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Evans, Michael" <EvansM at visa.com>
> > To: <opencms-dev at opencms.org>
> > Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 3:53 PM
> > Subject: RE: [opencms-dev] environment
> >
> >
> > > None of your issues should be a significant problem.  OpenCMS sits on
> the
> > > same box as other web servers and can share the same Tomcat server as
> > other
> > > "well behaved" apps without problems.
> > >
> > > If you are looking for a highly available configuration then setup two
> > > servers, both with all the content, and then stick a load balancer
> infront
> > > of them.  Add a "ping" web pages on the servers that confirm
> functionality
> > > (like OpenCMS or other apps / connectivity).  The load balancer should
> > then
> > > be able to check the "ping" page and if it can no longer get the page
> the
> > > server will be taken out of the server farm and an administrative
alert
> > > raised.
> > >
> > > Obviously you can scale your solution easily then as you can add new
> > servers
> > > as necessary...
> > >
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Alois Franz [mailto:alois.franz at epimusic.de]
> > > Sent: 14 February 2003 13:14
> > > To: opencms-dev at opencms.org
> > > Subject: [opencms-dev] environment
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi everybody,
> > >
> > > has anybody any experience in using a dedicated or a shared server as
an
> > > installation environment for openCms?
> > > If using a dedicated server what's about 'operation security' or
server
> > > 'downtime', I mean if the server turns out for some reason how do you
> > handle
> > > backup monitoring???
> > > And using a shared server, what's about the security manager and the
> > > 'catalina.policy'????
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance for your help, ALOIS
> >