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Hi

Can we set up a ReportCaster like

* 2 Distribution Servers pointing to same Oracle reporitory

* we have 2 WF servers also.

we need to set up in such a way that each reportcaster should run a job that is not completed by the other one.

Is that possible ??
 
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Kevin Sherrard
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This is not a good idea because then you have 2 distribution servers fighting over the repository. We tried it in WebFOCUS 52 a few years ago and it did not work.

You can install 2 distribution server to point at the same repository but only one distribution server can only be up at any given time. This works well with a Prod/Disaster Recovery setup.


WebFOCUS 7.6.11 HF 6 Client Reporting Server/Caster
7.6.11 PDS Server on MVS DB2
1.46R Tandem
7.6.11 IWAY SQL Server 2000
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Thanks Kevin ,

Currently we are in a scenarion were in both are up and executing the same job (duplicate processing is happening)

I want to know

* the steps for the Distribution server automatic failover .

Note :

I have a repository in one machine(R).
Distribution server(D) in one machine and
WF Server in another machine(W).
I want to know a failover scenarion for Distribution server if machine D is down
 
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So you have 2 distribution servers running off one repository right now, and it works?

I don't have any regarding automatic fail over.


WebFOCUS 7.6.11 HF 6 Client Reporting Server/Caster
7.6.11 PDS Server on MVS DB2
1.46R Tandem
7.6.11 IWAY SQL Server 2000
Access
 
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<Navin>
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Right Kevin.

That works fine.
The only thing is they are twice processed as we have two DS pointing to the same repository.
 
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All

I have got from IBI that the Distribution server failover will be implemented in the

"WebFOCUS V7.6 Service Pack
5. which is targeted for release by the end of the first quarter, 2008."
 
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Navin,
I've architected a couple of WebFOCUS Systems this year that have failover for ReportCaster.
What we had to do in each case was have two physical machines in an active/passive load balanced pair.
The Distribution Server on the Active box is started, the one on the passive box is not started unless the heartbest for the active box fails. Upon which the load balancer redirects all traffic to the passive box (and starts the Distribution Server).
On a side note, you'll need your Oracle Database to be a cluster as well or you'll still have a single point of failure for Report Caster.
Doug


I support multiple Information Builders customers across platforms with very varied configurations.
 
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