Configure request forwarding
Request forwarding reduces network traffic and increases overall system performance by forwarding object store requests to a site which is geographically close to the object store which must return the results of the request. The data requests (often thousands of trips to the database) are handled locally across the high-speed LAN, and then returned to the remote site only once across the slow-speed WAN.
A site can be enabled or disabled to both forward requests to another site and to receive forwarded requests. Each setting is independent of the other and is configured with a check box on the site properties sheet General tab.
To configure request forwarding for a site, you must:
- Enable or disable the forwarding options for the site.
- Provide a Request Forwarding Endpoint for each virtual server that you want to accept forwarded requests. Failure to provide an endpoint for at least one virtual server results in forwarded requests not being handled properly.
To configure a site for request forwarding
- In Enterprise Manager, right-click on the site you want to configure and click Properties.
- Click the General tab.
- Select the Forward Requests check box to enable request forwarding for this site. Enabling this option means that this site will forward requests. Request forwarding is disabled by default.
- Select the Accept Forwarded Requests check box to enable the receipt of forwarded requests for this site. Enabling this option means that this site will receive forwarded requests. Accepting forwarded requests is disabled by default.
To provide a Request Forwarding Endpoint
- In Enterprise Manager, right-click on the virtual server you want to configure and click Properties.
- Click the General tab.
- Enter the URL in Request Forwarding Endpoint. This is the URL of the Java™ technology Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) endpoint for the virtual server that is accepting and handling the forwarded request. The URL uses the following format: <server_name>:<port>/FileNet/Engine.
Examples for the supported application servers are as follows:
WebLogic: t3://localhost:7001/FileNet/Engine
WebSphere: iiop://localhost:2809/FileNet/Engine
JBoss: jnp://localhost:1099/FileNet/Engine
See Concepts: request forwarding for more information.