High availabilityFileNet P8 Application Engine, FileNet P8 Workplace XT, Version 5.2.1              

Configuring load-balancer or proxy server

Before installing and configuring Application Engine or Workplace XT in a highly available environment, verify that your load balancer or proxy server has been set up correctly.

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Procedure

Identify the Base URL for the load balancer or proxy server When installing any components that request the URL of a deployed Workplace or Workplace XT instance in a highly available configuration, you must use the URL that directs users to your load-balancing or proxy device.
Tip: Do not specifying a single Application Engine/Workplace XT server. This will introduce a single point of failure in the environment.
If you are using load-balancer or proxy device in your configuration you must use the load-balancer or proxy device to log on to Workplace or Workplace XT for the first time. Doing this ensures that the Base URL setting, which must be set to the load-balancer or proxy URL, is correctly set.
If the application is deployed to a farm of application servers, and a load-balancer is configured for this farm, then a URL could be:
  • Application Engine: http://loadbalancer URL:loadbalancer port/Workplace
  • Workplace XT: http://loadbalancer URL:loadbalancer port/WorkplaceXT Use this URL when completing the installation steps.


Last updated: October 2015
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