windchill cluster

[ManojC]

when we configure windchill as cluster what would be url seen by end users for follwing configuration

master --> installed with local host name say A

slave 1 --> copy of master A and did slave respective configuration.

slave -2 -> copy of master A and did slave respective configuration.

logical name is D server name.

what would be the server name used for accesing the application,

is it D ?? or something else ??

If we use D after first logon then will it change to Server A host name?? becuase slave and master is installed with server A hostname.

[ChrisSpartz]

When you configure a cluster, each node will have it's own physical hostname. These hostnames must be unique to allow the nodes in the cluster to be able to internally communicate with one another. But, you will also have a cluster alias, D, which is common to all nodes of the cluster. This cluster alias is what is used to access the cluster, and what users will see as in the URL.

The property changes needed to achieve this are shown in the "Installing and Configuring a Cluster Windchill Environment" section of the Advanced Deployment Guide. You can use the below link to find the version of the guide for your Windchill version:

https://www.ptc.com/appserver/cs/doc/refdoc.jsp

[jessh]

I'd also note that configuring clusters is a lot simpler in 10.2 than in previous releases.

The changes don't invalidate Chris' response, but they eliminate the need for most per-node settings (for instance, while each node still has its own physical hostname, but you don't have to explicitly note this in wt.properties).