Databases Reference
In-Depth Information
Load Balancing and
Clustering Best Practices
In the previous chapter, we learned the reference architecture and architectural best
practices of Liferay-Portal-based solutions. One of the key architectural concepts
which we learned in the previous chapter is
load balancing
and
clustering
. We
learned how horizontal scaling can fulfill performance and scalability needs. In this
chapter, we will learn how to configure the software load balancer and cluster for
Liferay-Portal-based solutions. We will also learn the best practices associated with
each configuration step. We will cover the following topics in this chapter:
• Basics of load balancing and clustering with Liferay
• Load balancer configuration
° Apache Web Server configuration
° Application Server configuration
• Clustering configuration
• Ehcache configuration
• Media Library configuration
• Search configuration
• Quartz job configuration
Let's gear up to start with the basics of load balancing and clustering with Liferay.
