MapGuide RFC 42 - Remove Support Servers from Site Administrator

This page contains a change request (RFC) for the MapGuide Open Source project. More MapGuide RFCs can be found on the RFCs page.

Status

RFC Template Version	(1.0)
Submission Date	December 5, 2007
Last Modified	Trevor Wekel Timestamp
Author	Trevor Wekel
RFC Status	adopted
Implementation Status	implemented
Proposed Milestone	2.0
Assigned PSC guide(s)	Tom Fukushima, Jason Birch
Voting History
+1	Bob, Jason, Tom, Andy, Bruce, Paul
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Overview

This RFC removes support servers from the MapGuide Site Administrator.

Motivation

Load balanced site servers provide better scalability and easier setup than separate site and support servers. Furthermore, the site and support server concept is confusing for the user base.

Proposed Solution

Remove the "Add" and "Remove" buttons and the Services column from the "Manage Servers" page:

Remove the "Add Server" page:

On the "Configure Server" page, remove "Name" and the combo box, and the "Services" check boxes:

Also remove the "Services registration timer interval".

For the "Configure Services" page, remove "Server" and combo box:

Also remove the enabled flag from the section headers:

Under the "Configure Logs" page, remove "Server" and combo box:

Under the "Manage Logs" page, remove "Server" and combo box:

For the configuration files serverconfig.ini and webconfig.ini, a distinction will be made between a "same machine" install where the server and web extensions are installed on the same machine and an installation where they are separated. The "same machine" install is better for disconnected demonstration environments because a routable IP address is not required. The separated install is appropriate for load balanced or secure environments where the server and web extensions reside on multiple or separate machines.

In serverconfig.ini, the MachineIp and IpAddress will be defaulted to 127.0.0.1 for a "same machine" install. For a separated install, the routable IP address of the site server will be specified.

In webconfig.ini, IpAddress will be 127.0.0.1 for a "same machine" install. For a separated install, the routable IP address of the site server will be specified. A comma separated list can also be used to specify multiple site servers.

Implications

This RFC removes existing functionality. However, site and support servers were difficult to configure and it is unlikely that this functionality is currently in use. It will still be possible to turn off unnecessary services by directly editing serverconfig.ini.

Test Plan

Validate that the Site Administrator is still functioning correctly.

Funding/Resources

Autodesk to provide resources / funding.