MapGuide RFC 42 - Remove Support Servers

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	not ready for review
Implementation Status	not implemented
Proposed Milestone	2.0
Assigned PSC guide(s)
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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:

Change the MapGuide Server installer to ask whether the Server is being installed on the same machine as the Web Extensions. If it is a "same machine" install, the IP address will default to localhost and the Server will not respond to a Web Extensions installed on different machine. This configuration is better for disconnected demonstration environments because a routable IP address is not required.

If it is not a "same machine" install, the installer will ask the user to specify the routable IP address for the Server. This configuration is appropriate for load balanced Site Servers.

The Web Extensions installer will follow the same pattern as the Server installer.

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.

Test Plan

Validate that the Site Administrator is still functioning correctly.

Funding/Resources

Autodesk to provide resources / funding.