Load Balancer Configuration

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Last updated: Jan 23, 2018 by Kevin Pham (Deactivated)
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This section applies specifically to the Zephyr Enterprise Data Center product. The information below is generally used to ensure that system administrators can configure their load balancer.


This section provides setup instructions for configuring a load balancer for Zephyr Enterprise Data Center. Any load balancer can be configured to work, however we recommend using NGINX. Below you will find a guide on setting up a NGINX load balancer with Zephyr Enterprise Data Center.

Prerequisites

Ngnix Setup on Windows

Step 1:
Download the Nginx archive file from here

Step 2:
In the conf folder, find the file named nginx.conf and modify the http section to contain the following:


Under the http { .. } section
upstream tomcat_servers{
	server node1:8080;
	server node2:8080;
}
location /flex/ {
	#for web socket and long-polling in nginx
	proxy_http_version 1.1;
	proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
	proxy_set_header Connection $connection_upgrade;
	proxy_buffering off;
	proxy_ignore_client_abort off;
	#for tomcat proxy
	proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Host $host;
	proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Server $host;
	proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
	proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
	proxy_pass ;
}
location ~* \.(js|jpg|png|css)$ {
	root <path to webapps>;
	expires 1d;
	#proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
	#proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
	#proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
	#proxy_pass http://tomcat/;
}


Add a separate section within the http section:

Additional section
map $http_upgrade $connection_upgrade {
	default Upgrade;
	'' close;
}

Ngnix Setup on Linux

Step 1:

sudo apt-get install nginx

Step 2:
Edit /etc/nginx/nginx.conf or /etc/nginx/sites-available/default (if present) and add to the http section:


Under the http { .. } section
upstream tomcat_servers{
	server node1:8080;
	server node2:8080;
}
location /flex/ {
	#for web socket and long-polling in nginx
	proxy_http_version 1.1;
	proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
	proxy_set_header Connection $connection_upgrade;
	proxy_buffering off;
	proxy_ignore_client_abort off;
	#for tomcat proxy
	proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Host $host;
	proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Server $host;
	proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
	proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
	proxy_pass ;
}
location ~* \.(js|jpg|png|css)$ {
	root <path to webapps>;
	expires 1d;
	#proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
	#proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
	#proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
	#proxy_pass http://tomcat/;
}


Add a separate section with the http section:

Additional section
map $http_upgrade $connection_upgrade {
	default Upgrade;
	'' close;
}


Sample Nginx.conf file:

Configure Nodes

Step 1:
In node1 locate the web.xml file (opt/local/zephyr/tomcat/webapps/flex/WEB-INF/web.xml)

Step 2:
Locate 'AtmosphereServlet' in the file and add the below mentioned lines as an additional 'init-param' tag:

Additiontal init-param
<init-param>
<param-name>org.atmosphere.cpr.AtmosphereInterceptor</param-name>
<param-value>org.atmosphere.interceptor.NginxInterceptor</param-value>
</init-param>

Sample web.xml file:

Step 3:
In web.xml (default path: opt/local/zephyr/tomcat/conf/web.xml) add the <distributable/> tag at the end of the file, before </web-app>

Sample web.xml file:


Step 4:
Follow steps 1-3 for node2

Step 5:
In the conf folder for NGINX, find the file named nginx.conf. Under upstream add both the IP addresses:

Upstream
upstream tomcat{ 
    ip_hash; 
    server 192.168.11.192:81; 
    server 192.168.11.98:81;  
}


Step 6:
Restart Nginx and launch Zephyr with the IP address of Nginx (e.g.: 192.168.11.153/flex/html5). You will be redirected to any one of the configured Nodes


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