DNN Forums

Ask questions about your website to get help learning DNN and help resolve issues.
  • Search Forums
    Advanced Search
Prev
Next
Forums Using DNN Platform Administration and Configuration

Webfarms

 3 Replies
 0 Subscribed to this topic
 40 Subscribed to this forum
Sort:
Author
Messages
Cmis
New Around Here
Posts: 22
New Around Here
5/14/2020 4:42 AM

Hi

I notice the DNN 9.6 ships with a simple webfarm caching provider.

Are there any webfarm configuration guides that relate to setting up and configuring for DNN Platform.

I can see in the system info page there is a Web Farm Enabled setting but can't see where to enable it.

Also is there any info available on how the web farm caching provider works and is configured.

Thanks

Neale

Mitchel Sellers
Advanced Member
Posts: 132
Advanced Member
Helpful Replier
Helpful Replier
Thanks for being such a helpful replier!
MVP
MVP
You're an MVP!
2 Engaged Reader
Engaged Reader
You are an engaged reader!
Avid Reader
Avid Reader
Avid Reader art thou!
5/14/2020 11:22 AM
Neale,

I will work to get some documentation prepared on this as soon as I can. But here is the short version.

In the web.config you will want to set the IsWebFarm application setting to true, this will enabled you to work in the Scheduler to set specific servers to run jobs. You might also need to change the settings for the Client Resource Manager (bottom of web.config) per the recommendations.

As for server configurations there are a few options.

* Single Network File Share & Multiple Web Heads
* Isolated Web Heads w/ DFS or otherwise for replication

For the caching provider included in 9.6.x and later to work you must be able to navigate to each of the nodes with a unique name. For example https://server1ip or https://server2ip. This means that Azure Auto-Scale is not supported with this provider.

You can enable the provider using the settings under Performance.
Oren
New Around Here
Posts: 1
New Around Here
9/28/2020 9:45 PM

Any update on user guide or documentation for this?  When I set the app setting IsWebFarm=true I can see in the Servers > System Info > Web Farm Enabled: True

However when I then update the CachingProvider from "FileBasedCachingProvider" to "SimpleWebFarmCachingProvider", then the webfarm setting reverts to false in Servers > System Info > Web Farm Enabled: False, even though it is set to true in the web.config?

I did find the dnn-platform-simple-web-farm-overview-202007.pdf document, but it does not reference IsWebFarm=true that you reference?

Thanks in advance ;)

Oren

Tom Melkonian
Advanced Member
Posts: 228
Advanced Member
New Poster
New Poster
Congrats on posting!
1/7/2021 2:10 PM
Hi -
Is it possible to install the SimpleWebFarmCachingProvider into a DNN 9.1.1 website?

Thanks

Tom

These Forums are for the discussion of the open source CMS DNN platform and ecosystem.

For the benefit of the community and to protect the integrity of the ecosystem, please observe the following posting guidelines:

  1. If you have (suspected) security issues, please DO NOT post them in the forums but instead follow the official DNN security policy. 
  2. No Advertising. This includes the promotion of commercial and non-commercial products or services which are not directly related to DNN.
  3. No vendor trolling / poaching. If someone posts about a vendor issue, allow the vendor or other customers to respond. Any post that looks like trolling / poaching will be removed.
  4. Discussion or promotion of DNN Platform product releases under a different brand name are strictly prohibited.
  5. No Flaming or Trolling.
  6. No Profanity, Racism, or Prejudice.
  7. Site Moderators have the final word on approving / removing a thread or post or comment.
  8. English language posting only, please.

Would you like to help us?

Awesome! Simply post in the forums using the link below and we'll get you started.

Get Involved