Clustering

Available only in PopChart Server Enterprise.

This screen allows you to configure clustering for your PopChart Server.

To learn more about clustering, refer to Chapter 13, "Clustering," in the PopChart Server User Guide.

Enable Clustering

This turns clustering on.

Auto Cluster
Enables auto-clustering. PopChart Server will scan through the entire 255.255.255.0 subnet for other clustering-enabled servers. For example, if PopChart Server's address is 10.0.1.28 and you enable auto-clustering, PopChart Server will cluster with any server whose address is 10.0.1.x (e.g. 10.0.1.1, 10.0.1.2, etc.). In order for this to work, all PopChart Servers must be using the same comm port number.
Manual Cluster
Enables manual clustering. PopChart Server will attempt to contact the servers listed in the Cluster Server List and request a complete list of all currently clustered servers.

Cluster Server List

A comma separated list of servers that will be in the server cluster. You should specify their comm port address (e.g. 10.0.1.7:2002).

You do not have to list all of the servers. In fact, you only need to list one valid server address, although it's safer to list more. PopChart Server will download the list of remaining servers in the cluster from the first server that it is able to contact.

You will need to enable clustering under the Manual Cluster setting for this list to take effect.

Using a Software/Hardware Load Balancer

This tells PopChart Server to compensate for software or hardware balancing between the redirector and server cluster.

Warning: Only use this setting when you are doing some sort of load balancing between a redirector and the server cluster.

List of Clustered PopChart Servers

This list shows all of the PopChart Servers that are in the current cluster.