7.2. Install and Configure a Worker Node

Procedure 7.1. Configure a Worker Node for Tomcat

1. Add a Listener to Tomcat

   Add the following Listener element beneath the other Listener elements in JBOSS_EWS_DIST/tomcat6/conf/server.xml.

   <Listener className="org.jboss.modcluster.container.catalina.standalone.ModClusterListener" advertise="true" stickySession="true" stickySessionForce="false" stickySessionRemove="true" />

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2. Give the Worker a Unique Identity

   Edit JBOSS_EWS_DIST/tomcat6/conf/server.xml and add a jvmRoute attribute and value to the Engine element, as shown:

   <Engine name="Catalina" defaultHost="localhost" jvmRoute="worker01">

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3. Optional Step: Configure Firewall for Proxy Server Advertisements

   A proxy server using the JBoss HTTP Connector can advertise itself via UDP multicast. To receive these multicast messages, open port 23364 for UDP connections on the worker node's firewall.
   For Linux Users

   /sbin/iptables -A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m udp -p udp --dport
    23364 -j ACCEPT 
   -m comment -comment "receive mod_cluster proxy server advertisements"

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   If Automatic Proxy Discovery is not used, configure worker nodes with a static list of proxies. In this case you can safely ignore the following warning message:

   [warning] mod_advertise: ServerAdvertise Address or Port not defined, Advertise disabled!!!

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4. Set STATUS MCMP Messages frequency

   The tomcat worker nodes send status messages periodically to Apache HTTP Server balancer containing their current load status. The default frequency of these messages is 10 seconds. With many active worker nodes which are in hundreds, the STATUS MCMP Messages might increase the traffic congestion on Apache HTTP Server network.
   To set the MCMP message frequency, modify the org.jboss.modcluster.container.catalina.status-frequency property. By default, the property accepts values in seconds*10. Example, value = 1 means 10 seconds.

   -Dorg.jboss.modcluster.container.catalina.status-frequency=6

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Procedure 7.2. Configuring Firewall on Microsoft Windows using PowerShell

1. Switch off firewall for debug purpose to determine whether the current network behavior is related to the firewall configuration.

   Start-Process "$psHome\powershell.exe" -Verb Runas -ArgumentList '-command "NetSh Advfirewall set allprofiles state off"'

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2. Allow UDP connections on port 23364. For example:

   Start-Process "$psHome\powershell.exe" -Verb Runas -ArgumentList '-command "NetSh Advfirewall firewall add rule name="UDP Port 23364" dir=in  action=allow protocol=UDP localport=23364"'
   Start-Process "$psHome\powershell.exe" -Verb Runas -ArgumentList '-command "NetSh Advfirewall firewall add rule name="UDP Port 23364" dir=out action=allow protocol=UDP localport=23364"'

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Procedure 7.3. Configure the Firewall on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 to Allow mod_cluster Advertising

• To allow mod_cluster advertising on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, you must enable the UDP port in the firewal as follows:

  firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-port=23364/udp

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  Note

  224.0.1.105:23364 is the default address and port for mod_cluster balancer advertising UDP multicast.