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JimT
Nimbostratus
NimbostratusAutomatic reduce connection limit based on status of application server
Hi,
Hope someone here can point me in the right direction, and give some hints if the following is possible:
We have a VIP with three members. When the developers wants to add a new feature or u...
JimTNimbostratus
NimbostratusHi Hannes,
The reason to tune down the allowed connection is to test the change on the appserver live, but only for a limited number of users. If we go fully live with no limit, this change might affect more than ex.10 users (ref. 10 as max connection limit).
Hannes_RappNimbostratus
NimbostratusI actually like that ten-guinea-pigs idea :)
But for the implementation, what if instead of going with a complex solution, you requested a small VM which has 10 as connection limit on a constant basis?
It sounds like new software releases are very regular in your enterprise and causing management overhead. A dedicated initial-release (Guinea Pig) VM might also be worth a consideration. Apart from that option, I'm still suggesting iControlREST API.
