endpoint.tv - Windows Server AppFabric - Server Farm Setup

Posted: Jun 02, 2010 at 7:31 AM

By: Ron Jacobs

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You asked for it...here it is. In this episode, Byron Tardif is back to explain how you can setup Windows Server AppFabric in a server farm environment.

For more information, see the Windows Server AppFabric Developer Center on MSDN.

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Borum.NET

Jun 02, 2010 at 10:43 AM

Great video - as always!

I've been following the CTPs and am looking forward to pushing esp. the caching part of App Fabric to our architecture this summer when the RTM is released. It's been a pleasure to work with the team on the API and meeting up with MK et all at PDC last year was also a really positive experience.

Looking forward to more videos and talks on AppFabric.
huseyint Jack of all trades master of none

Jun 02, 2010 at 12:26 PM

At first client, you have initialized both Persistence and Monitoring to myMonitoringDB
rojacobs Ron Jacobs

Jun 03, 2010 at 9:49 AM

Nice catch...
davevans

Jun 03, 2010 at 1:54 PM

Web platform installer doesnt work in Windows 7 N !!
rojacobs Ron Jacobs

Jun 04, 2010 at 5:04 AM

Sure it does - I use it on Windows 7 all the time...
dvdstelt Me @ Kinderdijk

Jun 14, 2010 at 2:41 AM

Is this it? Is this all there is to make your WF services run in a scaled out webfarm? With the race conditions on services and such that AppFabric resolved for you?
rojacobs Ron Jacobs

Jun 14, 2010 at 6:02 AM

Good observation - there is a race condition on the server farm. We didn't discuss how it is dealt with in this episode but there is a solution provided. When the workflow is loaded, it is locked by the server that is servicing the request. If another server tries to load it during that time it will fail to obtain the lock. It will buffer the message for a short time and retry periodically trying to obtain the lock. If it can't get the lock, eventually it will return an error to the calling application.