10 Scaling Applications in Clusters

This chapter provides instructions for configuring EclipseLink applications to ensure scalability in an application server cluster. The instructions are generic and can be applied to any application server cluster; however, additional content is provided for Oracle WebLogic Server and Oracle GlassFish Server. Consult your vendor's documentation as required.

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Introduction to the Solution

• Implementing the Solution

• Additional Resources

Use Case

Applications must scale to meet client demand.

Solution

The implementation is achieved by using a cache, configuring cache coordination, and using data partitioning.

Components

• EclipseLink 2.4 or later.

• Application Server that supports clustering.

• Any compliant JDBC database.

Sample

See Additional Resources, for links to samples.