Topics:

• Review the WebFOCUS Solution
• WebFOCUS Multi-Layered Design
• WebFOCUS Architecture Models
• Considerations for Clustered Architecture Models
• WebFOCUS Environments

This chapter outlines best practices for designing a WebFOCUS 8 architecture to support a WebFOCUS solution.

A summary of best practices in this chapter include:

• Use a multi-tier architecture model.
• Use a multi-tier clustered architecture model if High Availability and Failover are requirements.
• For multi-tiered clustered architecture models, use:
  • Shared file system for common application and configuration files. The shared file system should support high availability to avoid a single point of failure.
  • Shared WebFOCUS database repository that was created with the case-sensitive collation. The shared WebFOCUS database repository should support high availability to avoid a single point of failure.
• Maintain separate WebFOCUS environments (Dev, QA/Test, Production).
• Install WebFOCUS separately on each machine.
• Ensure that there is sufficient bandwidth between the machines and server components in the architecture through performance benchmarks.