MACROMEDIA BREEZE, Deployment Manual

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Common configurations 7
Common configurations
The previous figure in this document illustrates a common configuration for enterprise
customers. For small- to medium-sized customers with simple network configurations, installing
all Breeze server components on a single server is a viable solution. As an alternative, consider
using two separate servers, as the following figure shows:
The Breeze Presentation and Breeze Training server is installed on one computer, and the Breeze
Live server is installed on a different computer. This configuration separates users who view the
content, courses, and reports from users who participate in meetings.
This configuration reduces the load on a single server and can also solve issues related to networks
and firewalls.
Breeze Installation Guide discusses several common configurations and the following additional
configurations:
Clustering Breeze Presentation and Breeze Training servers Creating a cluster of servers lets
you distribute end-user traffic across multiple servers. Use this configuration if you have many
users and are concerned about the load on a single server, or when you want to have more than
one server as a redundant system, in case a single server experiences hardware failure.
Clustering Breeze Live servers You can also create a cluster of Breeze Live servers to distribute
end-user traffic across multiple servers. Use this configuration if you have many users and are
concerned about the load on a single server. Breeze Live has many features that produce high
loads, such as support for audio, video, and sharing applications.
Separating Breeze Presentation and Breeze Training databases You may install the Breeze
database on a separate server from the application. Doing so lets you create more stringent backup
and redundancy procedures for the database itself, separate from the application. Breeze currently
supports Microsoft SQL Server 2000, which must be installed on the database server.