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Anonymous
January 12, 2010
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Coldfusion and SharePoint Multi-server Installation (need advice)

  • January 12, 2010
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First off, any advice is appreciated, so thanks ahead of time for your input.

Currently we have two servers (Windows Server Standard 2007 4GB RAM on 64bit), Server1 has Sharepoint 3.0 and Server2 has SQL Server 2008 in our environment.  This environment will eventually be our production environment but currently is not.

QUESTIONS

Where should/must CF9 be installed?  Server1?  Or should/could it be installed on a Server3?

Also, are there any good install guides out there for this type of setup?

Thanks ahead of time.

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    Jochem van Dieten
    Inspiring
    January 12, 2010

    What sort of applications will you be running?

    What are you most concerned with? Security? Configuration complexity? Load?

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    Anonymous
    January 13, 2010

    Not sure exactly what types of applications yet, but know there will be some reports and other Coldfusion based webparts.  I would also imagine we will have some stand alone applications as well.

    I am concerned with Load mainly and if Coldfusion will "play nice" with Sharepoint on the same server.  Also whether 4gb of Ram will be enough to host both applications?

    Security is always a concern.

    Configuration complexity is a big concern as well.  We have the ability/budget to create a third server but we also have the ability to increase the RAM on Server1.  Personally I would prefer to have CF and SP on the same environment just so we don't have to manage another server but Im up for alternate point of views.

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    Jochem van Dieten
    Inspiring
    January 14, 2010

    I would be inclined to place CF on its own dedicated machine. The main

    reason for that is configuration complexity. There is the usual

    complexity with making sure everything is processed by the right engine,

    but in addition what I frequently see is that Sharepoint is purely

    internal while CF is also external. Then it makes a lot of sense to

    split them up so to reduce the attack surface area of your

    infrastructure. You could do the same with a careful configuration, but

    just splitting it off is easier.

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