Specify a Server in a CF Cluster

[sdsinc_pmascari]

We have a CFMX 7 cluster set up in Round-Robin mode. On occasion, we would like to be able to specify a specific server in the cluster to handle a request. Is it possible to do so with a URL variable or something rather than just leaving it to CF to route requests to each server?

For instance, if my cluster consisted of Server A, Server B, and Server C, and I specifically wanted Server B to run a request, I would like to do so with something like: http://www.mysite.com/webpage.cfm?cfserver=ServerA

Is this possible?

[Guest]

I don't think this is possible.

However, I'm sure you can kludge something?

For example, how about instead of

http://www.mysite.com/webpage.cfm?cfserver=ServerB

you could use a URL like this...

http://www-B.mysite.com/webpage.cfm

I know it would be alot of extra work, but I think it would work?

So the idea is this:

1) don't touch how you have things configured now
2) on ServerB, create another IIS site that points to your existing directories
and also your host header for this IIS site is "www-B"
3) on ServerB, create another instance of CFMX
4) point your new IIS site to the new instance of CFMX

.. something like that.


Good luck!