Application server architecture

[spicysudhi]

Hi,

Can someone guide me whether what I am trying to get is achievable. Its like this

Three server architecture
> Server1: is Webserver with IIS but No database client
> Server2: is Application server, has got database client
> Server3: Database server

User requests passed from Webserver to Apps server where the request prodcessed and then response returned to Webserver. There is a firewall between Webserver and Apps server and ports are not opened between these two for database connection. All data queries must be executed only from Apps server.

Is this possible? If yes, how this actually works in .Net? How the webserver talks to Apps, what are the components needs to be there on each server to execute in this method.

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Adding complexity to it:
> Server4: Apps server, same as above apps server

Webserver is configured with two apps servers. The requests are passed to apps server one or two (some kind of load balancing). Can this be done? If yes will IIS handle the load balancing automatically...?

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thanks in advance.

regards,
Sudhi

 

[chiph]

Yes, this is possible. You would typically do this via .NET remoting (ports for this would have to be opened) or Web Services (port 80 would have to be open and IIS installed on app servers). If you're a masochist, you can do this via socket communications (again, a port must be opened).

Chip H.


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