mapws.mit.edu: F5-virtualized hostname for production servers.

• These are comprised of two \[TBD\]

• Load balancing is basic round-robin through the shared F5 provided as a service by IS&T. Sticky sessions are not used because all the services are currently stateless.
• We can change the F5 when more complex configurations become necessary.

mapws-stage.mit.edu: F5-virtualized hostname for staging servers.

• "Stage" implies an environment just as reliable as production for outside developers to test their integration with the services.

Support Notes

• IPS actively monitors the SOA environment and we keep the system in a state of continuous improvement.
• Improvements are planned by IPS in conjunction with the MAP Working Group. IPS will not alter systems without the Working Group's knowledge and approval.
• ISDA management is committed to improving the SOA offering to MIT and we will not enter into a support-only mode for the foreseeable future.
• Based on the performance of new services that are introduced to the system, we can add additional servers into the topology. Staging will always match production in its configuration.
• Staging environments are in the same place as production and behind the same F5 so that, should one machine experience a critical failure, staging environments can be promoted forward to handle the load.
• Test environments are in a different data center. In the result of a catastrophic failure in the production data center, IPS will convert test machines into production. These will not provide the same level of performance.