[Zope] Will ZEO solve my problem?

Dieter Maurer dieter@handshake.de
Mon, 2 Jul 2001 20:53:41 +0200 (CEST)


Kyler B. Laird writes:
 > ....
 > The problem we've been encountering is that every
 > so often (several times a day) the server goes
 > nuts and I end up restarting it....
 > ....
 > Since I'm going to use ZEO eventually, I thought I
 > would try it this week to see if it helps with
 > this problem.  At least I should be able to move
 > the problem to either the ZEO server or client.
 > 
 > If it ends up in the ZEO client (as I suspect it
 > will), I can use the front-end proxy to route
 > requests to other ZEO clients while I restart the
 > one that's spinning.  I can also restart the
 > spinning ZEO client quickly.
 > 
 > If it's in the ZEO server, I'm still screwed.  I
 > have been avoiding packing the database (so that I
 > have the history and ability to undo some of the
 > actions), so it takes awhile to start up.
I would not expect it there, as the ZEO server is really
occupied only with reading and writing object state
and does not execute application specific code.


Dieter