Hi,
I'm using Web Farm Framework to build an ARR Layer on my IIS 8.5 Webfarms. So i created one "Server Farm" for each website/virtual application that i have. Now it's on Development, so it's 1 ARR/WFF with 2 IIS 8.5 with all websites (actually 80).. i'm planning
on Homologation 3 ARR/WFF with 3 IIS 8.5. So i'm just using on IIS size, DFSR + Shared Configuration to sync settings and files.
1) This is the best option? Or it's better to create an "Master WebFarm", and set it to sync the IIS and servers? And about using Web Deploy? I would Deploy to ARR, and then it Deploy to both IIS? Now i'm deploying directly to IIS 1, and then, DFSR / Shared
Configuration "do the magic".
So i created 80 Server Farms on WFF, each one with both servers, and HealthCheck pointing to each website. And on ARR, i put the rules to send each request to it own farm.s Always using "least response time", so each website will do it's own checks.
So i'm trying to make an Powershell script to create the Web Farms, setting the configs to the new Farm, create the ARR rules and the binding on Default Web SIte... But i can't make it work. WFF has it own cmdlets, including "New-WebFarm". But my question
is about the "credentials". When i create the WebFarms by IIS Console, they not ask me user and password, and when i look at applicationhost.config, it creates an unique "RSA Key", with "adminuser" with "". Creating it with Powershell "New-WebFarm", ask me
for user and password, and then, when i use "Get-WebFarm", shows my user and password in plain text.
2) How can i create a webfarm using Powershell, to make it look the same as when i created by GUI? Now i'm working directly with Powershell editing the "applicationhost.config", adding all the fields i want to create, but i really don't like this approach.
3) All my WebFarms now it's working well, i can view the requests, the time each one takes, the algorytm doind it's work. But when i check the "Servers" menu, it shows both servers "Ready for Load Balance? NO". But it's balancing.
4) My feel is that Web Farm Framework will die soon... I have to make a world to get it installed... uninstall Wep PI, install the old version,and other componentes... If i have a "physical" only one WebFarm, with 2 IIS, and want to balance all websites,
why WFF can't manage it at "website level" instead of "WebFarm" level?
Thanks for help
