5.1 Overview

Figure 5-1 Components that a Filr Cluster Must Contain

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Exported NFS Directory: All of the Filr appliances in the cluster share this directory to store mutually accessed configuration files, personal storage, temporary files used by upload and conversion processes, and HTML renderings.

Filr Search Appliances: Novell best practices require that each Filr cluster be configured with two Filr Search appliances.

MySQL Appliance: Each Filr appliance in a cluster accesses the same MySQL database.

As noted in Installing the MySQL Database Appliance in the Novell Filr 1.0.1 Installation and Configuration Guide, Novell recommends using an existing MySQL database if one is available.

Filr Appliances: By definition, a Filr cluster must contain at least two Filr appliances. More appliances can be included as the service load warrants.