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Configuring the worker.properties File for Load Balancing

This topic describes the initial configuration of the workers.properties file for load balancing. For more information about planning and managing load balancing for your deployment, see Siebel Installation Guide for the operating system you are using, Siebel Deployment Planning Guide, and Siebel System Administration Guide.

For more information about third-party load balancing options, see the Certifications tab on My Oracle Support.

The Apache HTTPD mod_jk Web server module is used to load balance Apache Tomcat servers. Oracle recommends for optimal usage of Siebel User Session Connections maintained on Tomcat, requests for the same user should be routed by the Load Balancer to the same Apache Tomcat Node every time by configuring Sticky Sessions on the Load Balancer.

To configure load balancing, you must update the workers.properties file. Oracle has provided a script along with documentation on how to use the script for generating the workers.properties file for Siebel REST API services. For more information, see the following link:

https://github.com/OracleSiebel/ConfiguringSiebel/tree/master/ExampleCode/REST/Load%20Balancing

You can generate the workers.properties file by executing the following command:

LoadBalancingConfig.pl <$SIEBEL_ROOT/javacontainer> <Apache HTTPd installation folder>