BitStream Server Configuration

If your site has multiple BitStream servers, you can specify that a particular project will exist on several BitStream servers and that when requests are made for data for this project, a load-balancing approach (e.g. round robin) is taken to distribute the load.

1. Go to the Admin > Projects > BitStream Server Configuration menu command.

The configuration page opens.



Figure 1 - Example of the BitStream Server Configuration page

The available servers are listed towards the right side of the page.

2. For each project that you wish to specify the server(s) for, check the boxes for the server(s) you wish to be used.
3. Save your changes.

Note that in the event the list of projects is extensive, you can enter search criteria into the column header fields and click Search to reduce the list.

Important
If a report uses several projects / data sources, the assigned BitStream servers are not the same for all projects, and there is a union done between the data sources, then the BitStream files should either:
- Not be load balanced
- Be load balanced onto the same BitStream servers

You can also select one or more projects and trigger BitStream update tasks. This function is a shortcut to updating multiple projects in one go, and can be useful for example when moving projects from one server to another in order to generate files on the new server.

• Select the projects you wish to update by clicking in the boxes in the left column of the list, then click Update and Synchronize BitStream Files.

Note that the “force new” option is not available here.