The Breeze Edge Server License File; Configuring Fcs For Breeze Edge Server - MACROMEDIA BREEZE 5 - INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING EDGE SERVER Manual

The Breeze Edge Server license file

When your order for Breeze Edge Server is processed, Macromedia Order Services dispatches
an e-mail with the Breeze Edge Server license file (license.lic) attached.
To install the Breeze Edge Server license file, do the following:
1.
Go to
c:\{install_path}\edgeserver\conf\win32\
2.
Create a folder named
3.
Open the e-mail from Macromedia.
4. Save the license.lic file in the
With the license file in place, you can now stop and start Breeze Edge Server and FCS services
to verify that the installation was successful.
For more information, see

Configuring FCS for Breeze Edge Server

Each organization configures its network differently, reflecting its business rules and
geographical distribution. The key for a successful edge server deployment is making sure that
the user's computers (Breeze clients) receive an edge server's IP address when resolving the
Domain Name Server (DNS) entry for the
).
ADMIN_HOST
Here is a scenario for large Breeze deployments that builds upon the graphic in
to edge servers" on page
On-site clients (Chicago users) can access the Breeze origin server directly. The Breeze
Host DNS mapping for these clients resolves to the Breeze origin server's IP address.
Edge servers collect off-site clients' (Boston and San Francisco users) requests for services
and route the requests to the Breeze origin server.
The Breeze Host DNS mapping for these remote clients resolves to the appropriate edge
server's IP address.
San Francisco clients access Breeze through edge server 1; Boston clients use edge server 2.
No clients in these regions communicate directly with the Breeze origin server.
Access to Breeze is determined by modifying the DNS server that is nearest to the client. To
direct Breeze users to their nearest edge server, the Breeze administrator creates a DNS entry
in the edge server's custom.ini configuration file. For edge servers, the
FCS.HTTPCACHE_BREEZE_SERVER_NORMAL_PORT
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, if it does not already exist.
licenses
folder.
licenses
"Stopping and starting Breeze Edge Server" on page
BREEZEHOST
6.
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variable (formerly known as
variable contains the DNS entry.
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