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Basic Architecture
Leo Wadsworth, Staff Manager
April 2008
Major Components
Ubuntu Linux
Xen Virtual
Servers
HAProxy
Liferay Portal
Apache web
servers
Tomcat servlet
container
Alfresco content
management
MySQL databases
OpenX ad server
CAS authentication
Alfresco Cache
Server
DL Cache server
Debian-based Linux distribution
Server and desktop versions
Easy administration tools
Enterprise cross-domain
authentication and single sign on
Integrated with IEEE LDAP
Uses IEEE Web Accounts
HAProxy
Controls load
balancing and failover
Admin tool gives easy
visibility into entire
system
Xen Virtual Servers
Standard LAMP Stack
Apache Tomcat
Award-winning enterprise class open-
source portal server
Integrated with IEEE web accounts
True portal system with tightly integrated
collaborative tools
Includes over 60 portlets
Page layout of portlets done using drag
and drop
Available on a variety of platforms, we are
using Tomcat
Award-winning enterprise class
open-source document and content
management system
Able to manage millions of
items/documents
Integrated with IEEE web accounts
Available on a variety of platforms,
we are using Tomcat
World leading enterprise class open-
source advertising server
Written using PHP
Able to server millions of
impressions in a variety of formats
We are running PHP on Apache
webservers
Alfresco Cache Server
Alfresco Cache Server
Increases the speed of serving Alfresco
content
Consists of clustered Apache servers –
simple, robust, fast
Simplifies the role and implementation
of the Alfresco server
Digital Library Cache Server
Increases the speed and robustness
of serving Digital Library content
Provides XML data to the Digital
Library portlet
Designed for future growth and
capabilities
Overall Architecture

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Basic architecture

  • 2. Major Components Ubuntu Linux Xen Virtual Servers HAProxy Liferay Portal Apache web servers Tomcat servlet container Alfresco content management MySQL databases OpenX ad server CAS authentication Alfresco Cache Server DL Cache server
  • 3. Debian-based Linux distribution Server and desktop versions Easy administration tools Enterprise cross-domain authentication and single sign on Integrated with IEEE LDAP Uses IEEE Web Accounts
  • 4. HAProxy Controls load balancing and failover Admin tool gives easy visibility into entire system Xen Virtual Servers
  • 6. Award-winning enterprise class open- source portal server Integrated with IEEE web accounts True portal system with tightly integrated collaborative tools Includes over 60 portlets Page layout of portlets done using drag and drop Available on a variety of platforms, we are using Tomcat
  • 7. Award-winning enterprise class open-source document and content management system Able to manage millions of items/documents Integrated with IEEE web accounts Available on a variety of platforms, we are using Tomcat
  • 8. World leading enterprise class open- source advertising server Written using PHP Able to server millions of impressions in a variety of formats We are running PHP on Apache webservers
  • 9. Alfresco Cache Server Alfresco Cache Server Increases the speed of serving Alfresco content Consists of clustered Apache servers – simple, robust, fast Simplifies the role and implementation of the Alfresco server
  • 10. Digital Library Cache Server Increases the speed and robustness of serving Digital Library content Provides XML data to the Digital Library portlet Designed for future growth and capabilities