Deploying Activiti on a cluster server with hot/hot set up

[dinesh_babu_p]

Hi,

We are using Activti (version: 5.17 ) for the workflow management in our application.
Our application uses DB2 database where Activiti tables are also created
We configured and deployed the BPMN files using Automatic Resource deplyment through ACTIVITI-SPRING configuration as shown below
bean id="processEngineConfiguration" class="org.activiti.spring.SpringProcessEngineConfiguration"
      property name="dataSource" ref="dataSource" />
      property name="transactionManager" ref="transactionManager"
      property name="databaseSchemaUpdate" value="false"
      property name="asyncExecutorEnabled" value="true"
      property name="asyncExecutorActivate" value="true"
      property name="mailServerHost" value="${smtp.host}"
      property name="mailServerDefaultFrom" value="${Email.from}"
      property name="deploymentResources" value="classpath*:*.bpmn"
bean
Main components of our workflow involves the following Activiti components,
1. Service task
2. User task
3. Mail task
4. Exclusive gateway
5: Timer boundary event (2 timers attached on user task. one for triggering email and another for cancelling the task after certain time)

Please clarify our doubts listed below,

1. The server on which the application is deployed and running is a cluster with two server nodes, currently running hot/hot, is this type of setup going to cause issues with activiti?

2. How many Activiti Engines will be created during such deployments?

3. How to find the number of Activiti engine created (running active) after the deployment ?


Thanks & Regards
Dinesh

[jbarrez]

1. No, Activiti is designed for running in multiple nodes. Of course, might wanna give your definition of what you call 'hot/hot' …

2. One per node

3. Deployments don't have influence on the amount of engines.

[dinesh_babu_p]

Thanks for the reply.

When will be the stable version (suitable for prod) of Activiti 6 will be available. Any tentative date ?

[vasile_dirla]

Hi,
We're hardly working to move it in production asap, but I'm sure you understand the quality is the top priority.
Personally I don't think that giving a date here on the forum will help someone to much, but it will be soon!
All this waiting time will worth it!

[dinesh_babu_p]

Thanks for the reply Vasile.

Waiting for final Activiti 6 release for production
Ya, its worth waiting.

Regards,
Dinesh