Re: [cobalt-users] Qube3 serving more than one domain?

[Bruce Timberlake <Bruce.Timberlake@xxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message -----
From: Benedict <jbt@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Monday, March 25, 2002 11:21 am
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Qube3 serving more than one domain?

> > Qube 3 does not come with multiple domain web serving 
> > capabilities. This is a differentiator between the Qube
> > and RaQ product lines.
> 
> You are aware that people think it *does* support more than one 
> domain, simply because it serves for more than one user and more 
> than one email-domain? I never knew the Qube wouldn't support
> multiple domain web serving capabilities, by looking at the demo
> it sure wasn't clear.

I have not run into that problem with any customers I have dealt with
personally.

1. There is only one place in the UI to enter a host/domain name.

2. From the datasheet (emphasis mine): "It has all the tools and
services ncessary for establishing _AN_ Internet Web site or _AN_
Intranet community." "Launch _A_ Web site full of rich content" "Host
your Web _SITE_..."

> So, merging the two paragraphs here; Is it possible to host
> more than one domain on a Qube 3 without having problems or not?

Technically, yes. But it is not supported or recommended by Sun at all,
as the required changes need to be made in the Apache configuration
files, and there are no provisions in the web interface to do so. If you
can figure out how to do it, good for you.

> What services would possibly not work properly because of it?

UNSUPPORTED/POTENTIALLY INCOMPLETE ANSWER: I would suspect that the web
interface for configuring the server itself (host/domain, IP, etc) might
not work properly once the manual changes have been made to the config
files. Also, any future upgrades from Sun Cobalt would probably
overwrite your modifications, so care would need to be taken when
installing all future patches.

> You should make sure you TELL that to potential buyers!

We do.

> Every server and email-server-software you use within
> Windows is capable of hosting more than one domain

Then buy a Windows-based solution.

> one would never guess that equipment targeted at the
> server-market (like the Qube) would not be able to do it.

The Qube is not targetted at "the server market"
(http://www.cobalt.com/products/qube/faq.qube.html#2) But I'm not even
going to get into this discussion here.  Suffice it to say that it
hasn't been much of an issue for 99%+ of our customers.

Thank you for your feedback; I will pass it on to the Product Managers
for review...

--
Bruce Timberlake
Sun Cobalt Technology Engineer
Sun Microsystems, Inc.