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Engine configuration
TheConnectServercooperateswithdifferentenginestohandlespecifictasks.ADataMapper engine
extractsdatafromadatafile.AMerge enginemergesthetemplateandthedatatocreateEmailand
Weboutput,ortocreateanintermediaryfileforPrintedoutput.Theintermediaryfileisinturnusedbya
Weaver enginetopreparethePrintoutput.(Formoreinformationsee:"Connect:apeekunderthe
hood"onpage114).
SettingsfortheseenginesaremadeintheConnect Server Configurationtool(see"ServerCon-
figurationSettings"onpage82).
Connectallowsfortheparallelizationofjobs.Thismeansyoucanallocate1ormoreenginestopro-
cessjobs.
Thenumberofeachtypeofengineisconfigurable,aswellastheamountofMergeenginesthancan
worktogetheronthesamejob(determinedbyjobsize:small,mediumorlarge)andatwhatmaximum
speed.
The"ParallelProcessingpreferences"onpage95allowyoutocontrolpreciselyhowthePlanetPress
ConnectConnectServerhandlesjobs.
Thisgivesyou,assolutiondeveloperorapplicationmanager,fullcontrolofhowtoapplyamachines
power.Forexample,youcansharetheavailableresourcestoprocessmultiplejobsatonceorallocate
allresourcestoprocessonesinglejobasfastaspossible,oranythinginbetween.
Connectdistinguishes5typeofjobs:
1. SmallPrint
2. MediumPrint
3. LargePrint
4. Email
5. Web
Connectcategorizesprintjobsonthenumberofpagestheywillproduce.WhatconstitutesaSmall,
MediumorLargejobcanbeconfiguredperserver(seebelow,in"Allocatingprocessingpowertojobs"
onpage91).
Thereisnodistinctionbetweensmall,mediumandlargejobsforEmailandWeboutput.
Thistopicexplainsallofthesesettingsandtheprinciplesbehindthem,anditprovidesguidelinesforlet-
tingtheServermanagetheworkloadinsuchawayastoachievethehighestpossibleoutputspeeds.
Factorstotakeintoaccountare:
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