[Zope] Multiple zope instances using the same storage

[Mark Gibson]

Dieter Maurer wrote:
> Mark Gibson wrote at 2008-12-6 11:22 -0700:
>> I have an unusual setup.  I have 4 distinct Zope instances (4 seperate 
>> Data.fs').  Each Data.fs is identical - Data is kept in a RDBMS.  I have 
>> a product I need to install that stores data in the ZODB.  This data is 
>> stored in one folder.
>>
>> Now, I *think* I can simply mount this folder in each ZODB and serve the 
>> storage through a ZEO server - however I've never done this setup, so I 
>> want to make sure this makes sense and I'm not overlooking potential 
>> problems.
> 
> This should be possible -- though I expect that you can
> use a single "Data.fs", serve it with ZEO and mount it in each of
> your Zope instances. There is little reason to have 4 identical
> "Data.fs" once you have decided to use ZEO anywhere.

Thanks Dieter.  I agree with you.  This isn't my setup, so I would like 
to avoid having too much of an impact on their setup, but I'll bring it 
up with the client.

Mark