Suggestions for Sitecore xP3 configuration

[danteciambella]

I would like to use the configuration roles package for a Sitecore xP3 production (2CD + 1 CM + 1 UAT + 1 Development).
I'm tring the configuration role package and, if I'm not wrong, I need to manually configure the scalability file (ScalabilitySettings.config) to set the two different CD name. Please in your opinion there are some other configuration that I need to do manually after I installed the package in each role?

If I'm not wrong I need to configure the web.config Role file in the following way:

1. CM: <add key="role:define" value="ContentManagement|Processing|Reporting" />
2. CD1: <add key="role:define" value="ContentDelivery" />
3. CD2: <add key="role:define" value="ContentDelivery" />
4. UAT: <add key="role:define" value="Standalone" />
5. Development: <add key="role:define" value="Standalone" />
   Thanks in advance.
   Dante.

[AlenPelin]

Hey @danteciambella

If you need a clean Sitecore configured to work in scaled environment, you don't need to modify the ScalabilitySettings.config as everything is done already.

Mixture of ContentManagement|Processing|Reporting has not been tested so far, it is better to replace it with Standalone which is almost the same.

I cannot advise on UAT and Development as I do not understand what is it - for me it sounds like different environments, but it also means they have to be completely separate and have to use different sets of databases.

[danteciambella]

Hey @AlenPelin thank you for your answer.
UAT and Development are Standalone Server Role.
But I continue to not understand, sorry. The Installation will be clean, I'll install each role, but I don't know if after used the Configuration Roles I also need to make the configuration suggested in the following links: https://doc.sitecore.net/sitecore_experience_platform/setting_up_and_maintaining/xdb/configuring_servers/configure_a_content_delivery_server paragraph "Changes to configuration file settings" and "https://doc.sitecore.net/sitecore_experience_platform/setting_up_and_maintaining/xdb/configuring_servers/configure_a_content_management_server" in particular "update each of the parameter values".

[danteciambella]

Sorry I closed the issue accidently

[AlenPelin]

UAT and Development are Standalone Server Role.

Sitecore does not support having more than 1 standalone role in 1 environment. So I highly recommend to have these instances in different environments.

after used the Configuration Roles I also need to make the configuration suggested in the following links

Valid question. No need.

[AlenPelin]

This project is intended to eliminate any changes to default configuration files.

Taking into account that ContentManagement|Processing|Reporting is not officially supported, extra configuration is needed only when having separate Processing|Reporting, or Processing + Reporting