Dear all
may there might still be a little "misinterpretation" regarding "generation server" and set up.
1.) a generation server should not bet set up "locally" but really on a "server". This server/These servers has to be available 24 hours 7 days a week (more critical GLM than SDS distrbution). Please check cookbook; it is quite common to use "virtual software" to use one hardware and to set up more than one gen server on that hardware; please be aware of the fact that the "driver" for that set up decision is Microsoft Word. This software can only process on WWI process (refer to several OSS notes); therefore if you need high volumes of printing/processing etc. you should prepare two or more virtual maschines on the same hardware as then you have more than one Word available.
2.) it is common that your architecture is different in dev, qual and prod. Therefore in dev may be you have only two gen servers, qual 4 and prod 8 (depending on your need)
3.) Therefore it should be clear that depending on dev, qual and prod you need different servers, different RFC etc. etc. etc.
With higher release SAP provides some additional tools regarding WWI. Here you can check better the status of SDS distribution etc. Please check SAP help.
Be ware of the fact: if you want to use "pdf" during SDS distribution (or similar processes) you need to make sure that any ! generaiotn server does have the same software
This is one of the crucial topics and takes most of the time during operation of WWI server to make sure that any logo, graphic etc. on any server is the same (you will have very strange results if you don't take care regarding this !)
Keep in mind: there is a customizing option there you do something to influence the "load balancing" on the WWI servers. But you need a very good concept how you would like to use this option
C.B.