Tomcat AJP vs mod_jk's max_pool_size

Hi, I am currently using apache tomcat 5.5 using mod_jk to connect with apache 2.2. I am curious to understand how the AJP 1.3 connector works. Basically I would like to know if maxThreads attribute has the same meaning with the AJP connector as it does with standard HTTP connectors. I would like

Serving static files in a cluster

Hey, I am using tomcat 5.5.26 on Ubuntu, currently having a clustered configuration, but having the entire cluster on a single box. I have the tomcat instances sitting behind apache. Eventually I'd like to move to cluster on different physical boxes. Part of our application involves serving files