Wohlgemuth, Michael J. wrote:
> So it looks like the only option for us is to route each given client to the
> same webserver for all the requests. We have some Cisco LocalDirectors in
> house for this purpose. Does anyone have any experience in the real world
> on doing this? I'm a bit concerned that balancing in this manner will lead
> to a few heavy users managing to hammer one of the servers while the others
> sit relatively unused. My fears are probably a bit exaggerated, but how
> unbalanced should I expect it to get? Any tips on things I should either
> definitely do or definitely avoid in the configuration?
I'm not sure which model of Cisco gear you're using. Some Cisco models
allow different load balancing methods. Whereas with round robin, if
you're unlucky, you can experience occasional problems, you should be able
to select load balancing based on utilization. Even lower end
Acedirector (Alteon, Nortel) can do that, so your Cisco might be able to do
that too. If not, ask about an upgrade, as switching to Alteon would
cost you over $10k.
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Cheers,
Bal�zs
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