[SASAG] load-balancing equipment

[Joe Sauer]

http://keepalived.org/

works great! 


On Sun, 2006-07-23 at 17:53 -0700, Cere Davis wrote:
> I would just use the OpenBSD packet filter.  You can do
> clustering/failover between routers (lod balancers) using the pfsync
> stuff in OpenBSD.  Not sure about keeping track of up and down
> machines but I am almost sure  you could script this in given the open
> API  OBSD's modified tcpdump binary that contains the traffic tags
> from the bridge interface.  Hardware wise, there's the Big IP stuff
> from F-5.  I have no experience with the hardware but use the OpenBSD
> packet filter and love it. 
> 
> -Cere
> 
> On 7/22/06, Robin Battey <zanfur at zanfur.com> wrote:
>         I have need for a load balancer that can handle per-connection
>         load
>         balancing for 5000 or so simultaneous connections balanced
>         across 120 or
>         so machines, at a throughput rate of around
>         2Gbps.  Automatically keeping
>         track of which machines are up and which are down is a
>         must.  Bonus points
>         if they can be clustered.
>         
>         Does anyone have any recommendations for hardware that does
>         this?
>         Anyone have any warnings about what *not* to use? 
>         
>         Cheers!
>         -robin
>         
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