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gurmjaspreet_30
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Dec 14, 2016

Best Method for load balancing

How can we decide which method of load balancing (Round Robin, Least Connection or etc) is appropriate for particular applications?  
application delivery
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  • Emad_26973's avatar
    Emad_26973
    Dec 14, 2016

    This depends on application architecture and hardware requirements. let say you have hardware with same specifications then Least Connection method is recommended. If there is any difference between specs then you can use Ration based on members/nodes.

     

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Kai_Wilke
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Dec 14, 2016

Hi Gurmjaspreet,

 

the "Least Connection" load balancing algorythm is considered as the best choice in 99 out of 100 usecases.

 

In some cases (very low traffic with OneConnect enabled) you may get better results by using a Round Robin balancing method. And in some other cases you may want to use a load balancing algorythm based on the actual load of your pool members (aka. dynamic load balancing via %CPU, amount of allocated RAM, etc.).

 

Cheers, Kai