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mstiles_127829
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Nov 19, 2004

Custom load balancer

I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this, but is it possible to write a custom script for load balancing? The standard options on the Big IP are not working for us. Is there a framework f...
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Loc_Pham_101863
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Nov 19, 2004
As an alternative, you can also write an iControl application that runs periodically on your servers, gathering server load statistics and other info, then sets the dynamic ratio via iControl.

 

 

This method is a more pro-active way to influence the LB decisions on BIG-IP, and the client apps on the server can be written in any supported language, and used with any SOAP toolkits, of your choice.

 

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