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NEURAL_66704
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Mar 01, 2010

f5 across Windows running Tomcat

Hello,

 

 

We are trying to understand the details and IF load balancing across

 

many Windows 2008 R2 servers running our Application Layer (Tomcat/JBoss and JRE/JDK)

 

is a usable solution for our start-up

 

 

Our goal is to provide a semi-redundant solution during a Pilot period and utilize f5 load balancing so we could scale if necessary

 

 

 

Thanks!

 

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  • hoolio's avatar
    hoolio
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    Mar 01, 2010
    Hi,

     

     

    Do you have a question about how to load balance a Java application? If so, can you clarify?

     

     

    Thanks,

     

    Aaron
  • NEURAL_66704's avatar
    NEURAL_66704
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    Mar 01, 2010
    Aaron, - Great Avatar!..

     

     

    yes, we do have a question / seek advice or experiance:

     

     

    Because we are not sure how the scaling points may effect our application we will perform a Proof of Concept and attempt to stress-test it this month.

     

     

    The targeted hosting company offers f5 load balancing as a part of there service.

     

     

    So i guess the questions are

     

     

    1) Is there any known issues with Load balancing based on our solution? - JBoss/Tomcat/JRE-JDK.

     

    2) At which point would anyone suggest we would see the biggest benefit ?

     

    3) What is a Key Performance indicator we should watch ?

     

     

    Thanks