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SSHSSH_97332's avatar
SSHSSH_97332
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Dec 16, 2011

F5 Cache Lad Balancing

 

 

Which F5 device can Load balance to Caches ( Like Transparent Cache Switching at Foundary ServerIron )

 

Also Which F5 product can work as a Cache ?

 

 

 

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  • Hamish's avatar
    Hamish
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    Dec 16, 2011
    LTM could do that... It will LB pretty much anything, and has a RAMCache as well.

     

     

    regards

     

    Hamish

     

  • SSHSSH_97332's avatar
    SSHSSH_97332
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    Dec 16, 2011
    So if i want to study it , what Chapter from LTM Guide should i study

     

    i know all Topics of Server Load Balancing ( profiles , Irules , Natting , VS , Pools , Load balancing Methods ...... )

    is there something Special for Cache load balancing ?

     

     

  • hoolio's avatar
    hoolio
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    Dec 16, 2011
    You can use a CARP implementation to load balance proxies:

     

     

    sol11362: Overview of the CARP hash algorithm

     

    http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/11000/300/sol11362.html

     

     

    Also, you could talk with your F5 partner or SE about potentially using WAM as a forward proxy. RAM cache won't work very well for caching of arbitrary destination web sites.

     

     

    Aaron