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GLM_191985
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Jun 26, 2017

What Loadbalancing method to use ?

What Loadbalancing method to use ? If someone ask on what basis you select a particular loadbalacing method for particular or different applications.

 

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    GLM_191985
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    Jun 26, 2017

    Could plz provide the example based on if I use a HTTP , HTTPS & FTP server ? What loadbalancing method could I prefer for each.

     

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    Jun 26, 2017

    Load balancing methods depends on your server capacity and processing power. It does not depend on your virtual server.

     

    See Specifying the load balancing method section in this article.

     

  • Samir_Jha_52506's avatar
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    Jun 26, 2017

    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.

     

    Ex: Round Robin :- Same hardware & Same Response time from application/DB for all requests

     

    Least connection :- Same hardware & different Response time from application/DB for requests.

     

    https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/products/big-ip_ltm/manuals/product/ltm-concepts-11-4-0/5.html?sr=46848886