Re: newbie trying to setup simple load balancer

[Ranga Nathan <kairanga@xxxxxxx>]

I suggest that you get the Linux Enterprise Cluster book  Karl Kopper. 
It is worth every penny.
I think it is simpler to use the LVS/DR method rather than the LVS/NAT. 
One important thing - do it in a private isolated network or a VLAN. On 
the real servers the VIP that you bind to the local loop inteface should 
not answer to arp requests. 

Horms wrote:

> On Tue, Sep 27, 2005 at 11:27:57AM +0900, sipieter nicolas wrote:
>  
>
> > Hi there,
> > i&m trying to setup a simple load balancer.
> > very basic one, with 
> >
> > 1 router on 192.168.2.1
> > 1 load balancer 192.168.2.2
> > 2 realservers 192.168.2.3 and .4
> >
> > it's for balancing web server on port 80.
> > is there's some simple tutorial out there?
> > or some graphical interface that one newbie can use?
> >
> > i'm new on iptable, ipvsadm .. trying to learn, but i get
> > drawned under tons of docs.. i just need to setup
> > something really simple.
> >    
> I believe that there is a module for webmin for configuring LVS.
>
> For a simple config, see the man page.
>
> For the next simplest config, see 
> http://www.ultramonkey.org/3/topologies/lb-overview.html
> For full docs, well there are lots of them,
> the HOWTO on linuxvirtualserver.org and the
> various docs on ultramonkey.org, and others.
>
>