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On Thu, Jun 15, 2000 at 05:36:01PM +0200, Nicolas Huillard wrote:
> [NH] Does the LVS + RS network have to be switched (all of these connected
> by a switch device, the LVS is also connected via another 1000Mbps NIC to
> the external networks), or a simple 1000Mbps hub will do it ?
As far as I know, there is no such thing as a 1000Mbps hub. Do you mean
100Mbps?
And the short answer is... if performance is of any concern at all,
you'll need a switched network. Given the cost of a switch compared to
several real servers, it just makes sense. You can get a 6 port 100Mbps
switch now for US$100.
I can imagine that if the real servers were on a switched network, unless
the load balancing is very low network traffic/very high processor limited,
collisions would sink you.
-drew
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