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Hi,
I was about to purchase a $1800 Dell server to use LVS on when I found a
place that sells used FoundryNetworks ServerIron XL's for only $400
more. I know these things normally retail for $8000 brand new. Does
anyone have any experience with these types of hardware commercial load
balancers? I'm interested in hearing what people think about this
solution vs. LVS. Is LVS more configurable / powerful? Are the hardware
commercial solutions just an expensive way of doing the same thing as
LVS? Are they better than LVS?
Let me know your thoughts whether you've used one or not. The Dell
server comes with a great support / warranty, while the ServerIron is
used and won't have a warranty. That, and it's still $400 more. But will
the ease of use be worth it? Will its special abilities over LVS (if
they exist) be worth it?
- Doug
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