IP: Virtual Server on Linux Kernel 2.6.2

["Mohd Irwan b. Jamaluddin" <m.irwan.jamaluddin2k@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Assalamualaikum & good day,

I just try to compile the latest kernel 2.6.2. I really suprise this
kernel has been included with IP: Virtual Server support from LVS.


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CONFIG_IP_VS:                                                             
                                                                          
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                         IP Virtual Server support will let you build a
high-performance                                                        
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  │ virtual server based on cluster of two or more real servers.
This                                                                    
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  │ option must be enabled for at least one of the clustered
computers                                                               
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  │ that will take care of intercepting incoming connections to a   
                                                                        
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  │ single IP address and scheduling them to real servers.          
                                                                        
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  │ Three request dispatching techniques are implemented, they are  
                                                                        
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  │ virtual server via NAT, virtual server via tunneling and virtual
                                                                        
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  │ server via direct routing. The several scheduling algorithms can
                                                                        
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  │ be used to choose which server the connection is directed to,   
                                                                        
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  │ thus load balancing can be achieved among the servers.  For more
                                                                        
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  │ information and its administration program, please visit the    
                                                                        
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  │ following URL:                                                  
                                                                        
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  │       http://www.linuxvirtualserver.org/                        
                                                                        
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  │ If you want to compile it in kernel, say Y. To compile it as a  
                                                                        
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  │ module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.

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Any comments? Voila LVS!

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Regards,

Mohd Irwan b. Jamaluddin,
Faculty of Information Science & Technology,
Multimedia University Melaka Campus.