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RE: recommended server pool manager

To: "LinuxVirtualServer.org users mailing list." <lvs-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: recommended server pool manager
From: "Morten Liebach - TELMORE" <mol@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 09:04:09 +0200
> On Wed, 2005-05-25 at 16:47 +0100, Malcolm Turnbull wrote:
> > Rui Miguel Seabra wrote:
> > >  What are the experiences with server pool managers around here?
> > >  Which ones are currently known to work best?
> > >   keepalived?
> > >   ldirectord?
> > >   Other?
> > >
> > Both are very good.
> > Ldirectord is very good and easy(ish) to understand...
> > Keepalived is more ambitious... never used it myself but I've heard
very 
> > good things...
>
> My main problem is that the previous guy who managed this system
decided
> to make his own pool manager with some shell scripts and crontab.
>
> The obvious problem is the 1m minimum period, which is causing us
> problems.
>
> Since it's a _live_ environment, and extremely critical for us, I'm
wary
> of testing like that. I could really use a few opinions on which is
> better and faster at managing pools.

We're using keepalived with very good results, also in a very
business-critical place.

Currently I'm revamping our setup to the latest versions, testing in
a VMWare setup, and I think you should try that too.  You don't really
want to test in a live setup. :-)

Have a nice day

-- 
Morten Liebach
System Administrator
TELMORE A/S

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