Server Load Balancing

By: Tony Bourke

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Paperback | 13 August 2001

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Load balancing improves network performance by distributing traffic efficiently so that individual servers are not overwhelmed by sudden fluctuations in activity. Server Load Balancing is a guide to this critical component of high availability, clustering, and fault tolerance, all of which provide the infrastructure for reliable Internet sites and large corporate networks.

Much of the information on load balancing comes from vendor-specific manuals that use inconsistent terminology and are often biased toward the products they cover. Server Load Balancing explains to engineers and technicians the concepts and terminology of load balancing and offers practical guidance for planning and implementing it in almost any environment. It includes a configuration guide with diagrams and sample configurations for installing, configuring, and maintaining products from the four major vendors:

Alteon WebSystems
Cisco's CSS Series (formerly ArrowPoint)
F5's BIG-IP
the Foundry ServerIron series

By comparing several load balancing products, you'll gain a deeper understanding of the technology and how best to use it to improve your network performance. No system administrator responsible for traffic management should be without this practical guide.

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'This has been well written with clear precise instructions, together with diagrams, on the many subjects, thus ensuring that the network administrator, not only understands the reasons behind the tasks, but also provides clear instructions in a step by step process.' www.four-runner.com

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Preface	p. ix
Concepts and Theories of Server Load Balancing	p. 1
Introduction to Server Load Balancing	p. 3
In the Beginning	p. 4
Evolution	p. 7
Other Technologies	p. 8
Concepts of Server Load Balancing	p. 13
Networking Basics	p. 13
Server Load Balancers	p. 15
Redundancy	p. 16
Provider Infrastructure	p. 22
Anatomy of a Server Load Balancer	p. 24
A Day in the Life of a Packet	p. 25
Direct Server Return	p. 27
Other SLB Methods	p. 29
Under the Hood	p. 30
Performance Metrics	p. 32
Connections Per Second	p. 32
Total Concurrent Connections	p. 33
Throughput	p. 33
Traffic Profiles	p. 34
The Wall	p. 36
Practice and Implementation of Server Load Balancing	p. 39
Introduction to Architecture	p. 41
Architectural Details	p. 42
Infrastructure	p. 46
Multipurpose Devices	p. 49
Cast of Characters	p. 51
Flat-Based SLB Network Architecture	p. 54
Implementation	p. 54
Traffic Flow	p. 57
Flat-Based Setup	p. 58
Security	p. 60
NAT-Based SLB Network Architecture	p. 62
Implementation	p. 62
Traffic Flow	p. 66
Network Configuration	p. 66
Security	p. 70
Configuring Server Load Balancers	p. 73
Alteon WebSystems	p. 75
Introduction to the CLI	p. 76
Getting Started	p. 78
Security	p. 81
Flat-Based SLB	p. 84
NAT-Based SLB	p. 90
Redundancy	p. 95
Additional Features	p. 98
Cisco's CSS (Formerly ArrowPoint) Configuration Guide	p. 99
Introduction to the CLI	p. 100
Getting Started	p. 101
Security	p. 103
Flat-Based SLB	p. 104
NAT-Based SLB	p. 108
Redundancy	p. 114
Syncing Configurations	p. 117
Administration Network	p. 117
Additional Features	p. 118
F5's BIG-IP	p. 119
Getting Started	p. 119
Flat-Based SLB	p. 125
NAT-Based SLB	p. 126
Redundancy	p. 127
Foundry ServerIron Series	p. 129
Command Line Interface (CLI)	p. 130
Flat-Based SLB	p. 133
NAT-Based SLB	p. 135
Redundancy	p. 136
Appendixes	p. 139
Quick Command Guide	p. 141
Direct Server Return Configuration	p. 151
Sample Configurations	p. 157
Index	p. 167
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