Re: DNS Based Load Balancers

From: Paul Vixie (no email)
Date: Sun Jul 02 2006 - 14:02:35 EDT

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     ("David Temkin") writes:

    > So, you guys have been pretty clear on what he shouldn't do.
    >
    > What should he do as an alternative to using DNS for a proximity based
    > solution?

    http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg245858.pdf
    http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/iaabu/distrdir/dd2501/ovr.htm
    http://www.radware.com/content/products/library/faq_wsd.pdf
    http://www.foundrynet.com/solutions/appNotes/GSLB.html
    http://www.ifi.unizh.ch/ifiadmin/staff/rofrei/DA/DA_Arbeiten_2000/Masutti_Oliver.pdf

    note that several of these describe or offer a dns-based solution as an option,
    but they all describe session-level redirection and most recommend that (as i
    do) and some even say "using dns for this is bad" (as i do, but for different
    reasons.)

    -- 
    Paul Vixie
    

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