Load Balancing Linux servers with CSS 11050 series

[br0wn]

We would like to load balance Linux FTP and Web servers with a CSS 11050 series device. Does the content switch use SNMP to load balance the servers? If so, which MIBs need to be loaded on the servers?

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[bhose]

I dont believe that the CSS supports any SNMP load balancing mechanism.

There is basically two factors involved in load balancing. One: the state of the servers which can be done via a range of mechanisms including ping, TCP connection, Application request, etc. Two: the way a server is chosen when a request comes in including round-robin, least connections, ACA etc.

Checkout these links:-

http://www.cisco.com/warp/customer/117/basic_css_lb_config.html

http://www.cisco.com/warp/customer/117/methods_load_bal.html

[cschneid]

The CSS does not need or use SNMP to load balance servers. The default load balancing algorithm for the CSS is roundrobin. However, the CSS can be configured to load balance

based on other algorithms such as leastconnections, weighted roundrobin, ACA, srcip.

Here is a sample configuration that might help:

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/117/basic_css_lb_config.html

[br0wn]

Thank you both for your replies. You each have been very helpful!