On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 5:15 AM, Lenin <lenin.lee@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > I set up a load balancing environment with mod_proxy_balancer, and use > 'stickysession' to achieve session stickyness. > > I know this module uses a cookie to keep sessions. The question is, how does > it know if a session is still alive ? For example, if there are two servers > behind the balancer, 100 sessions for each of them. If the 100 sessions of > the first server have already been closed, will apache still assume the > first server is busy and throw new sessions to the other one ? mod_proxy_balancer doesn't keep track of how many sessions (in session cookie terms) are established. """ At present, there are 3 load balancer scheduler algorithms available for use: Request Counting, Weighted Traffic Counting and Pending Request Counting. These are controlled via the lbmethod value of the Balancer definition. See the ProxyPass directive for more information. """ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx