Absolutely. The solution seems really robust and the price is not bad. In my case, however, this is not the answer as I need a solution that can be implemented in a whole variety of networks, including virtual ones. Thanks anyways. Boris. On Sat, Jan 19, 2013 at 7:18 PM, Joseph Spenner <joseph85750@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > From: Boris Epstein <borepstein@xxxxxxxxx> > > To: CentOS mailing list <centos@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2013 5:10 PM > Subject: Re: load balancer recommendations > > Joseph, > > Thanks! > > Did you mean this: > > https://www.barracudanetworks.com/products/loadbalancer > > But this looks like an integrated solution, hardware and software. I am > just looking for the software part. > > Boris. > > On Sat, Jan 19, 2013 at 7:06 PM, Joseph Spenner <joseph85750@xxxxxxxxx > >wrote: > > > > > I've had pretty good luck with Barracuda load balancers.. You can > > configure them to keep a user session on a single server, which is often > > desired, and spread new connections to other servers as they arrive. > > The only problem I had with them, ironically, was they would crash if I > > purchased their "Live Updates" feature. It's some sort of auto updating > > black-list service you can buy which helps protect the device and your > > resources. But after I disabled that, the device has been rock solid. > > Been working great since about 2006. > > > > Yes. It might be worth just getting the whole canned solution, though. > It is Linux based. > At the time, the thing was about $1800, which isn't really that bad, and > it just works. There's a web interface to configure it, and it's > relatively intuitive. > > > > If life gives you lemons, keep them-- because hey.. free lemons. > "~heart~ Sticker" fixer: > http://microflush.org/stuff/stickers/heartFix.html > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos