Re: High Availability Solution question

[Larry Bolhuis <lbolhuis@xxxxxxxxxx>]

The F5 can balance in a bunch of ways. We use priority routing to put 
the load on the closest box first. But it will balance by number of 
connections or fastest observed response or you can ratio the load (say 
1 to 4 or what have you.)   Barracuda networks also makes a box that 
does this and it's cheaper. Similar capabilities for the Domino 
balancing but the F5 unit can also connect you seamlessly to multiple 
ISPs and balance traffic between them as well.

- Larry

rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Larry,
>
> How does that F5 thing work?  Like, if the DPAR on the 520 LPAR doesn't 
> have as many people accessing it as the DPAR on the 570 LPAR, but the 520 
> LPAR is otherwise busy as all get out will it still route additional 
> Domino activity to it?
>
> Rob Berendt
>