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Re: NLB Recommendations
From: Tine <nanog () well-duh net>
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 08:01:10 -0700
Quoting James Baldwin <jbaldwin () antinode net>:
I'm looking for recommendations for network load balancers. These, at this time, will primarily be used to attach to a cluster of webservers although I would like a solution which can be repurposed to other applications later. I am looking at F5's Big IP, Cisco's SLB, and Foundry's ServerIron at this time.
I'd add the NetScaler (www.netscaler.com) to your list, especially for webservers. It has been very stable for us and the support we've received from them has been top-notch. They've really been working on expanding their support for other protocols. The F5 is probably my favorite box to work on, the CLI and the UI are both fantastic. Their platform is super-flexible and intuitive for unix people. The GUI is NOT java and is very easy to work with. Their support has not been as responsive as we get from NetScaler or Foundry, but they eventually get things solved. We used to have Cisco CSS 11800's in our environment... but after wrangling them for over a year of intermittent outages with no solution from Cisco (other than "Please upgrade to yet another $250k solution.") we started the search for another platform. Cisco's support is such that we're removing them from our network entirely (pending budget, time and practicality.) Tine Hutchison
Current thread:
- NLB Recommendations James Baldwin (Jun 08)
- Re: NLB Recommendations Tine (Jun 09)
- Re: NLB Recommendations Mike Lyon (Jun 09)
- Re: NLB Recommendations Joe Abley (Jun 10)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: NLB Recommendations Burton, Chris (Jun 08)
- RE: NLB Recommendations Gordon, Michael (Jun 09)
- Re: NLB Recommendations John Neiberger (Jun 09)
- Re: NLB Recommendations Charles Sprickman (Jun 09)
- Re: NLB Recommendations John Neiberger (Jun 09)
- Re: NLB Recommendations Keith Washington (Jun 09)
- Charter blocking Port 25 Arman (Jun 09)
- Re: Charter blocking Port 25 Matthew McGehrin (Jun 09)
(Thread continues...)