Re: Alternatives to GSLB ?

[Jeff Blaum <jblaum02 () gmail com>]

Just wanted to thank everyone who replied to my question on the list and
off-list.
Cheers,

Jeff

On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 12:31 PM, Paul W. Roach III <paul () isaroach com>wrote:

> The downside of anycast for TCP services require state to be replicated in
> realtime across all app servers to prevent crappy user experience in the
> case where I switch servers mid-transaction.
>
> On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 3:17 PM, Jack Carrozzo <jack () crepinc com> wrote:
>
> > Anycast works.
> >
> > [...] we are looking for ideas on
> > > how to 1) ensure clients are routed to the closest geographical server
> > 2)
> > > ensure the client hits the server(s) with the shortest path.
> >
> > No need to deal with that yourself when BGP eats that problem for
> > breakfast
> > lunch and dinner.
> >
> > -Jack Carrozzo