Linux Virtual Server

Linux Virtual Server (LVS) is a set of integrated software components for balancing the IP load across a set of real servers. LVS is a free and open-source project started by Wensong Zhang in May 1998. The mission of the project is to build a high-performance and highly available server for…

Computer cluster

A computer cluster consists of a set of loosely or tightly connected computer that work together so that, in many respects, they can be viewed as a single system. The components of a cluster are usually connected to each other through fast local area networks, with each node running its own…

Components of a Load Balancer

Linux Virtual Server (LVS) system offers a highly-available and scalable solution for production services using specialised routing and load-balancing techniques that can be configured through the Piranha configuration tool.

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