In my experience NLB works OK as a simple network load balancer up to 10-15 web servers for a single instance SaaS solution. Keep in mind that it is a NETWORK load balancer and doens't know much about what happens on the application level.
If you need to build application logic into your load balancing algorithm you would probably have to look into buying a content switch (aka. layer 7 switch) that can do more sophisticated load balancing. One of the most profiled vendors here would be F5 (www.f5.com).
Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at 5:37PM
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Don't you use NLB on MS? http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb742455.aspx.
i've already read it but there isn't pratical information abaut implementing load balancing.
I've a web application running under windows 2003 iis,
now what i 've to do exacly to implement a load balancing
Im also looking for the same.Can anyone pls help in this.
Pls reply in detail.
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NLBS is the correct way to do it.
Everything is in the documentation.
If you don't want to read it, then that's where a good consultant comes in handy.
In my experience NLB works OK as a simple network load balancer up to 10-15 web servers for a single instance SaaS solution. Keep in mind that it is a NETWORK load balancer and doens't know much about what happens on the application level.
If you need to build application logic into your load balancing algorithm you would probably have to look into buying a content switch (aka. layer 7 switch) that can do more sophisticated load balancing. One of the most profiled vendors here would be F5 (www.f5.com).