| LOAD BALANCE METHOD | DESCRIPTION |
| Consistent Hash IP | - Maps client requests to real servers by hashing the source IP's of the request.
- Client/Server relationships are maintained across ports.
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| Insert Cookie | - Inserts a tracking cookie into the request. Session data contained within the cookie is used with subsequent request to send traffic back to the same real server.
- Persistence is hard-coded on a per-session basis.
- Cookie expires after the client's browser is closed.
- Requires that the client accepts cookies to be effective.
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| Least Connections | - The real server with the fewest number of active connections gets first priority.
- Algorithm requires a difference of 10 connections, which may skew results for customers.
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| Persistent IP | - Ties the source IP of the requester to the real server that processes the request by a hash of all 4 octets of the requesting IP address.
- Persists for 60 minutes.
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| Round Robin | - Each New Request is assigned to the next real server in the rotation.
- Balanced distribution occurs over large samples, though small samples may display a disproportionate balance.
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| Shortest Response | - Server with the shortest response time receives the request.
- As load and response time increases, slower servers begin to field fewer requests.
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| Round Robin with Persistent IP | - Each new request is assigned to the next real server in rotation.
- Requester's IP address is tied to the real server, resulting in subsequent requests from the IP to be assigned to the same real server.
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| Round Robin with Insert Cookie | - Each new request is assigned to the next real server in rotation.
- The load balancer inserts a cookie into the request and uses the session information from the cookie to direct traffic to the same real server for subsequent requests.
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| Least Connections with Persistent IP | - Each new request is assigned to the real server with the least number of active connections at the moment.
- Requester's IP address is tied to the real server, resulting in subsequent requests from the IP to be assigned to the same real server.
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| Least Connections with Insert Cookie | - Each new request is assigned to the real server with the least number of active connections at the moment.
- The Load Balancer inserts a cookie into the request and uses the session information from the cookie to direct traffic to the same real server for subsequent requests.
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| Shortest Response with Persistent IP | - Each new request is assigned to the real server with the shortest response time.
- Requester's IP address is tied to the real server, resulting in subsequent requests from the IP to be assigned to the same real server.
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| Shortest Response with Insert Cookie | - Each new request is assigned to the real server with the shortest response time.
- The load balancer inserts a cookie into the request and uses the session information from the cookie to direct traffic to the same real server for subsequent requests.
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