Dispatch Methods

LinkProof receives requests for services from clients and decides to which server to direct (that is, dispatch) each request. During this process, LinkProof finds the best server to provide the requested service. The Dispatch Method parameter defines the criteria by which LinkProof selects the best server in the farm. LinkProof uses the specified Dispatch Method only for new sessions; LinkProof handles existing sessions using the Client Table.

You can define the Dispatch Method parameter during the farm configuration, according to farm characteristics and your needs. Criteria may vary for different applications. For example, the number of users is a significant factor for a Web farm, whereas the amount of traffic can be more important for an FTP farm.

The list of available Dispatch Methods depends on the specified farm type.

LinkProof supports the following Dispatch Methods:

Cyclic

Fewest Number of Users

Fewest Number of Local Users

Hashing

Least Local Traffic

Least Number of Bytes

Least Number of Local Bytes

Least Traffic

NT­-1 and NT­-2

Private-1 and Private-2

Response Time

Customized Hash

Multicast Dispatch

Source IP Hashing

Layer 3 Hashing