New query load balancing option is now available to DDoS-GUARD customers
The new query load balancing option has recently become availble for our customers using Website protection and acceleration service. You will find this offer perfect, if your website is placed on multiple host servers, which are located in one or several data centres. Load balancing ensures that the web-resource remains fully operational, even in the event of a data centre shutdown. Enabling this option allows the load balancer to distribute traffic between main and backup web-servers.
Who is this service for?
Query load balancing option is available to all our customers, who use Website Protection and Acceleration Service, starting from Normal monthly service plan. Load balancing software can be installed for any separate domain protected by a proxy-server. The cost of service is already included in all service plans, so the overall bill will remain the same after its activation.
Traffic distribution is possible only if one domain has a minimum of two IP-addresses linked to the taget servers. If one of the servers becomes unavailable for some reason, queries are automatically redirected to the backup server. The website owner receives notifications about the server's unavailability and subsequent access recovery.
Load balancing is carried out in accordance with IP hash algorithm. The algorithm ensures query distribution between the protected servers and each website visitor is allocated to a particular server. Thus, balancing keeps your website constantly available for visitiors.
How to activate?
The Client area interface allows to configure and activate load balancing option within only 10-15 minutes, new settings become effective in less than one minute. See this link for more detailed information.