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    $150: Make server-pools work in failover mode (as advertised by GUI)

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      ltning last edited by

      Hi,

      currently slbd only supports round-robin for server pools. The GUI currently advertises a failover mode. I need this to work as advertised, in addition to a way to see which system is currently active (in status page?) and - optionally - a quick way to toggle which system is used.

      After failing over to a lower-priority host, it should go back to the next higher-priority as soon as it is available again. The way it currently works with the "panic host" is the behavior I want, but I don't want to use that feature to achieve this – a "panic host" is still desired.

      Any takers?

      /Eirik

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        billm last edited by

        @ltning:

        Hi,

        currently slbd only supports round-robin for server pools. The GUI currently advertises a failover mode. I need this to work as advertised, in addition to a way to see which system is currently active (in status page?) and - optionally - a quick way to toggle which system is used.

        FYI, that was a bug in implementation.  The server load balancing already has an implemented site down feature.

        @ltning:

        After failing over to a lower-priority host, it should go back to the next higher-priority as soon as it is available again. The way it currently works with the "panic host" is the behavior I want, but I don't want to use that feature to achieve this – a "panic host" is still desired.

        Any takers?

        /Eirik

        For whoever considers this bounty…it'll require C skills and PHP skills to implement.

        --Bill

        pfSense core developer
        blog - http://www.ucsecurity.com/
        twitter - billmarquette

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          sanjay_arora last edited by

          Hello All

          I would like to see a scenario where one can define multiple pools, consisting of different WANs, supporting the following:

          • Multiple pools, operable in round-robin or failover or both modes.
          • System should be aware of bandwidth capacity of each link and allocate round-robin share accordingly.
          • Traffic-Shaping should work on each WAN just as it works on the main WAN now. However, traffic-shaping rules should be different for each WAN & seperately configurable. Of couse, the user may simply check a box that replicates the main WAN shaping rules on one or more WAN.
          • Time & port based firewalling should somehow be available with the pools e.g. I would like to see one of my high-bandwidth links that is free/unbilled during the night allow all the traffic that is banned from it during the day.

          I would be willing to add 100$ to the bounty provided I get all the functionality that I want. Don't really know if I have put it right. Request if someone takes this up, post a final function target and reconfirm from me. Bounty is confirmed, only the minimum features on which I would pay it, needs to be finalized.

          With regards.
          Sanjay.

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            ltning last edited by

            @billm:

            @ltning:

            Hi,

            currently slbd only supports round-robin for server pools. The GUI currently advertises a failover mode. I need this to work as advertised, in addition to a way to see which system is currently active (in status page?) and - optionally - a quick way to toggle which system is used.

            FYI, that was a bug in implementation.  The server load balancing already has an implemented site down feature.

            I am aware of this. Will I be able to "chain" pools/virtual servers in order to achieve what I want? I.e. defining a single-server pool with the panichost pointing to another single-server pool, etc.? This would solve my problem, though it is a tad ugly…

            @billm:

            @ltning:

            After failing over to a lower-priority host, it should go back to the next higher-priority as soon as it is available again. The way it currently works with the "panic host" is the behavior I want, but I don't want to use that feature to achieve this – a "panic host" is still desired.

            Any takers?

            /Eirik

            For whoever considers this bounty…it'll require C skills and PHP skills to implement.

            ..except if my above idea works, in which case it would only have to be wrapped in some PHP …

            /Eirik

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              ltning last edited by

              Hi,

              any updates here?
              I've been researching hoststated a bit, and while it's surely more powerful than slbd, it still lacks exactly what I need.

              /Eirik

              @ltning:

              @billm:

              @ltning:

              Hi,

              currently slbd only supports round-robin for server pools. The GUI currently advertises a failover mode. I need this to work as advertised, in addition to a way to see which system is currently active (in status page?) and - optionally - a quick way to toggle which system is used.

              FYI, that was a bug in implementation.  The server load balancing already has an implemented site down feature.

              I am aware of this. Will I be able to "chain" pools/virtual servers in order to achieve what I want? I.e. defining a single-server pool with the panichost pointing to another single-server pool, etc.? This would solve my problem, though it is a tad ugly…

              @billm:

              @ltning:

              After failing over to a lower-priority host, it should go back to the next higher-priority as soon as it is available again. The way it currently works with the "panic host" is the behavior I want, but I don't want to use that feature to achieve this – a "panic host" is still desired.

              Any takers?

              /Eirik

              For whoever considers this bounty…it'll require C skills and PHP skills to implement.

              ..except if my above idea works, in which case it would only have to be wrapped in some PHP …

              /Eirik

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