Hi,

For reference, I'm working with one client who uses ZLB now for >6 
months in production.  It is doing pretty standard HTTP load balancing, 
works very well. Running roughly ~2 Mbps sustained traffic 24/7.  There 
are very occasional minor glitches but generally it is a very solid 
product that I think is well suited for production use.  Definitely the 
project is still under active development and I find it well supported 
(in case you have concerns on that front).

- I would recommend clean install from ISO rather than using pre-built 
VM appliance, it is really quick and easy to install.  I usually give 
the VMs very modest HW allocations (1-2 vCPU, 1gb ram, 4gb disk thin 
provisioned) - and it never stresses this hardware config).
- I'm running it as KVM-based virtual machines (virtio NIC and HDD 
drivers) which work flawlessly out of the box (debian under the hood for 
ZLB recognizes these virtual devices without any issues)
- I recommend also using a pair of ZLB VMs in HA configuration. (Run 
each VM on separate physical hardware, clearly, to get proper fault 
tolerance :-).   It is very easy to setup and gives you reliable fault 
tolerance with very little effort.  The docs for setting it up are nice 
and clear.  Once the HA pair are in place, you manage them just like a 
single ZenLB Node via the 'virtual IP'.

Tim


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On 06/14/2012 10:26 AM, tibz wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I've subscribed to the list a little while ago, and I havent seen many
> mails coming through. I wonder if it means ZLB is not widely used, or if
> it means it just works and no need to request for help?
>
> We are currently looking for a "not-too-expensive" loadbalancing
> solution for a large customer to load balance Exchange CAS, and later
> some more applications.
>
> First sight ZLB looks to be a serious candidate and has been suggested
> (by me :-)) but I would like to make sure the project is active and
> successfully used by mediums-larges organisations.
>
> Can you share your ZLB experience with me? How stable/reliable/flexible
> it is for you?
> Also if you are using itin vmware, is it worth buying the pre-built
> virtual appliance or installing from the ISO will work just fine?
>
> Thanks a lot
> tibz
>
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