loadbalancer ping and SFS2X

[ernivan]

hi

we have Fail-over Cluster configuration with one loadbalancer (www.radware.com) and two SFS2X , the loadbalancer ping SFS to see if it is alive.
this is the log of SFS :
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17 May 2011 15:00:03,183 INFO [SocketReader] bitswarm.core.SocketAcceptor - Session created: { Id: 5, Type: DEFAULT, Logged: No, IP: 10.6.189.130:64510 } on Server port: 1955 <---> 64510
17 May 2011 15:00:03,188 INFO [SocketReader] bitswarm.sessions.DefaultSessionManager - Session removed: { Id: 5, Type: DEFAULT, Logged: No, IP: 10.6.189.130:64510 }
17 May 2011 15:00:04,691 INFO [SocketReader] bitswarm.core.SocketAcceptor - Session created: { Id: 6, Type: DEFAULT, Logged: No, IP: 10.6.189.131:60213 } on Server port: 1955 <---> 60213
17 May 2011 15:00:04,691 INFO [SocketReader] bitswarm.sessions.DefaultSessionManager - Session removed: { Id: 6, Type: DEFAULT, Logged: No, IP: 10.6.189.131:60213 }
17 May 2011 15:00:09,183 INFO [SocketReader] bitswarm.core.SocketAcceptor - Session created: { Id: 7, Type: DEFAULT, Logged: No, IP: 10.6.189.130:64476 } on Server port: 1955 <---> 64476
17 May 2011 15:00:09,184 INFO [SocketReader] bitswarm.sessions.DefaultSessionManager - Session removed: { Id: 7, Type: DEFAULT, Logged: No, IP: 10.6.189.130:64476 }
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are the message logs correct ?
can the ping process disturb SFS2X activity ?
if something is wrong, what is the right way ?

thanks

[Bax]

No problems: the load balancer establishes a connection towards SFS, which simply logs this.

[ernivan]

thanks

[itsmylifesoham]

Hi enirvan,

I have been thinking of having the same setup as you. One with a loadbalancer in front of two sfs servers(server A, server B).

I have a few questions :

1. Did you have to buy two separate sfs licenses to run these two sfs instances?

2. Lets say i have a zone defined called lobby which contains a lobby room.
Now what i would have liked is that all users who join the lobby room in the lobby zone are able to see each other, no matter on which of the two servers they are on. Also are you using sticky session with load balancer? Because my guess is if you joined the lobby zone on server A, then all your further messages should be handled by server A only.
So how are you doing this?

Thanks