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AngryHacker
Asked: 2012-03-02 14:50:37 +0800 CST

Is there a Windows equivalent of the HAProxy for virtual load balancing?

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I want to load balance a bunch of VMs, but don't have any Linux boxes available. Typically, afaik, it's done with HAProxy on Linux.

Is there an HAProxy equivalent on Windows? (free, open-source if possible).

windows-server-2008 load-balancing haproxy

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  1. Best Answer

    You could use Microsoft Network Load Balancing. It works well (we've used it for a few years), however its Layer 3/4 AFAIK - ie it won't detect if your IIS is down.

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  2. Another option is to use ISA server infront of it but that comes with another set of issues i.e. it becomes a SPOF

    A linux VM running something like HAProxy, Pound, Varnish etc. might fit your needs.

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