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Dynamic HTTP load balancing

  • US 8,412,807 B2
  • Filed: 07/19/2012
  • Issued: 04/02/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of configuring a load balancing program in a load balancer to dispatch client requests to servers in a cluster, the method comprising the steps of:

  • making an electronic record of a plurality of other servers available for adding to the cluster, the electronic record including a plurality of network addresses of the respective plurality of other servers; and

    subsequently;

    the load balancer detecting that the cluster cannot handle the client requests with specified performance, and in response;

    the load balancer automatically polling one of the other servers at its network address obtained from the electronic record to request a configuration file containing parameters to configure the load balancer for bringing the one other server on-line in the cluster to handle client requests; and

    the load balancer automatically configuring the load balancing program for the cluster to add the one other server to the cluster in accordance with the parameters contained in the configuration file.

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