[K12OSN] Several TS's with load balancing?

[Andy Rabagliati]

On Mon, 23 Feb 2004, Trond Mæhlum wrote:

> Is it possible to set up K12LTSP this way:
> 
> One mainserver for authentification and storage (Home)
> 
> Several TS with some sort of load balancing: When you log on you are 
> automatically sent to the TS with most resources available? Also, if one 
> TS goes down the network will still run, but with less capacity...
> 
> We use Win2000 TS with Citrix ICA this way. One fileserver and seven TS. 
> You will always log on to the server with the best capasity at that time.
> 
> The reason for my question is that I'm setting up 5 schools on via fiber 
> network. We are talking approx. 1500 users... 500-600 terminals.

Quite a lot of terminals. 

I set things up so I have one server for home directories, DHCP, tftp, LDAP,
DNS, dialup (in africa, y'know) and multiple Application servers. I have
been asked to do the 'automatic' thing, but I prefer to have the users do it.

I use X -indirect instead of X -query in the rc scripts, and the chooser
displays all the computers, labelled with their load average.

Pick one.

Cheers,    Andy!

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