[K12OSN] Server load balancing, made easy

[David Trask]

"Support list for opensource software in schools." <k12osn at redhat.com> on
Tuesday, March 8, 2005 at 5:16 AM +0000 wrote:
>This was my approach Two years Back , It may help for current setup's
>also.
>If you use Broadcast method it will give the least loaded server , with
>option 4 specified under , it will show less loaded server first.  
>
>The Steps to do for Multiple X -Server Connectivity from One Workstation.
>
>1) Using rc.local file create start_ws1 scripts file which is identical
>to start_ws but with following change
> echo "/usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_SVGA :1 vt4  -indirect {XDM_SERVER}
> This will show list of  Multiple X-server in the Network.
>
>2) Add following line to inittab file of /opt/ltsp/i386/etc
>    3:5:respawn:/tmp/start_ws1
>
>3) change section of rc.local for start_ws scripts also.
> echo "/usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_SVGA  -indirect {XDM_SERVER}
>
>4) Update GDM with gdm-2.2.4.2-1.i386
>    change the following line in gdm.conf under /etc/X11/gdm
>    Displaysperhost=2   under XDMCP section.
>
>This will give user option of Multiple X-server as well as with
>ctr+alt+F4 he will be able to connect to another X server.
>
>If you need further assistance please free to mail me.
>
>Regards
>K.Dinesh

Can you formally document this for the wiki for all of us?

David N. Trask
Technology Teacher/Coordinator
Vassalboro Community School
dtrask at vcs.u52.k12.me.us
(207)923-3100