F3215-HP Load Balancing Module System Management Configuration Guide-6PW101

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Overview
This document is applicable to HP LB module (hereinafter referred to as LB module)
The HP LB module are designed for data centers of carriers, portal websites, large and medium-sized
enterprises, and industries. The LB module can be installed on an HP 7500/9500/12500 switch or an
8800 router to provide load balancing services.
The HP LB module provide Server load balancing—Deployed at the distribution layer or core layer of a
data center, the LB module equally distributes clients' access requests to the servers in the data center,
thus ensuring the data center's response speed and service continuity.
You can configure most functions of the LB modules in the Web interface and some functions at the
command line interface (CLI). Each chapter in this document clearly specifies whether the involved
functions can be configured through Web or CLI.
Appearance
LB module
Figure 1 Appearance of the LB module for 7500/9500/12500 switches
Figure 2 Appearance of the LB module for 8800 routers
Application scenarios
In small- and medium-sized data centers of campus networks
To enhance data center performance, load balancing is used to equally distribute clients' access
requests to the servers in the data center. In this scenario, you can deploy the LB module.