Network switch load balance optimization

摘要

A network load balancing method in a blade grouping chassis can be provided. The method can include detecting system conditions among blades coupled to a single blade grouping chassis. The method also can include maintaining a rotation of selected ones of the blades among which individual blades are selected for use in network load balancing inbound workloads. Finally, the method can include removing an individual blade from the rotation responsive to detecting a system condition in the individual blade indicative of an inability of the individual blade to support high availability in network load balancing. As such, the method further can include re-adding the individual blade to the rotation responsive to detecting a system condition in the individual blade indicative of an ability of the individual blade to support high availability in network load balancing.

主权项

1. A highly available network data processing system comprising:
a blade grouping chassis comprising a unified power supply and a switch module configured for network load balancing; a plurality of server blades disposed in the chassis, each of the blades comprising a service processor and corresponding service processor device driver; and, a management module coupled to the chassis over a communications link, the management module comprising program code enabled to detect system conditions among the plurality of server blades, to maintain a rotation of selected ones of the blades among which individual blades are selected for use in network load balancing inbound workloads, and to remove a blade from a network load balancing rotation responsive to detecting a system condition in the blade to support high availability in network load balancing.