Server Load Balancer Traffic Steering

摘要

A network switch comprises a load balancer steering mechanism configured to receive a service request received from a load balancer and forward the service request to a first server in a load-balanced server cluster. The service request was initiated by a client and transmitted to the load balancer. The network switch is configured to receive return traffic transmitted by the first server, and to automatically steer the return traffic to the load balancer.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving, at a network switch, a service request forwarded from a load balancer on an overlay network, wherein the service request was initiated by a client; forwarding the service request to a first server in a load-balanced server cluster; receiving, at the network switch, a server traffic flow transmitted by a server in the load-balanced server cluster; and automatically steering the server traffic flow to the load balancer on the overlay network.