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Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001#
2# IP Virtual Server configuration
3#
4menu "IP: Virtual Server Configuration"
Sam Ravnborg6a2e9b72005-07-11 21:13:56 -07005 depends on NETFILTER
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07006
7config IP_VS
8 tristate "IP virtual server support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
Sam Ravnborg6a2e9b72005-07-11 21:13:56 -07009 depends on NETFILTER
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070010 ---help---
11 IP Virtual Server support will let you build a high-performance
12 virtual server based on cluster of two or more real servers. This
13 option must be enabled for at least one of the clustered computers
14 that will take care of intercepting incoming connections to a
15 single IP address and scheduling them to real servers.
16
17 Three request dispatching techniques are implemented, they are
18 virtual server via NAT, virtual server via tunneling and virtual
19 server via direct routing. The several scheduling algorithms can
20 be used to choose which server the connection is directed to,
21 thus load balancing can be achieved among the servers. For more
22 information and its administration program, please visit the
23 following URL: <http://www.linuxvirtualserver.org/>.
24
25 If you want to compile it in kernel, say Y. To compile it as a
26 module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
27
28config IP_VS_DEBUG
29 bool "IP virtual server debugging"
30 depends on IP_VS
31 ---help---
32 Say Y here if you want to get additional messages useful in
33 debugging the IP virtual server code. You can change the debug
34 level in /proc/sys/net/ipv4/vs/debug_level
35
36config IP_VS_TAB_BITS
37 int "IPVS connection table size (the Nth power of 2)"
38 depends on IP_VS
39 default "12"
40 ---help---
41 The IPVS connection hash table uses the chaining scheme to handle
42 hash collisions. Using a big IPVS connection hash table will greatly
43 reduce conflicts when there are hundreds of thousands of connections
44 in the hash table.
45
46 Note the table size must be power of 2. The table size will be the
47 value of 2 to the your input number power. The number to choose is
48 from 8 to 20, the default number is 12, which means the table size
49 is 4096. Don't input the number too small, otherwise you will lose
50 performance on it. You can adapt the table size yourself, according
51 to your virtual server application. It is good to set the table size
52 not far less than the number of connections per second multiplying
53 average lasting time of connection in the table. For example, your
54 virtual server gets 200 connections per second, the connection lasts
55 for 200 seconds in average in the connection table, the table size
56 should be not far less than 200x200, it is good to set the table
57 size 32768 (2**15).
58
59 Another note that each connection occupies 128 bytes effectively and
60 each hash entry uses 8 bytes, so you can estimate how much memory is
61 needed for your box.
62
63comment "IPVS transport protocol load balancing support"
64 depends on IP_VS
65
66config IP_VS_PROTO_TCP
67 bool "TCP load balancing support"
68 depends on IP_VS
69 ---help---
70 This option enables support for load balancing TCP transport
71 protocol. Say Y if unsure.
72
73config IP_VS_PROTO_UDP
74 bool "UDP load balancing support"
75 depends on IP_VS
76 ---help---
77 This option enables support for load balancing UDP transport
78 protocol. Say Y if unsure.
79
80config IP_VS_PROTO_ESP
81 bool "ESP load balancing support"
82 depends on IP_VS
83 ---help---
Matt LaPlante44c09202006-10-03 22:34:14 +020084 This option enables support for load balancing ESP (Encapsulation
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070085 Security Payload) transport protocol. Say Y if unsure.
86
87config IP_VS_PROTO_AH
88 bool "AH load balancing support"
89 depends on IP_VS
90 ---help---
91 This option enables support for load balancing AH (Authentication
92 Header) transport protocol. Say Y if unsure.
93
94comment "IPVS scheduler"
95 depends on IP_VS
96
97config IP_VS_RR
98 tristate "round-robin scheduling"
99 depends on IP_VS
100 ---help---
101 The robin-robin scheduling algorithm simply directs network
102 connections to different real servers in a round-robin manner.
103
104 If you want to compile it in kernel, say Y. To compile it as a
105 module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
106
107config IP_VS_WRR
108 tristate "weighted round-robin scheduling"
109 depends on IP_VS
110 ---help---
111 The weighted robin-robin scheduling algorithm directs network
112 connections to different real servers based on server weights
113 in a round-robin manner. Servers with higher weights receive
114 new connections first than those with less weights, and servers
115 with higher weights get more connections than those with less
116 weights and servers with equal weights get equal connections.
117
118 If you want to compile it in kernel, say Y. To compile it as a
119 module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
120
121config IP_VS_LC
122 tristate "least-connection scheduling"
123 depends on IP_VS
124 ---help---
125 The least-connection scheduling algorithm directs network
126 connections to the server with the least number of active
127 connections.
128
129 If you want to compile it in kernel, say Y. To compile it as a
130 module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
131
132config IP_VS_WLC
133 tristate "weighted least-connection scheduling"
134 depends on IP_VS
135 ---help---
136 The weighted least-connection scheduling algorithm directs network
137 connections to the server with the least active connections
138 normalized by the server weight.
139
140 If you want to compile it in kernel, say Y. To compile it as a
141 module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
142
143config IP_VS_LBLC
144 tristate "locality-based least-connection scheduling"
145 depends on IP_VS
146 ---help---
147 The locality-based least-connection scheduling algorithm is for
148 destination IP load balancing. It is usually used in cache cluster.
149 This algorithm usually directs packet destined for an IP address to
150 its server if the server is alive and under load. If the server is
151 overloaded (its active connection numbers is larger than its weight)
152 and there is a server in its half load, then allocate the weighted
153 least-connection server to this IP address.
154
155 If you want to compile it in kernel, say Y. To compile it as a
156 module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
157
158config IP_VS_LBLCR
159 tristate "locality-based least-connection with replication scheduling"
160 depends on IP_VS
161 ---help---
162 The locality-based least-connection with replication scheduling
163 algorithm is also for destination IP load balancing. It is
164 usually used in cache cluster. It differs from the LBLC scheduling
165 as follows: the load balancer maintains mappings from a target
166 to a set of server nodes that can serve the target. Requests for
167 a target are assigned to the least-connection node in the target's
168 server set. If all the node in the server set are over loaded,
169 it picks up a least-connection node in the cluster and adds it
170 in the sever set for the target. If the server set has not been
171 modified for the specified time, the most loaded node is removed
172 from the server set, in order to avoid high degree of replication.
173
174 If you want to compile it in kernel, say Y. To compile it as a
175 module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
176
177config IP_VS_DH
178 tristate "destination hashing scheduling"
179 depends on IP_VS
180 ---help---
181 The destination hashing scheduling algorithm assigns network
182 connections to the servers through looking up a statically assigned
183 hash table by their destination IP addresses.
184
185 If you want to compile it in kernel, say Y. To compile it as a
186 module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
187
188config IP_VS_SH
189 tristate "source hashing scheduling"
190 depends on IP_VS
191 ---help---
192 The source hashing scheduling algorithm assigns network
193 connections to the servers through looking up a statically assigned
194 hash table by their source IP addresses.
195
196 If you want to compile it in kernel, say Y. To compile it as a
197 module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
198
199config IP_VS_SED
200 tristate "shortest expected delay scheduling"
201 depends on IP_VS
202 ---help---
203 The shortest expected delay scheduling algorithm assigns network
204 connections to the server with the shortest expected delay. The
205 expected delay that the job will experience is (Ci + 1) / Ui if
206 sent to the ith server, in which Ci is the number of connections
Matt LaPlantecab00892006-10-03 22:36:44 +0200207 on the ith server and Ui is the fixed service rate (weight)
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700208 of the ith server.
209
210 If you want to compile it in kernel, say Y. To compile it as a
211 module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
212
213config IP_VS_NQ
214 tristate "never queue scheduling"
215 depends on IP_VS
216 ---help---
217 The never queue scheduling algorithm adopts a two-speed model.
218 When there is an idle server available, the job will be sent to
219 the idle server, instead of waiting for a fast one. When there
220 is no idle server available, the job will be sent to the server
221 that minimize its expected delay (The Shortest Expected Delay
222 scheduling algorithm).
223
224 If you want to compile it in kernel, say Y. To compile it as a
225 module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
226
227comment 'IPVS application helper'
228 depends on IP_VS
229
230config IP_VS_FTP
231 tristate "FTP protocol helper"
232 depends on IP_VS && IP_VS_PROTO_TCP
233 ---help---
234 FTP is a protocol that transfers IP address and/or port number in
235 the payload. In the virtual server via Network Address Translation,
236 the IP address and port number of real servers cannot be sent to
237 clients in ftp connections directly, so FTP protocol helper is
238 required for tracking the connection and mangling it back to that of
239 virtual service.
240
241 If you want to compile it in kernel, say Y. To compile it as a
242 module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
243
244endmenu