Health Checks
Load balancers should be configured to perform health checks on each other on a regular basis. In the event that a load balancer does not pass the health checks, it will be automatically marked as a failed load and other load balancers will be able to takeover and manage traffic properly.
How to handle a Load Balancer crash?
Load Balancer crash refers to a sudden failure of a load-balancing system that helps in distributing the network traffic across multiple servers and resources of a system.
This crash disrupts the even and balanced distribution of traffic and resources, which leads to service outages and more amount of pressure or strain on the remaining resources, which leads to other potential failures. Some of the ways to prevent or handle Load Balancer crashes are:
Important Ways to Prevent Load Balancer Crash
- Redundancy and Failover:
- Health Checks:
- Load Balancer Clustering:
- DNS Round Robin:
- Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB):
- Monitoring and Alerting:
- Manual Intervention:
- Regular Maintenance:
- Backup Load Balancer Configuration:
- Load Testing and Redundant Capacity:
- Conclusion:
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