Domino HTTP/S fail-over and workload balancing using Linux Virtual Server instead of ICM (Internet Cluster Manager)

Hi Folks,

I currently have a Domino Server cluster for an application that is accessed via HTTPS. Although I can use ICM (Internet Cluster Manager) for this, I’d like to use only Domino cluster for updating real-time the application data, and have an external load-balancer (i.e. Cisco LocalDirector) to manage my web traffic.

My idea is to use LVS - Linux Virtual Server (http://www.linuxvirtualserver.org) to do this.

My Domino Servers will be configured with Session Authentication (multi-server), but all using the same URL: https://www.acme.com .

Client authentication is via X.509 certificates in the browser.

Just out of curiosity, has anyone attempted this before (either using LVS or Cisco LocalDirector?)

Thanks,

Daniel