We have 1000 Domino users in a Domino Cluster (2 Domino servers in Cluster).All the users open mail file, by default it opens from first server (say x server).
Now we want to do a load balancing ,when first 500 user open the mail file ,by default the mail should open from the first server(say x server) and next 500 user open the mail file ,by default it should open from 2nd server in the cluster(say Y server). Could you suggest some information regarding this?
Subject: LOAD BALANCING
You need to read the admin client, there is a section on moving users and load balancing in Domino.
Subject: LOAD BALANCING
There are two ways you can achive load balancing:
Specifies the acceptable level of system resources available to a server. By setting this value for each server in a cluster, you determine how the workload is distributed among cluster members. Valid values are 0 to 100. Domino compares this value against a server’s availability index; when the availability index falls below the Server_Availability_Threshold value, the server becomes BUSY. A Server_Availability_Threshold value of zero (0) indicates a fully available state and workload balancing is disabled; a value of 100 indicates the server is BUSY (since the availability index can never be greater than 100) and the Cluster Manager then tries to redirect user requests to more available cluster members.
2). You can also balance the workload in a cluster by using the Server_MaxUsers setting. This setting specifies the maximum number of active users allowed on a server at one time. When the server reaches this limit, the server goes into the MAXUSERS state and rejects any additional requests until the number of active users falls below the Server_MaxUsers limit. When Domino rejects an access request because of a MAXUSERS state, the Cluster Manager attempts to redirect the request to another cluster server that contains the appropriate replica. If no other server is available, Domino rejects the access request and displays an explanatory message.
From the Domino Administrator
Click the Configuration tab.
In the Task pane, expand Server, and then click Configurations.
Do one of the following:
If a Configuration Settings document already exists for the server you want, select that document, and then click Edit Configuration.
If a Configuration Settings document does not already exist for the server you want, click Add Configuration, and add the name of the server in the “Group or Server name” field on the Basics tab.
Click the NOTES.INI Settings tab.
Click Set/Modify Parameters.
In the Item field, select or enter SERVER_MAXUSERS.
In the Value field, enter the maximum number of users you want to access the server at the same time.
Click Add, and then click OK.
Click Save & Close.
Hope this will help you.
Subject: RE: LOAD BALANCING
From your description, I guess all you need is to let the first 500 users connect to Server X and all other users connect to Server Y. The only setting you need to achieve this is the server_maxusers setting. Just shut down the Domino server and open the notes.ini from within windows, and on a new line, enter SERVER_MAXUSERS=500
This should serve the purpose. 