ipvsadm
Stable release
1.3.1 / December 24, 2019 (2019-12-24)
Repositorygit.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/kernel/ipvsadm/ipvsadm.git/
Operating systemLinux kernel
PlatformNetfilter
LicenseGNU General Public License
Websitewww.linuxvirtualserver.org/software/ipvs.html

IPVS (IP Virtual Server) implements transport-layer load balancing, usually called Layer 4 LAN switching, as part of the Linux kernel. It's configured via the user-space utility ipvsadm(8) tool.

IPVS is incorporated into the Linux Virtual Server (LVS), where it runs on a host and acts as a load balancer in front of a cluster of real servers. IPVS can direct requests for TCP- and UDP-based services to the real servers, and make services of the real servers appear as virtual services on a single IP address. IPVS is built on top of the Netfilter.[1]

IPVS is merged into versions 2.4.x and newer of the Linux kernel mainline.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "IPVS Software - Advanced Layer-4 Switching". linuxvirtualserver.org. 2011-02-08. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
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