The image clientlb.gif illustrates client load balancing. The image appears as follows, from left to right:

• On the left side of the image, several client computers are pictured, from Client 1 to Client n, connected to the network.
• In the center of the image, two nodes are pictured. Node 1 contains lsnr1 and the rac1 instance. Node 2 contains lsnr2 and the rac2 instance. The network can connect to both lsnr1 and lsnr2. lsnr1 can only connect to the rac 1 instance. Similary, lsnr2 can only connect to the rac2 instance.
• On the right side of the image, the Shared Disk Database is pictured. Node 1 and Node 2 both connect to the Shared Disk Database.

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