Load Distribution in an NIS-only Environment

Load distribution in a Netra Proxy Cache Array is optimum in an environment where resolution of the name of proxy cache service provided by the array occurs on a continual basis. This occurs in a network where the name service acknowledges the time-to-live (TTL) of the name-to-address entries made available by the array DNS. Examples of such a name service are the DNS (using bind v. 4.9.3 or later) or NIS, as shipped with Solaris 2.6.

In an environment where name resolution is static or occurs infrequently (such as with pre-Solaris 2.6 NIS), you might be able to use browser facilities, such as the Proxy Access Control (PAC) file, to force name service lookups on an ongoing basis.