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Overview of monitoring load balancing
Load balancing is a process that:
- Distributes the processing load among multiple machines so that more data can be processed in a shorter period of time.
- Provides fail-over capability by assigning the synchronization processing to another machine when one machine fails.
As implemented in the CIS software, load balancing is a set of software components within the CIS system that distribute synchronization jobs among a pool of machines, called processors. If the CIS software is installed on a single server, it performs all of the load balancing actions described in this section but distributes data only to the single server in the pool.
Load balancing takes place in the following steps:
- A synchronization connection starts to run, either according to a schedule or when requested by a user clicking the Sync Now button in CIS Administration.
- The CIS scheduling software starts a synchronization job.
CIS Administration enables you to check the status of the load-balanced machines in your configuration and to place machines online or offline.
For additional assistance in monitoring synchronization status, CIS Administration includes a notification feature. When you set up email notifications, you can specify the addressees who should receive email notification when a synchronization fails or a synchronization processor goes offline.
