LB-8000
Server Load Balancer
Key Feature
Super High Availability
• The LB-8000 constantly checks the server status to make sure no
request from users is forwarded to malfunctioning servers.
Graceful shutdown ensures no connection gets lost when users
take down servers for maintenance. Moreover, the cost of failover
is minimized by high speed failover and bi-directional stateful
failover. Finally, features such as Nice Fail Back or Dual-path
Heartbeat effectively reduce failover costs.
Internet
PLANET LB-8000 L4 Server Load Balancer is a high performance layer 4 Router
Firewall
switching device that enables enterprises and ISPs to load-balance all IP-
Heartbeat
based applications and to create a High Availability (HA) web environment.
Primary Backup
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Powered by dual Xeon™ processors and equipped with Gigabit Ethernet
NICs, it is best suited for web sites or other IP-based applications with
Web Cluster Streaming Cluster Non-cluster servers
intensive traffic volumes. Direct routing mode makes sure that this product
Ultimate Performance
will not become the bottleneck of heavy traffic applications such as FTP or • Dual Xeon processors with Hyper-Threading technology provide
the LB-8000 with ultra fast performance compared to other L4
streaming. switches. With Hyper-Threading technology, processor-level
threading can be utilized which offers more efficient use of
processor resources for greater parallelism and improved
performance on the LB-8000. Besides, Gigabit Ethernet network
interface gives the LB-8000 maximum network capacity. Finally,
for applications with huge traffic flows such as FTP or streaming,
It is specially designed for web environment that cannot afford downtime.
the LB-8000 also supports direct routing mode to allow streaming
or data flows sent back to clients without going through the LB-
Embedded OS greatly enhances the reliability of the LB-8000. Server health
8000.
check is constantly done by the LB-8000 to ensure no packet is forwarded
Unlimited Scalability
to crashed servers. In addition, the cost of failover is minimized by ultra
• The LB-8000 does not put limitation on the number of clusters
high speed failover and bi-directional stateful failover. Heartbeat signals are (a.k.a. VIP) and also the number of real servers. System admin
does not need to pay extra license fees to scale the system.
going through both network and serial cable to prevent unnecessary
Manageability
failover and active-active problem.
• System admin can easily manage the LB-8000 through Web GUI
or CLI. The bi-directional sync function makes sure that
configurations and logs are always the same between two LB-
8000. In addition, with the LB-8000, system admin can easily
monitor the status of real servers through GUI. Also, system
The LB-8000 is simply the best choice of server load balancers that helps
admin can manage contents in real servers through IP forwarding
or VPN mechanism. Finally, email alert and SNMP trap makes sure
you easily maximize the performance and availability of your web system at
that system admin gets informed as soon as system fault
happens.
minimal costs.
Cost Effectiveness
• Not only is the LB-8000 a cost-effective choice but it also helps
your business avoid the possible loss due to the system
downtime. Also, the LB-8000 makes sure that all servers are
working at full capacity, which further saving the cost of buying
extra servers.
Data Sheet
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LB-8000
Key Feature
Load Balancing for most IP-based Applications Bi-directional Stateful Failover
• The LB-8000 can load-balance most IP-based applications, such • Real time synchronization between primary and backup LB-8000
as web, email, FTP or streaming. You can also apply LB-8000 to ensures that two load balancers keep the same information about
other enterprise applications that have web-based GUI, TCP connections and persistence. This state mirroring function,
including IBM WebSphere, Cold Fusion, BEA WebLogic Servers also called stateful failover, guarantees that no TCP connections
and Sun iPlanet Servers and so on. or persistence information get lost during failover. Moreover, LB-
8000 makes stateful failover bi-directional, which means stateful
failover applies no matter the failover happens from primary to
backup or vice versa.
FTP client FTP client
Multiple Load Balancing Methods
• The LB-8000 provides both static and dynamic modes for load-
balancing servers. Static modes contain round robin and Internet Internet
weighted round robin. Dynamic modes include least
connections and weighed least connections.
Failover Recover
Primary Backup Primary Backup
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FTP servers FTP servers
Exible Network Configurations
• It supports NAT (network address translation), direct routing Nice Fail Back
and IP tunneling configurations. System admin will be able to
choose the appropriate configuration according to the • With Nice Fail Back, backup LB-8000 will become primary after
applications and environment failover happens. That way, even if original primary LB-8000
recovers afterwards, failover will not happen again. This feature
can reduce times of failover and raise the availability of system
Primary Backup
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Server Health Check
Backup Primary
• The LB-8000 regularly checks the status of each server to make LB-8000 LB-8000
sure no traffic is forwarded to the malfunctioning ones. The
health check includes ICMP check (Layer 3), port check (Layer 4)
and content check (Layer 7). System admin can freely define
which level of health check to do.
Dual-path Heartbeat
• Heartbeat signals between two LB-8000 are sent through both
network and serial cable. Failover will not happen until backup
Graceful Shutdown fails to get the heartbeat signals from primary through both
routes. This feature prevents unnecessary failover and avoids the
• The DISABLE feature helps you to take off a working server problem that two LB-8000 are trying to become active (master)
without losing any connection. The LB-8000 will signal system due to the network failure.
admin when all transactions on a particular server are finished.
Network Cable
Primary Backup
LB-8000 LB-8000
Serial Cable
Redundancy of LB-8000
• Active-standby mode eliminates the single point of failure. Also,
fast network-based failover through heartbeat minimizes the
costs of failover.
Active / Passive FTP Support
• The LB-8000 put special efforts on FTP application. No matter
active or passive FTP, in NAT or direct routing mode, It makes sure
that FTP data session goes to the same real server with FTP
control session and the load can be still balanced
Data Sheet
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LB-8000
Key Feature
Superior Reliability and Stability
• Embedded operating system provides superior reliability and
stability.
Synchronization of Configurations and Logs
Configuration Logs
• Bi-directional sync function makes sure that primary and
backup the LB-8000 always keep the same configurations and
logs.
System time sync
Primary through NTP Backup
SNMP Support LB-8000 LB-8000
• The LB-8000 provides its enterprise MIB and will send out TRAP
messages to SNMP manager when necessary.
Security
• IP masquerade protects real servers from being exposed to
Internet directly. SSH/Base64 allow system admin to manage
the LB-8000 safely
APC UPS Support
• The LB-8000 can work with APC UPS to be shutdown safely
while a power problem suddenly happens on site.
GUI/CLI User Interface
• System administrators can manage the LB-8000 through both
GUI (graphical user interface) and CLI (command line interface).
ECOM Protocol
• ECOM protocol makes sure the persistence is still valid when e-
commerce visitors are going to SSL pages from normal web
pages.
DIP: VIP:80
Internet
Sticky Connections
DIP: VIP:443
• For session-based applications, to keep the integrity of session
data, the LB-8000 can always forward the traffic from the same
IP address to the same real server.
Real Time Status Monitoring and Statistics
• Through a Java Applet-based monitor, system admin can
monitor the status of the LB-8000, real servers and network in
a real time basis. DIP: Server 1:80
DIP: VIP:443
Network Interoperability
• Static route, DNS proxy and outbound NAT provide system
admin maximum flexibility to fit the LB-8000 into existing
network environment.
Detailed Logging
• The LB-8000 provides detailed logging function for system,
management, HA, connection and alert. System admin will be
able to export log data and also monthly summary report will
be sent by emails.
Email Alert
• When the LB-8000 or real servers fail, system admin will be
informed through an alert message.
Data Sheet
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LB-8000
Specification
Product Server Load Balancer
Model LB-8000
Hardware
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CPU Dual 2.4 GHz Intel Xeon processors with 512KB L2 cache, supporting 400/533MHz front
side bus speed
Memory 512MB Registered ECC DDR SDRAM, upgradeable to 4GB
Nework Interface 2 x 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet port
Drive Bay Slim 24X CD-ROM
Thermal Heat Sink The CPU heat sinks provide the following features:
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Support Intel Xeon 2.4GHz processor (or above) with FSB 400/533MHz
Copper fins provide superior heat conductivity
Power supply 350W 1U power supply
100-240V 9A AC
Power consumption Maximum 200W, 680 BTU
Temperature 0~40 Degree C (operating), -10~70 Degree C (storage)
Humidity 5%~ 95% (non-condensing)
Emission EMI: FCC part 15, CE
Dimensions (H x W x D) 42.4 x 425 x 622.3 mm
Weight 10kg (Net weight)
LED Indicators PWR, DOM, LAN1, LAN2, SVR, ACT
Button 1 for reset/factory reset
Console 1 x VGA + 1 x PS2 interface for monitor and keyboard
ON/OFF switch 1 x ON/OFF switch
Software
Compatible Server OS Windows, Mac OS, Linux, UNIX and all other OS supporting TCP/IP
Supporting Protocols or Applications .. WEB: HTTP, HTTPS, ASP, PHP, JSP, VB (virtual basic script), Active X, JAVA, RML, CGI
Email: POP3, IMAP, SMTP
.. FTP: active and passive mode under NAT and direct routing
Streaming: RTSP, MMS
. Other TCP/UDP based protocols: Telnet, NNTP, LDAP, RADIUS, DNS… etc.
Load Balancing Modes Round robin, weighted round robin, least connections and weighted least connections
Traffic Management Modes NAT, direct routing and IP tunneling
Server Health Check ICMP, port and content check
Fault Tolerance Bi-directional stateful failover
Active-standby configuration
Nice fail back
Dual-path heartbeat
User Interface Web GUI, based on Java Applet
Command line interface, through console, Telnet or SSH
TFTP Support Upload the batch configuration file through TFTP.
Scalability No limit on real server number and cluster (VIP) number
Contents Management in Real Servers IP Forwarding, VPN (PPTP)
Detailed Logging System, management, HA, connection and alert with export and monthly report function.
SNMP Support SNMP enterprise MIB and SNMP Trap
Other Features Embedded OS Sync of Configurations and Logs
Graceful Shutdown ECOM Protocol
Active/Passive FTP Support Source IP Persistence
Static Route Email Alert
NTP (network time protocol) Support DNS Proxy
Firmware Upgrade through CD Outbound NAT
APC UPS Support
Java Applet-based Real Time Status Monitoring
Ordering Information
LB-8000 Server Load Balancer
Data Sheet PLANET Technology Corporation
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Tel: 886-2-2219-9518 Fax: 886-2-2219-9528 02-06 C-LB8000-1
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