Load Balancing Services

Load balancers distribute Internet traffic among servers to maximise overall service reliability.

Our cost effective load balancing system utilises Red Hat's Cluster Suite IP Load Balancing features. The service is fully configured, monitored and maintained by Xtraordinary.

This service is competitively priced compared to those using specialist load balancer appliances. Customers benefit from the performance/cost benefits of utilising standardised Dell hardware together with the reassurance that comes with commercially supported software from a major brand - Red Hat.

This system can be configured to physically load balance traffic across all types of dedicated servers - including both Linux and Windows systems.

Costing for a basic two node system is shown below. Alternative hardware and system design configurations are available - contact sales for a quote.

  Quantity Setup Each Monthly
Each
Setup
Total
Monthly
Total
Dell PE860
1x Intel 3050 Xeon Dual Core CPU
1GB memory
1 x 80 GB SATA disk.
2 £85 £85 pm £170 £170pm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (Basic Support Version) 2 - £15 pm   £30 pm
Red Hat Cluster Suite License Rental 2   £25 pm   £50 pm
Configuration and ongoing management of
Red Hat Cluster Suite IP Load Balancing system
Includes patching, 24/7 monitoring and all troubleshooting.
1 £100 £75 pm £100 £75 pm
Total       £270 £325 pm