Loadbalancer.org Initial Setup

Roger Seelaender - PeerSpot reviewer
UCaaS Engineering Manager at EarthLink

The initial setup was one of the easiest appliances I've ever installed in the network. It took two weeks to get the solution completely up and running and configured. The solution has monitor mode where you install it, you put it in route, but you don't turn it on, just let it run and watch the logs. You can write your rules based on what those logs are, and then slowly start turning it on for certain events.

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RB
Consultant at Altran

Loadbalancer.org has a complex setup. The time it takes to deploy depends on different technologies and the deployment teams. For example, it can take one day to deploy for some groups, while it could take two months for some. In my company, it took two months. Deployment time for Loadbalancer.org also depends on the competency of the deployment team and knowledge of load balancing.

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AM
System Engeneer at CROC

It is easy to deploy Loadbalancer.org.

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Ifra Texture Specialist at kyndryl

The initial setup is complex. First you need the SSL certificate for the URL. Once you have obtained this, you have to install a scaler before starting to configure your Loadbalancer. It will take around one or two hours.

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Kunle Oyetola - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of Business at Zeta-Web Nigeria Limited

Obviously, you need to be skilled. It's quick, and straightforward if you're skilled and knowledgeable about the solution. If you lack the necessary knowledge, hire someone from the OEM space or another consultant with expertise in that solution to assist you in implementing it.

The time it takes to deploy is determined by the customer's scope and scenario. Sometimes the surroundings are straightforward, and other times it's a little more complicated, but it could be anywhere from four to twelve weeks.

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KM
System Consultant at Notable Frontier Sdn Bhd

The choice of environment depends and specific needs and requirements. The setup process for the testing phase typically takes me around 30 minutes to an hour. It involves installing the tool and entering necessary information like SSL details. The staffing requirement depends on the project's size, with a small-scale solution typically requiring only one person to manage. I would rate it seven out of ten.

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PL
IT Manager at a recruiting/HR firm with 51-200 employees

Straightforward. I plugged it in and the guys did the rest. Just plug it in, give it an IP address, give it access, and it's done.

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CD
Systems Programmer at a energy/utilities company with 501-1,000 employees

For someone who has never set up load balancers before, I can attest that if you familiarize yourself with the concepts of load balancing (and their documentation lays out these concepts very well), you can set up one of these in a matter of an hour. It really is an easy process.

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it_user830994 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior ICT Support Officer at a government with 5,001-10,000 employees

The "original, original" setup was very complex, and in the it end didn't work. We run a Smoothwall cluster behind the load balancers, which is for web filtering. The original design that was implemented didn't work the way that it was meant to, because of interactions with the firewall. We did things differently to the way they normally do things, and that actually broke their design. 

So we basically had to roll it back to a simplified setup. But that wasn't any fault of the load balancer, or any fault of the Smoothwall. It's just the way that the whole project was done. We didn't tell them exactly what we wanted, and they went on what they thought it was going to be, and that just didn't match.

So the setup is notably complex. We did need their support for the original setup as well.

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JP
Senior VMware NSX Consultant at 27 Virtual

The solution’s initial setup is easy.

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DL
System Integrator

Straightforward. It's just a hardware setup. You just click on a few buttons in the GUI and everything is fine.

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it_user828336 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Operations Manager at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees

It's not complex. They provide very helpful guides on their websites for the things that we load-balance. We just followed the guides which were accurate and easy to follow. They're pretty good from that perspective.

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it_user828333 - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Development Manager at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees

It was actually our partner who set them up for us, so we didn't have anything to do with it directly. But in our case, yes, it was straightforward.

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it_user817080 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees

It was very straightforward. You just create your virtual servers, you connect it to the physical servers and that's it. For me it was very straightforward. I like the way they think, how they made the interface.

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MO
Senior Network and Security Specialist at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I'm not an IT expert. I'm just a research analyst. That said, the initial setup is pretty much straightforward. It doesn't require any specific skillsets. You just need basic knowledge. That would be enough to set up the appliance.

To deploy it pretty much depends on the environment, and that's a jungle there. Everybody has their own idea of what they want to do with it. Basically, you’re applying the load balancer, and it's pretty straightforward. The load balancing strategy will depend on the use case, so it's not something that you can prepare in advance as each organization is a bit different.

Maintenance is another story. If the people using it know the product, they can do both (deploy and maintain). However, you can also have separate teams doing each piece.

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Jonnathan Quijano - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Architect at Novatec Solutions

The initial setup of Loadbalancer.org is simple.

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PR
Assistant Manager at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The deployment took two to three hours. I did the deployment myself. 

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it_user826311 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Support at a government with 10,001+ employees

Really user friendly, so no problem here.

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it_user756618 - PeerSpot reviewer
Owner at a tech services company with self employed

The basic setup of the unit was straightforward. Once services are up and running, you can then change some of the advanced settings, which are not shown to start with.

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RK
Team Lead Healthcare IT

The initial setup was straightforward.

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