Question Proper way to setup Tree

[gzowner]

Whats the proper way to setup the Tree for channels.

Right now i have source-Main
Souce-LB
Source-lb1


should i be doing Source-Main-LB
|_ LB1

whats best way to do this to help keep bandwidth stable..

 

[xsivnoiz]

Using all your LBs directly on the source will take more connections but less bandwith from any of your lbs. If your goal is to geobalance or distribute loads with heavily watched streams generally the best way is to run 1 LB to the source and then put the other LBs under the first one. In this config the 1st lb will pull from your stream source and your other LBs will pull from that LB - using upload bandwith from it but not using a connection from your stream source.

 

[gzowner]

Using all your LBs directly on the source will take more connections but less bandwith from any of your lbs. If your goal is to geobalance or distribute loads with heavily watched streams generally the best way is to run 1 LB to the source and then put the other LBs under the first one. In this config the 1st lb will pull from your stream source and your other LBs will pull from that LB - using upload bandwith from it but not using a connection from your stream source.

my source is on same server as my main.. 10gig system and 48 cores.. want to use this for vod and run it from the main. So i can just keep main off the source and go with

source
|
LB1
|
LB2
|
Other LBs

for my VOD

Source
|
Main