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Subject: Re: Load balancing on a cluster
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Date: Wed, 4-Feb-87 14:53:14 EST
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I know a cluster does not currently load balance, but consider the following
(Especially any DEC systems types out there)

	I cound have an interactive process running on cluster node 1.
	A monitor process detects that node 1 is much more heavily loaded
	than ndoe 2. It decides to swap my process on on node 1. It then
	reprograms the LAT to make my terminal talk to node 2 and swaps
	me in on node 2. Voila! Quick and dirty load balancing.

					Random (Randy Buckland)
					Research Triangle Institute
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