Neutron/LBaaS/Usecases
This page is dedicated to track operator's data on how users utilize load balancing. What their deployments/configurations look like.
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Uses cases
SSL Termination
This has already been proposed and in the process of being accepted. Neutron/LBaaS/SSL.
L7 Scriptability
Define a flexible API which allows for L7 Scripting.
- Ability to insert Certificate Information into HTTP Headers.
- SSL client authentication with OCSP (Online Certificate Status Protocol).
High Availability
Ability to define an active/active or active/standby cluster of load balancers. This will be realized differently depending on the backend driver. For example Citrix implements this with a middlewear API server [Netscaler Control Center].
Service VMs
Would it make sense to take advantage of these blueprints as it relates to LBaaS?
- https://blueprints.launchpad.net/neutron/+spec/adv-services-in-vms
- https://blueprints.launchpad.net/neutron/+spec/dynamic-network-resource-mgmt
Vendor Passthrough
Will there always be a standardized API no matter which backend driver is used? How do we account for functionality in Netscaler that may not exist in HAProxy (contrived example)?