Load balancing question

[angelb at bugarin.us]

Thank you very much for the prompt and quick reply.

Angel

> angelb at bugarin.us wrote:
> > If I have two CUPS server running in parallel for load balancing and
> > failsafe operation, what criteria does a client system used to figure
> > out when to alternate between systems?
>
> Each job is sent to the next available printer in the class, so
> for two servers it will alternate between them.
>
> > Does the ServerName in the client.conf affect how the client behaves
> > in a load-balancing environment?
>
> No, but it does affect which server the client apps talk to...
>
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