From: Jim Jagielski This directive allows for growth potential in the number of
Balancers available for a virtualhost in addition to the
- number pre-configured. It only take effect if there is at
+ number pre-configured. It only takes effect if there is at
least 1 pre-configured Balancer.http://example.com/mirror/foo/bar
to be internally converted
into a proxy request to http://backend.example.com/bar
.
The following alternative syntax is possible, however carries a - performance penalty when present in large numbers:
+The following alternative syntax is possible, however it can carry a + performance penalty when present in very large numbers. The advantage of + the below syntax is that it allows for dynamic control via the + Balancer Manager interface:
You can now access load balancer manager by using a Web browser
to access the page
- http://your.server.name/balancer-manager
http://your.server.name/balancer-manager
. Please note
+ that only Balancers defined outside of <Location ...>
+ containers can be dynamically controlled by the Manager.