[rabbitmq-discuss] ConnectionFactory and load balancing

Tue Jan 10 19:57:02 GMT 2012

Let me restate :)

Connection.newConnection(Address[]) seems to be the best way, short of
using HAProxy, to safely attain a connection to a cluster in the presence
of nodes going down.  When we are mirroring queues across a cluster, is it
important to connect to the "master" node for a queue, or should we
randomize the Address[] to achieve some load balancing?

Any feedback appreciated,
Adam

On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 5:03 PM, Adam Rabung <adamrabung at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> I am running an active/active cluster.  The newConnection(Address[])
> method of ConnectionFactory takes an array of addresses to try to
> connect to, in order.  If I'd like to avoid HAProxy for now, it seems
> like it would be wise for me to randomize this array of Addresses
> before calling newConnection, to achieve some degree of load
> balancing.  Is that a worthwhile approach?
> Thank you,
> Adam
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