Frequently Asked Questions

There are two deployment options, One-Arm and Two-Arm, the distinction is made on a per virtual service basis, the Loadmaster can house a combination of One-Arm and Two-Arm Virtual Services. In fact the Loadmaster can have a Virtual Service that is configured in both methods.

One-Arm Deployment

• The load balancer has one physical network card connected to one subnet
• A Single Ethernet port is used for both inbound and outbound traffic on Kemp Load Balancer.
• Two-Arm Deployment Virtual Services and Real Servers are on different subnets.
• The load balancer has two network interfaces connected to two subnets - this may be achieved by using two physical network cards or by creating VLANs on a single network interface
• Virtual Services and Real Servers are on different subnets.