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What is the Linux Virtual Server?

The Linux Virtual Server is a highly scalable and highly available server built on a cluster of real servers, with the load balancer running on the Linux operating system. The architecture of the cluster is transparent to end users. End users only see a single virtual server. For more information click here.

Applications of the Linux Virtual Server

The Linux Virtual Server can be used to build highly scalable and high available network services, such as a scalable web, mail or media service.

What is this site about?

This site hosts the Linux Virtual Server kernel patches and related programs, released under the GNU General Public License (GPL). This site also provides information on the Linux Virtual Server: how it works, how to use it, and its ongoing development.

Latest Press News... Thursday, November 23th, 2000

The virtual server patch version 1.0.1 for kernel 2.2.17 was released on November 23th, 2000. Go to the software page for more information.

The virtual server patch version 1.0.0 for kernel 2.2.17 was released on November 16th, 2000. Go to the software page for more information.

The IPVS Netfilter module (version 0.0.5) for kernel 2.4 was released on September 6th, 2000. Many bugs were fixed and a new feature was added. Click the software page for more information.

The virtual server patch version 0.9.16 for kernel 2.2.17 was released on September 5th, 2000. Go to the software page for more information.

The IPVS Netfilter module (version 0.0.4) for kernel 2.4 was released on July 30th, 2000. Rusty tidy up many code at OLS, and Julian changed to use slab cache for connection allocation, etc. Click the software page for more information.

The IPVS Netfilter module (version 0.0.3) for kernel 2.4 was released on July 6th, 2000. The most functioality has been implemented, it is available for testing. Click the software page for more information.

The virtual server patch version 0.9.15 for kernel 2.2.16 was released on June 28th, 2000. Go to the software page for more information.
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