What is 'load balancing' in SAP BC-CST - Client/Server Technology?

load balancing - Overview

• Component: BC-CST

• Component Name: Client/Server Technology

• Description: A process that distributes server requests across any number of application servers. Load balancing ensures that an Internet page remains available, even with a large number of users and a high load. It recognizes when a server is down within seconds and ensures that that server is not reused until the system becomes available again. In the SAP system, load balancing is performed by the message server when users log on. If HTTP requests are sent to the SAP Web Application Server, the SAP Web Dispatcher performs load balancing.

load balancing - Details

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  Key Concepts: 
  Load balancing is a feature of SAP's Client/Server Technology (BC-CST) that helps to ensure that the workload of a system is evenly distributed across multiple servers. This helps to ensure that the system runs efficiently and that no single server is overloaded. 
  
  How to use it: 
  Load balancing can be enabled in the SAP system by setting up a load balancing configuration. This configuration will define which servers are used for load balancing, as well as how the workload should be distributed among them. Once the configuration is set up, the system will automatically distribute the workload among the servers according to the configuration. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When setting up a load balancing configuration, it is important to consider the hardware capabilities of each server. If one server has more powerful hardware than another, it may be beneficial to assign more of the workload to that server. Additionally, it is important to monitor the system regularly to ensure that the load balancing configuration is working as expected. 
  
  Related Information: 
  For more information on load balancing in SAP's Client/Server Technology, please refer to SAP's official documentation on the topic. Additionally, there are many online resources available that provide tips and tricks for setting up and managing a load balancing configuration.