[Bro] Quick load balancing question

[James Lay]

On 2016-10-14 08:12, Johanna Amann wrote:
> Hi James,
> 
>> for the pf_ring I have the below:
>> [worker-1]
>> type=worker
>> host=localhost
>> interface=eth0
>> lb_method=pf_ring
>> lb_procs=2
>> pin_cpus=0,1
>> 
>> So my question is twofold,...does each pinned cpu get a process,
> 
> In your case - yes. Basically, processes are pinned to the CPUs that 
> you
> specify in order. If you pin 6 CPUs and have 2 processes, only the 
> first 2
> will have processes on it. If you pin 2 CPUs and have 3 processes, the
> first one will have 2 and the second one one.
> 
>> and, is there a way to get load balancing using just standalone, 
>> without
>> needing the logger, worker, and proxy processes?  Thank you.
> 
> No, due to the current Bro architecture, you need a cluster for load
> balancing.
> 
> Johanna

Awesome...thanks for the information as always Johanna :)

James