generate one time url instead of using load balancer to direct requests to a dynamic pool of servers
I have a pool of servers; each of the server in that pool does some heavy computation. That pool changes pretty frequently as new servers are spun up to accommodate the traffic, and some unstable servers are killed manually.
I wish to make a request to any of the servers, in parallel, en masse (~200 requests at any given time). I think we can set up a load balancer to distribute the requests to the servers. A co-worker suggests that we consider keeping an RPC connection open to an endpoint which will output one-time use URL, and that I hit that URL with a normal HTTP POST request. This will do the work of load balancing for us, while keeping the servers secure and intact. I'm still a pretty junior engineer so I am not so sure about the pros and cons of each approach. Can you give some thoughts or other questions I should try to answer first? What can the second approach do that the classic load balancer cannot?
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I have a pool of servers; each of the server in that pool does some heavy computation. That pool changes pretty frequently as new servers are spun up to accommodate the traffic, and some unstable servers are killed manually.
I wish to make a request to any of the servers, in parallel, en masse (~200 requests at any given time). I think we can set up a load balancer to distribute the requests to the servers. A co-worker suggests that we consider keeping an RPC connection open to an endpoint which will output one-time use URL, and that I hit that URL with a normal HTTP POST request. This will do the work of load balancing for us, while keeping the servers secure and intact. I'm still a pretty junior engineer so I am not so sure about the pros and cons of each approach. Can you give some thoughts or other questions I should try to answer first? What can the second approach do that the classic load balancer cannot?
request http-post load-balancing rpc grpc
asked Nov 15 '18 at 11:29
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I have a pool of servers; each of the server in that pool does some heavy computation. That pool changes pretty frequently as new servers are spun up to accommodate the traffic, and some unstable servers are killed manually.
I wish to make a request to any of the servers, in parallel, en masse (~200 requests at any given time). I think we can set up a load balancer to distribute the requests to the servers. A co-worker suggests that we consider keeping an RPC connection open to an endpoint which will output one-time use URL, and that I hit that URL with a normal HTTP POST request. This will do the work of load balancing for us, while keeping the servers secure and intact. I'm still a pretty junior engineer so I am not so sure about the pros and cons of each approach. Can you give some thoughts or other questions I should try to answer first? What can the second approach do that the classic load balancer cannot?
request http-post load-balancing rpc grpc
asked Nov 15 '18 at 11:29
ampersandsampersands
7310
I have a pool of servers; each of the server in that pool does some heavy computation. That pool changes pretty frequently as new servers are spun up to accommodate the traffic, and some unstable servers are killed manually.
I wish to make a request to any of the servers, in parallel, en masse (~200 requests at any given time). I think we can set up a load balancer to distribute the requests to the servers. A co-worker suggests that we consider keeping an RPC connection open to an endpoint which will output one-time use URL, and that I hit that URL with a normal HTTP POST request. This will do the work of load balancing for us, while keeping the servers secure and intact. I'm still a pretty junior engineer so I am not so sure about the pros and cons of each approach. Can you give some thoughts or other questions I should try to answer first? What can the second approach do that the classic load balancer cannot?
request http-post load-balancing rpc grpc
request http-post load-balancing rpc grpc
asked Nov 15 '18 at 11:29
ampersandsampersands
7310
asked Nov 15 '18 at 11:29
ampersandsampersands
7310
asked Nov 15 '18 at 11:29
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asked Nov 15 '18 at 11:29
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asked Nov 15 '18 at 11:29
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