All releases of BalanceNG


Release Notes: The Boolean parameter "stickytarget" has been added, controlling the update of the forwarding table for known targets. The manual has been updated accordingly.


Release Notes: A minor bug with warning messages issued by the "check" command has been resolved. An additional warning message is reported to the log if all targets of a server become inoperational. The manual has been updated accordingly.


Release Notes: A major bug with the internal parameter table has been fixed. Upgrading is strongly recommended.


Release Notes: Session table entry synchronization has been added introducing the new parameters sessionsyncack, syncackbdelay, syncackmaxps, syncackresend, and syncackwsize. The commands "resync" and "show nous" have also been implemented in the context of session table synchronization. The output of the commands "show stinfo" and "show sessions" has been extended accordingly. The session table testing command "stfill" has been implemented. Minor bugs with the "reload" command and functionality have been resolved. The manual has been updated accordingly.


Release Notes: An RPM package for RHEL6 and CentOS 6 (64-bit) is now available. A new "sessionload" command allows you to import session table contents that have been exported with "sessiondump". The "reload" command may also be started with "bng reload" directly from the shell. Several bugs with the "reload" command and functionality have been resolved. The manual has been updated accordingly.


Release Notes: A "reload" command has been implemented, allowing the user to reload the complete server/target-relationships while valid session table entries are maintained. The manual has been updated accordingly.


Release Notes: Gratuitous ARP requests are now accepted, initiating an ARP table update. A bug with VRRP advertisements not updating the internal switch forwarding table has been fixed.


Release Notes: The default value of the parameter "psvrelearn" is now 0 (disabled). The manual has been updated accordingly.


Release Notes: The igb0 interface is now accepted as a primary interface on Solaris.


Release Notes: The internal buffers of the Solaris STREAMS module ("bngfilt") have been increased to 512KB. The "strict routing" functionality has been included in the "slb" and "llb" modules. With this, a packet duplication effect is now fixed by default when BalanceNG is connected to VMware vswitches. The manual has been updated accordingly.