best apache loadbalancing techniques

["Wojciech Ziniewicz" <wojciech.ziniewicz@gmail.com>]

Hi,
I am planning to deploy the following structure:

--------------internet----------------
\             \             \
 proxy1   proxy2   proxy3  ---->\
   \             \             \              \
   apache1  apache2  apache3  ---> common storage server via NFS
     \              \             \            /
     mysql1    mysql2    mysql3  /



As You see, there are 3 exactly same copies of one branch that demand
load balancing.

Of course there's one obvious option - DNS loadbalancing when I will
put alll proxies under one host.domainname .

What I want to achieve is simple administration - I want to be able to
make our customers no to use one branch but use others while making
updates etc, while 2 existing branches are online.

What loadbalancing technique should I use to obtain a non-interrupted service ?
We don't want to buy any loadbalancers vrrp protocol etc. . The
infrastructure will be also connected to switch that we dont have
access to.

regards and thank You for your time,
WZ

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Wojciech Ziniewicz
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