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<name>mod_lbmethod_heartbeat</name>
<description>Heartbeat Traffic Counting load balancer scheduler algorithm for <module
>mod_proxy_balancer</module></description>
<status>Experimental</status>
<sourcefile>mod_lbmethod_heartbeat.c</sourcefile>
<identifier>lbmethod_heartbeat_module</identifier>
<compatibility>Available in version 2.3 and later</compatibility>

<summary>
<p><code>lbmethod=heartbeat</code> uses the services of <module
>mod_heartmonitor</module> to balance between origin servers that are providing
heartbeat info via the <module>mod_heartbeat</module> module.</p>

<p> This modules load balancing algorithm favors servers with more ready (idle)
capacity over time, but does not select the server with the most ready capacity
every time.  Servers that have 0 active clients are penalized, with the
assumption that they are not fully initialized.</p>
</summary>

<seealso><module>mod_proxy</module></seealso>
<seealso><module>mod_proxy_balancer</module></seealso>
<seealso><module>mod_heartbeat</module></seealso>
<seealso><module>mod_heartmonitor</module></seealso>

<directivesynopsis>
<name>HeartbeatStorage</name>
<description>Path to read heartbeat data</description>
<syntax>HeartbeatStorage <var>file-path</var></syntax>
<default>HeartbeatStorage logs/hb.dat</default>
<contextlist><context>server config</context></contextlist>

<usage>
    <p>The <directive>HeartbeatStorage</directive> directive specifies the
    path to read heartbeat data.  This flat-file is used only when
    <module>mod_slotmem_shm</module> is not loaded.</p>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
</modulesynopsis>
