Setup HAProxy for Cluster
HAProxy can be set up to distribute load among the Search servers within the Cluster.
HAProxy Installation
For CentOS 7
yum install haproxy
For Ubuntu 18.04
apt-get install haproxy
Update Configuration File
Update the configuration /etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg
vi /etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg

Based on the number provided in the preceding screenshot, the corresponding details are as follows:
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To Enable HA Proxy dashboard configuration
Note: You can enable HAProxy Dashboard if required -
Enabling the Load Balancer for HTTPS applications
Note: You will need to provide the SSL certificate. -
For adding the servers into load balancing configuration
Start HA Proxy Server
To start haproxy
systemctl start haproxy
To get status of haproxy
systemctl status haproxy

Updated over 3 years ago