This feature is available with Artica version 1.4.110419
If you are under this release you need to upgrade your Artica version.
If this version is not released use the How to upgrade Artica to a nightly build ?
With this artica version you can load balance by sharing load between two or more email servers.
Artica use crossroads load balancer. Crossroads is supported by Artica because it did not require any specific agent running on each node.
In this case you can balance other mail system than Artica (Exchange or Zimbra or any other...)
It can be used to balance postfix multiple instances on the same server too :
Installing crossroads.
- On the Setup Control Center, choose "Messaging software" tab.
- Click on Install or Upgrade button under Crossroads Balancing cell.
- After several seconds click on "Cache" link on the top right menu.
- Select System/Load Blancing menu
- Choose "settings" tab
- Click on "Add a back end server"
Give remote SMTP servers that will be balance.
- Enable the service by check the "Enable Load balancing service"
- Define the IP and port that the balancer will listen.
- Define time out settings in order to tune when the balancer will choose a server.
