This task encompasses work to implement a prototype load balancer in support of the requirements defined in:

https://opensource.ncsa.illinois.edu/confluence/display/NDS/Workbench+Loadbalancer

Goal is immediate path based routing for all exposed services

• Provision the system and setup Deis opensource router
• Make a test-plan - repeatable sequence of experiments to perform
• Evaluate operation, performance, stability, reliability
  • Path-based routing for exposed services by project/stack -
  • Integration with kubernetnes events/etcd/labels
  • setup/tear-down and re-use of connections
  • Joining established system/reboot - re-establish existing endpoints on restart
• Time-permitting: TLS support
• Time-permitting - Optional port based (TCP)
• Time-permitting: Additional external IP address for a project and CNAME/vhost integration

Artifacts:

• Update Confluence page documenting findings, issues, LB options, pros cons, etc.
• Demonstration of prototype