Hey folks- I'd like to update the parent.config documentation to include the weightings feature -- there is an example that shows it, but no text that describes it. So, I have some questions :)
- I assume that if someone includes a weight for each parent, the round robin=true turns into weighted round robin. I'd guess that ATS will sum the weighted values of all the parents, then send each parent (its value)/(sum of weights) of the traffic. True? In the example (p1.x.com:8080|1.0; p2.y.com:8080|2.0), would p1 get 1/3 of the traffic, and p2 would get the remaining 2/3rds? - In https://docs.trafficserver.apache.org/en/latest/admin-guide/files/parent.config.en.html#examples , there is an example that has a weighting, even though the selection strategy is consistent hash. How does that work? Do the parents just get added to the ring that percentage more time? Like in the example, p1 gets added to the ring 1 time, and p2 gets added 2 times? - Does the weighting affect round_robin=strict and latched? - Is there a max value to the weighting? Anything special about the decimal (for instance, is there a limit to the precision?) Also, what is the difference between round_robin=true and round_robin=strict? thanks! miles
