Load Balancing Using Round Robin Records

You can list multiple ip addresses for a single name. This will automatically load balance traffic (round robin) for that name between the ip addresses listed. Load balancing is useful to distribute requests among multiple servers so no single server is overwhelmed. Dns servers return all listed ip addresses to the application (web browser, etc.) and the application randomly selects an ip address to use. Applications will generally use the same ip for the duration of a single session / connection. Some applications may also support automatic failover to one of the other ips (many web browsers support this).

Setup Multiple IP Addresses

1. Login to your Control Panel at https://www.misk.com/cp/
2. Click on your Domain Name
3. Point the domain
   
   • For the main domain (i.e., www.example.com)
     
     1. Under Essentials in the top area, click Website
     2. Select IP Pointing
     3. Enter the server's IP Address
     4. Click Add IP Address to enter additional ip addresses
     5. Click Save
   • For a subdomain (e.g., blog.example.com)
     
     1. Under Essentials in the top area, click DNS
     2. Click Add Record and select IP / A / AAAA
     3. Enter the Subdomain you want (e.g., blog)
     4. Enter the server's IP Address
     5. Click Add IP Address to enter additional ip addresses
     6. Click Save

How Long will the Change Take?