SAP APO Optimizer load balancing

[sam_venkat]

Hi,

How can we load balance optimizers across multiple servers using APO settings? For example, we have 2 optimizer servers containing all of the optimizer executables on both. We are using NLBS (network load balancing service - a Microsoft feature) to load balance them currently. Is there another method to load balance just by using settings within APO?

[Former Member]

You adopt the following APO settings :-

1) Create RFC connections with 2 separate optimizer server and APO server. For e.g create optserver_snp01 and optserver_snp02 two T RFC connections from APO box. RFC connection test should work fine.

2) Go to /n/SAPAPO/COPT01

There you maintain both these rfc destinations with identifiers as SNP01 & SNP02 under same "module" i.e. supply network planning[select from drop down menu]. Also maintain same priority setting & max user settings.

You can use these COPT01 parameters for Optimizer parallel server settings.

[sam_venkat]

Thanks Shivaji. Follow up question. If we configure 5 connections for each destination (SNP01 & SNP02) does it do a round-robin balancing (i.e. 1st call goes to snp01, 2nd to snp02, 3rd to snp01, etc.) or will it try to use up the 5 connections from SNP01 before starting with SNP02?