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24 Dell Storage PS Series Architecture: Load Balancers | TR1070
14 Summary
The various load balancers that work in a PS Series pool provide a very flexible, dynamic framework that is
able to quickly adapt the PS Series storage to the shifting requirements of the customer environment.
Changing I/O activity is easily balanced between the available network interfaces on an iSCSI-connection-
basis by the NLB. Working in conjunction, the CLB and the APLB are able to help actively manage the data
on the members using whatever resources the customer has chosen to provide. Overall, the load balancers
permit the PS Series SAN to adapt in a fluid manner to maintain optimal resource utilization.