Ubuntu lvs Configuration System: all are ubuntu 12.04 ip: server load: 192.168.1.164 vip: 192.168.1.166 Real Server 1: 192.168.1.164 Real Server 2: 192.168.1.163 (the server load is also used as a real server in the experiment) server load: sudo apt-get install ipvsadm sudo ifconfig eth0: 0 192.168.1.166 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.1.166 sudo route add-host 192.168.1.166 dev eth0: 0 sudo echo "1">/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward sudo ipvsadm-A-t 192.168.1.166: 5222-s rr sudo ipvsadm-a-t 192.168.1.166: 5222-r 192.168.1.164: 5222-g sudo ipvsadm-a-t 192.168.1.166: 5222-r 192.168.1.163: 5222-g Real Server: sudo ifconfig lo: 0 192.168.1.166 netmask 255.255.255.255 broadcast 192.168.1.166 up sudo route add-host 192.168.1.166 dev lo: 0 sudo echo "1">/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward description: the configuration is invalid after the system is restarted. You need to reconfigure it again.