About UltraMonkey-L7
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Welcome
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    UltraMonkey-L7 is a opensource layer-7 load balancing software.
    

    <<< Notes concerning the use of this software package >>>

    Due to a possible conflict with an U.S. patent owned by F5 Networks,
    the use of the cookie-based persistence module included in this package
    is restricted to Japan.


System requirements
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           OS : Linux 2.6.9(or later)on x86 and x86_64 architecture
                We recommend to use Redhat Enterprise Linux.

          CPU : Intel x86 and x86_64 or compatible architecture processors

       Memory : 2 GB(recommended)

    Libraries : glib2.x, perl, vanessa_logger, vanessa_adt
    

License
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    UltraMonkey-L7 is distributed using LGPL License.


Release plan in the future
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    - Mar. 2008
       * cookie-based persistence module: passive mode, etc...
       * GUI administration tool
       * more useful health monitors(log, SNMP, etc...)


About UltraMonkey-L7 Project
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    To get more information about UltraMonkey-L7, please visit our project
    Web Site.

         Project Web Site - http://ultramonkey-l7.sourceforge.jp/
      Software repository - http://sourceforge.jp/projects/ultramonkey-l7/


