# Upstream module question **URL:** \ **Category:** NGINX\ **Created:** [June 3, 2009, 10:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upstream-module-question/169401 "2009-06-03T10:20:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JSSSSrSSSSme\_Loyet](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ee59a6/32.png) [@JSSSSrSSSSme\_Loyet](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/JSSSSrSSSSme_Loyet)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 10:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upstream-module-question/169401/1 "2009-06-03T10:20:48Z")
Hi all, with the upstream module, in default mode (WRR), what is the best way to disable a server from the pool ? 1- simply remove the line 2- add the “down” keyword to the server 3- set server weight to 0 to disable it Thx for the answers. ++ jerome ---
**Author:** ![JSSSSrSSSSme\_Loyet](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ee59a6/32.png) [@JSSSSrSSSSme\_Loyet](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/JSSSSrSSSSme_Loyet)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 10:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upstream-module-question/169401/2 "2009-06-03T10:45:38Z")
On Wed, Jun 03, 2009 at 10:05:21AM +0200, J?r?me Loyet wrote: > Hi all, > > with the upstream module, in default mode (WRR), what is the best way > to disable a server from the pool ? > > 1- simply remove the line This is. ---
**Author:** ![JSSSSrSSSSme\_Loyet](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ee59a6/32.png) [@JSSSSrSSSSme\_Loyet](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/JSSSSrSSSSme_Loyet)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 10:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upstream-module-question/169401/3 "2009-06-03T10:49:12Z")
2009/6/3 Igor S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid): > On Wed, Jun 03, 2009 at 10:05:21AM +0200, J?r?me Loyet wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > with the upstream module, in default mode (WRR), what is the best way > > to disable a server from the pool ? > > > > 1- simply remove the line > > This is. So the others just don’t work ? ---
**Author:** ![JSSSSrSSSSme\_Loyet](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ee59a6/32.png) [@JSSSSrSSSSme\_Loyet](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/JSSSSrSSSSme_Loyet)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 11:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upstream-module-question/169401/4 "2009-06-03T11:00:28Z")
On Jun 3, 2009, at 9:42, Jérôme Loyet [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > This is. > > So the others just don’t work ? I expect they do, but nginx still has to parse the line, maintain the entry in memory, etc. I just comment out the line when I take a server out, and put a comment in the file as to why I did it 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JSSSSrSSSSme\_Loyet](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ee59a6/32.png) [@JSSSSrSSSSme\_Loyet](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/JSSSSrSSSSme_Loyet)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 11:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upstream-module-question/169401/5 "2009-06-03T11:11:03Z")
2009/6/3 Igor S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid): > > > > 1- simply remove the line > > > > > > This is. > > > > So the others just don’t work ? > > They may work but I need to ensure this. > I’ll try some times, don’t waste time with that If you don’t really > want to figure out 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JSSSSrSSSSme\_Loyet](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ee59a6/32.png) [@JSSSSrSSSSme\_Loyet](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/JSSSSrSSSSme_Loyet)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 11:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upstream-module-question/169401/6 "2009-06-03T11:05:11Z")
On Wed, Jun 03, 2009 at 10:42:45AM +0200, J?r?me Loyet wrote: > > This is. > > So the others just don’t work ? They may work but I need to ensure this.