# DNS based GSLB

DNS-based Global Load Balancing involves configuring a domain in the Domain Name System (DNS) such that client requests to the domain are distributed across a group of servers. This facilitates faster access to a domain by providing several IP addresses for a single host or domain name, which routes traffic between two or more servers. DNS-based Load Balancing helps optimize client requests for a specific domain.

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## Use Cases

### Geo Steering or Targeting

For workloads deployed to multiple, geographically distributed clusters, DNS based GSLB can automatically steer users to the nearest cluster.

### Failover

For workloads deployed to multiple, geographically distributed clusters, DNS based GSLB can automatically failover user access in case of disruptions to one cluster.

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## Wizard based Workloads

For wizard based workloads, provide the hostname as shown in the screenshot below

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