LVS是通过IPVS模块来实现的。IPVS是LVS集群系统的核心软件，主要用于完成用户的请求到达负载调度器后，如何将请求发送到每个real server节点、read server节点如何返回数据给用户等。
--如下命令检查kernel是否已经支持LVS的IPVS模块：
[root@dns ~]# modprobe -l |grep ipvs
kernel/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs.ko
kernel/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_rr.ko
kernel/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_wrr.ko
kernel/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_lc.ko
kernel/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_wlc.ko
kernel/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_lblc.ko
kernel/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_lblcr.ko
kernel/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_dh.ko
kernel/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sh.ko
kernel/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sed.ko
kernel/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_nq.ko
kernel/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ftp.ko
如果有类似上面的输出，表明系统内核默认支持IPVS模块。接下来可以安装IPVS管理软件了。
11.4.1 在Director Server（即LVS服务器）上安装IPVS管理软件
IPVS提供的软件包邮源码方式的也有rpm方式的，也可以通过源码方式安装IPVS。从http://www.linuxvirtualserver.org/software/ipvs.html下载对应的ipvs源码。
rpm包方式安装：
[root@dns ipvsadm-1.26]# yum install ipvs
--如果看到下面的帮助信息，表明IPVS已经成功安装：
[root@dns ipvsadm-1.26]# ipvsadm --help
ipvsadm v1.26 2008/5/15 (compiled with popt and IPVS v1.2.1)
Usage:
ipvsadm -A|E -t|u|f service-address [-s scheduler] [-p [timeout]] [-M netmask] [--pe persistence_engine]
ipvsadm -D -t|u|f service-address
ipvsadm -C
ipvsadm -R
ipvsadm -S [-n]
ipvsadm -a|e -t|u|f service-address -r server-address [options]
ipvsadm -d -t|u|f service-address -r server-address
ipvsadm -L|l [options]
ipvsadm -Z [-t|u|f service-address]
ipvsadm --set tcp tcpfin udp
ipvsadm --start-daemon state [--mcast-interface interface] [--syncid sid]
ipvsadm --stop-daemon state
ipvsadm -h
Commands:
Either long or short options are allowed.
--add-service -A add virtual service with options
--edit-service -E edit virtual service with options
--delete-service -D delete virtual service
--clear -C clear the whole table
--restore -R restore rules from stdin
--save -S save rules to stdout
--add-server -a add real server with options
--edit-server -e edit real server with options
--delete-server -d delete real server
--list -L|-l list the table
--zero -Z zero counters in a service or all services
--set tcp tcpfin udp set connection timeout values
--start-daemon start connection sync daemon
--stop-daemon stop connection sync daemon
--help -h display this help message
Options:
--tcp-service -t service-address service-address is host[:port]
--udp-service -u service-address service-address is host[:port]
--fwmark-service -f fwmark fwmark is an integer greater than zero
--ipv6 -6 fwmark entry uses IPv6
--scheduler -s scheduler one of rr|wrr|lc|wlc|lblc|lblcr|dh|sh|sed|nq,
the default scheduler is wlc.
--pe engine alternate persistence engine may be sip,
not set by default.
--persistent -p [timeout] persistent service
--netmask -M netmask persistent granularity mask
--real-server -r server-address server-address is host (and port)
--gatewaying -g gatewaying (direct routing) (default)
--ipip -i ipip encapsulation (tunneling)
--masquerading -m masquerading (NAT)
--weight -w weight capacity of real server
--u-threshold -x uthreshold upper threshold of connections
--l-threshold -y lthreshold lower threshold of connections
--mcast-interface interface multicast interface for connection sync
--syncid sid syncid for connection sync (default=255)
--connection -c output of current IPVS connections
--timeout output of timeout (tcp tcpfin udp)
--daemon output of daemon information
--stats output of statistics information
--rate output of rate information
--exact expand numbers (display exact values)
--thresholds output of thresholds information
--persistent-conn output of persistent connection info
--nosort disable sorting output of service/server entries
--sort does nothing, for backwards compatibility
--ops -o one-packet scheduling
--numeric -n numeric output of addresses and ports