>Has anyone ever written a cluster-aware VFP COM object? I don't think that traditional VFP developers usually touch clusters, but you never know. I saw some API stuph at http://www.windowsitlibrary.com/Content/498/10/toc.html that might be useful, it got me to remembering when I actually built a couple, but never did any coding for them.
You might want to read Rick Strahl's article about Load Balancing. It may not be what you're looking for, but it's related to the general topic.