The Note’s second example extends the first example by showing how to control server selection for SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol) traffic, while still providing server redundancy if the preferred server fails.
For simplicity, these examples provide load balancing between two servers. You can easily expand the examples by adding more servers.
What information will you find in this document?
As outlined above, the Note first describes basic load balancer redundancy. To configure this, do all the following steps:
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"Configure Load Balancer 1" on page 3
"Configure Load Balancer 2" on page 7
"Create the Scripts" on page 9
Then the Note describes the optional extensions that let you control server selection. To configure this, make all the following additions to the basic configuration:
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"Configure Load Balancing: Extra Commands" on page 10
"Configure the Triggers: Extra Commands" on page 11
"Modify the Scripts" on page 11
"Create New Scripts" on page 12
Finally, the Note gives the complete extended configuration so you can verify your configuration. Also, you may find it easier to copy this configuration to your router instead of using the
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"Commands: Load Balancer 1" on page 13
"Commands: Load Balancer 2" on page 14
"File: master.scp" on page 15
"File: slave.scp" on page 15
"File: sftp1down.scp" on page 15
"File: sftp1up.scp" on page 15
Which products and software version does it apply to?
We created this configuration using AR440S routers and Software Version
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AR44xS and AR450S Series routers
AR750S, AR7x5 routers
Rapier i Series switches
It requires software version
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