HP SuperStack 3 Load Balancer Appliance manual Changing Lan Port Roles

Changing Lan Port Roles 63

Changing Lan Port When configuring server load balancing, the physical ports that carry

Rolesclient or server traffic can be specified. Each port is assigned to one of the following:

■User Access — Defines a port through which clients can access the Server Load Balancer.

■Cache Access — Defines a port to which a cache device is connected.

■Server Access — Defines a port to which servers are connected, either directly or through a network switch.

■Management Access — Defines the port used for management access to the Server Load Balancer. If no Management Access port is specified, you can manage the Server Load Balancer through any user access port.

■Redundant Link — Defines the port connected as a redundant link to another Server Load Balancer. Only one redundant link port is allowed.

To change Lan port roles, complete the following steps:

1Click Logical View on the Toolbar.

2Select Server Load Balancing > Setup > Lan Port Roles in the Navigation Tree. The Lan Port Roles page appears.

3Click a port to open a pop-up menu that contains operations which you can set for that particular port.

4Choose the access you want. For example, if you wish to assign port 1 from the current access to Server Access, complete the following:

a Click on the port for 1. A pop-up menu appears with a list of port roles.

b Click Server Access. The Saving Data window appears and the port changes color.

c Click Close.