Blue Coat Systems Proxy SG manual Forward.failopen

Chapter 4: Property Reference

forward.fail_open( )

Controls whether the ProxySG terminates or continues to process the request if the specified forwarding host or any designated backup or default cannot be contacted.

There is a box-wide configuration setting (config>forwarding>failure-mode) for the default forward failure mode. The forward.fail_open( ) property overrides the configured default.

Syntax

forward.fail_open(yesno)

where:

•yes—Continue to process the request if the specified forwarding host or any designated backup or default cannot be contacted. This may result in the request being sent through a SOCKS gateway or ICP, or may result in the request going directly to the origin server.

•no—Terminate the request if the specified forwarding host or any designated backup or default cannot be contacted.

The default value is no.

Layer and Transaction Notes

•Use only in <Forward> layers.

•Applies to all transactions except administrator, instant messaging, and SOCKS.

See Also

•Properties: bypass_cache( ), dynamic_bypass, forward( ), reflect_ip( ), socks_gateway( ), socks_gateway.fail_open( )

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