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Contents
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3-DNS Administrator Guide i
Product Version
Legal Notices
Copyright
Trademarks
Export Regulation Notice
Standards Compliance
Acknowledgments
3-DNS Administrator Guide iii
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Introduction
Planning the 3-DNS Configuration
Using the Setup Utility
Post-Setup Tasks
Essential Configuration Tasks
Configuring a Globally-Distributed Network
Configuring a Content Delivery Network
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IMPORTANT HARDWARE INFORMATION
Getting started
Choosing a configuration tool
Setup utility
Configuration utility
NameSurfer application
3-DNS Maintenance menu
Using the Administrator Kit
Identifying new terms
Identifying references to products
Identifying references to objects, names, and commands
Identifying references to other documents
Identifying command syntax
What is the 3-DNS Controller?
Internet protocol and network management support
Security features
Configuration scalability
System synchronization options
Configuring data collection for server status and network path data
Redundant system configurations
Monitoring the 3-DNS Controller and the network
Comparing a 3-DNS Controller to a BIG-IP system
Whats new in version 4.5
Automatic discovery
Easy system account and password creation
Enhanced synchronization
Expanded statistics
Multi-homing and firewall support
Security enhancements
Finding help and technical support resources
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Using a 3-DNS Controller as a standard DNS server
Load balancing connections across the network
Working with 3-DNS Controllers and other products
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Planning issues for the network setup
Configuring the base network
Defining data centers and servers
Planning a sync group
Understanding how a sync group works
Understanding how the time tolerance variable affects a sync group
Setting up communications on a 3-DNS Controller
Setting up communication between crypto and non-crypto systems
Setting up data collection with the big3d agent
Choosing the 3-DNS mode
Running a 3-DNS Controller in node mode
Using the 3-DNS synchronization features
Importing BIND files to NameSurfer during an initial installation
Running a 3-DNS Controller in bridge mode or router mode
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Creating the initial software configuration with the Setup utility
Connecting to the 3-DNS Controller for the first time
Running the utility from the console or serial terminal
Running the Setup utility remotely
Setting up an IP alias for the default IP address before you start the unit
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Starting the utility from the command line
To start the Setup utility from the console
To start the Setup utility from the command line from a remote administrative workstation
Using the Setup utility for the first time
Keyboard type
Root password
Host name
Redundant system settings
Unit IDs
Choosing a fail-over IP address
Fail-over type
Setting the interface media type
Configuring VLANs and IP addresses
Assigning interfaces to VLANs
Associating the primary IP address and VLAN with the host name
Configuring a default gateway pool
Configuring remote web server access
Configuring remote administrative access
Setting support access
Setting the time zone
Configuring NTP support
Configuring the 3-DNS mode
Configuring user authentication
Using the local LDAP database only
Configuring the unit to use an external LDAP or RADIUS server
Configuring external LDAP authentication
Configuring external RADIUS authentication
Configuring NameSurfer for zone file management
To open the NameSurfer application
Running the Setup utility after creating the initial software configuration
Options available only through the Setup utility menu
Initialize the iControl portal
Configuring RSH
Configuring Telnet
Configuring FTP
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Introduction
Configuring the interfaces
Understanding the interface naming convention
Displaying status for interfaces
Setting the media type
Setting the duplex mode
Working with VLANs
Default VLAN configuration
Creating, renaming, and deleting VLANs
To create a VLAN using the Configuration utility
To rename or delete a VLAN using the Configuration utility
To create, rename, or delete a VLAN from the command line
Configuring packet access to VLANs
Port-based access to VLANs
Tag-based access to VLANs
Configuration procedures
To create a VLAN that supports tag-based access using the
To configure tag-based access on an existing VLAN using the
To create a VLAN that supports tag-based access from the
Setting up security for VLANs
To enable or disable port lockdown using the Configuration
To enable or disable port lockdown from the command line
Setting fail-safe timeouts for VLANs
To set the fail-over timeout and arm the fail-safe using the
To set the fail-over timeout and arm the fail-safe from the
Setting the MAC masquerade address
Configuring a self IP address
To add a self IP address to a VLAN using the Configuration
To add a self IP address to a VLAN from the command line
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Reviewing the configuration tasks
Setting up a basic configuration
Setting up a data center
To configure a data center using the Configuration utility
Setting up servers
Defining 3-DNS Controllers
To define a 3-DNS Controller using the Configuration utility
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To add virtual servers using the Configuration utility
Defining a BIG-IP system with the 3-DNS module
To add a BIG-IP system with the 3-DNS Controller module using the Configuration utility
Defining a router
To define a router using the Configuration utility
Defining EDGE-FX systems
To define an EDGE-FX system using the Configuration utility
To add virtual servers using the Configuration utility
Defining host servers
To define a host using the Configuration utility
To add more virtual servers using the Configuration utility
Configuring host SNMP settings
Viewing host performance metrics
Reviewing SNMP configuration issues
Working with sync groups
Configuring sync groups
To define a sync group using the Configuration utility
Setting the time tolerance value
To check the value for the time tolerance setting using the
To check the value for the time tolerance setting in the configuration file
Overview of auto-configuration
To modify the auto-configuration setting for a BIG-IP system using the Configuration utility
To modify the auto-configuration setting for a host using the
To modify the auto-configuration setting for a 3-DNS Controller using the Configuration utility
Configuring global variables
To configure global parameters using the Configuration utility
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Understanding a globally-distributed network
Using Topology load balancing
Setting up a globally-distributed network configuration
Adding data centers to the globally-distributed network
To add data centers using the Configuration utility
Adding 3-DNS Controllers to the globally-distributed network
To add 3-DNS Controllers using the Configuration utility
Adding BIG-IP systems to the globally-distributed network
To add BIG-IP systems using the Configuration utility
Adding wide IPs to the globally-distributed network configuration
To add a wide IP and pool using the Configuration utility
Configuring topology records for the globally-distributed network
To configure topology records using the Configuration utility
Additional configuration settings and tools
Setting limits thresholds
To set limits thresholds for BIG-IP systems
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Introducing the content delivery network
Using the 3-DNS Controller in a CDN
Reviewing a sample CDN configuration
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Deciding to use a CDN provider
Setting up a CDN provider configuration
Adding data centers
To add data centers using the Configuration utility
Adding 3-DNS Controllers
To add 3-DNS Controllers using the Configuration utility
Adding load balancing servers
Adding wide IPs and pools
To add a wide IP and pool using the Configuration utility
To add a CDN provider pool to the wide IP
Adding a topology statement
To set up topology records using the Configuration utility
Ensuring resource availability
Monitoring the configuration
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Overview of Quality of Service
Understanding QOS coefficients
Customizing the QOS equation
To modify global QOS coefficients using the Configuration utility
To modify QOS coefficients for a specific wide IP using the
To assign global QOS coefficients from the command line
To assign QOS coefficients for a specific wide IP from the
Using the Dynamic Ratio option
To turn on the Dynamic Ratio option using the Configuration
To turn on the Dynamic Ratio option from the command line
Working with Quality of Service
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6. Commit the changes to the configuration by typing:
Figure 8.4 Enabling dynamic ratio in a pool configuration
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Overview of the Global Availability load balancing mode
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Configuring the Global Availability mode
To configure the Global Availability load balancing mode among pools from the command line
To configure the Global Availability load balancing mode within a pool from the command line
A Global Availability configuration example
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Working with multiple 3-DNS Controllers
Preparing to add a second 3-DNS Controller to your network
Installing the hardware and running the Setup utility
Making the existing 3-DNS Controller aware of the additional controller
Running the 3dns_add script
To run the 3dns_add script
Verifying the configuration
To verify that each 3-DNS Controller has the necessary agents and daemons running
To verify that the servers you configured are up
To verify that the virtual servers you configured are up
To verify that the wide IPs are load balancing properly
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