Fortinet 489 FortiWeb 5.0 Patch 6 Administration Guide
options.
Setting name Description
Policy Name Type a name that can be referenced by other parts of the
configuration. Do not use spaces or special characters. The
maximum length is 35 characters.
Deployment Mode Select the method of distribution that the FortiWeb appliance will use
when accepting connections for this policy.
Depending on the types of network topologies that the current
operation mode supports, not all deployment modes may be
available.
•Single Server — Forward connections to a single physical server
or domain server. This option is available only if the FortiWeb
appliance is operating in reverse proxy mode.
•Server Balance — Use a load-balancing algorithm when
distributing connections amongst the web servers in a server farm.
If a web server is unresponsive to the server health check, the
FortiWeb appliance forwards subsequent connections to another
web server in the server farm. Also configure Load Balancing
Algorithm, Persistence Timeout, Server Health Check, and Server
Farm. This option is available only if the FortiWeb appliance is
operating in reverse proxy mode.
Tip: Do not use load balancing with web applications that use
server-side sessions, unless all load-balanced servers share
common storage for session ID and other software states.
Problems could include the client being unable to log in or
complete other stateful transactions. (Each HTTP request could be
forwarded to a separate server that has no knowledge of any
session previously established by the client on another server.)
Load balancing can be used by web applications that use
client-side sessions (i.e. session cookies).
•HTTP Content Routing — Use HTTP content routing to route
HTTP requests to a specific web server in a server farm by
specifying the host or URL and the request file.
•Offline Protection — Allow connections to pass through the
FortiWeb appliance, and apply an offline protection profile. Also
configure Server Health Check and Server Farm. This option is
available only if operation mode is offline protection.
•Transparent Servers — Allow connections to pass through the
FortiWeb appliance, and apply a protection profile. Also configure
Server Farm. This is the only option available when the operation
mode is either true transparent proxy or transparent inspection.