SuperStack
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 Setting UP for Management
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 Balancer
 Feature Server Load Balancer Plus Algorithms
Feature Server Load Balancer Plus Memory
Server Load Balancer
12 10/100 LAN Ports
 Balancer Front View Detail
Server Load
 Power LED
Color Indicates Power/Self Test LED
10/100BASE-T Port Status LEDs
1000BASE-SX Port Status LEDs
 Balancer Rear View Detail
Power Socket
 Type 3 Power Module, read the Safety Information section
Advanced Redundant Power System output
Documentation shipped with the power system
Disconnecting the power cord
 Installing the Server Load
 Installing the Server Load Balancer
 Server Load Balancer if they have been fitted
Rack-mounting
 Correct Cables
Choosing
Placing Units On
Top of Each Other
 Powered-up and ready for operation
Power-up
Sequence
 On powering-up, the Power/Self Test LED lights yellow
Problem Suggested Solution
 Setting UP for Management
 Assigning an IP
Methods Managing Server Load Balancer
Address
 SEC
 Setting UP for Management
 Interface
 Security Warning Window
 Web Interface pages appears
To install the plug-in, complete the following steps
 Interfacesteps
Network Password window appears
After a management session
 Web interface is made up of three areas
Using the Web Interface
Banner
Navigation Tree
 System Summary
Summary information is displayed in a two tables
Device Summary
 Unit Hotspot
Port Hotspots
 Color Action
Control Buttons
 Logical View
 Button Action
 Help View
 Trap Community String field is defaulted to public
Setting up Snmp
Management
Specifying
 Operating Software
Upgrading
Load Balancer
 Working with the WEB Interface
 Server Load Balancing
 Balancing
Configuration
Example
Approximately double the performance of Server B
 Configuring for Non-redundant Server Load Balancing
 Click Next. The Getting Started Password page appears
 Configuring Redundant
 Redundant Server
Balancer 1 and is configured for the same service
Load Balancing
 Active-Passive
Configuring for
Redundancy
Load Balancer for active-passive redundancy
 Enter 10.20.30.56 in the Device B IP Address field
 Load Balancer for active-active redundancy
Active-Active
 Click Next. The Getting Started IP Settings page appears
 Settings
Setting
Enter 25 in the Virtual router ID a field
Enter 26 in the Virtual router ID B field
 Configuring Redundant Server Load Balancing
 Redirection
 Cache Redirection Configuration Example
 Defining a Cache
Configuration
Subnet
Non-redundant
 Click Next Click Finish. Your cache subnet has been added
 Adding a Cache
Services
Assigning Caches to
Been created
 Enter a descriptive name, such as Cache2, in the Name field
Steps
 Weighted Least
Weighted Round Robin
Supported Algorithms Description Destination
Round Robin
 Retries field
Timeout
This sets the number of retries a health check is attempted
 Balancing
 Click Finish. Your server subnet has been added
Click Next. The Server Subnet Define Subnet page appears
 Changing Lan Port Roles
 Adding a Server
 Enter a descriptive name, such as Web, in the Name field
Click Continue with Advanced Settings
Highlight Http and click the Next
 Server load balancing service
To Service
Assigning Servers
Showing Status
 Click on the cell next to Server A. a pop-up menu appears
Click Server Assignments
Enter 8080 in the Server port field Click OK
 Group
Adding a User
This user group
To add a user group, complete the following steps
 Click Permissions
To assign permissions, complete the following steps
 Quickest Last Response
Supported Algorithms Description Round Robin
Quickest Average
Response
 This sets the number of retries in a health check period
 Mitigation
Select the attack filters you wish to enable and click OK
Filters
Filter Description
 Modifying Monitor Access
Modifying Admin Access
Select Security User
 Configuring for Load Balancing
 Safety Information
 Information
Important Safety
 Important Safety Information
 Sécurité Importante
’information de
Personnel qualifié
Hub plus étroites
 ’information de Sécurité Importante
 Europe
Wichtige Sicherheitsinformat ionen
 Achtung Faseroptikanschlüsse Optische Sicherheit
 Appendix a Safety Information
 PIN -OUTS
Specifications
Balancer and the Server Load Balancer Plus
 PC-AT Serial
Console Port Cable
Pin to RS232 25-pin
Pin to 9-pin
 Online Technical
Services
3Com
 Username anonymous
 Europe, Middle East Africa
Asia, Pacific Rim
 North America
 Country Telephone Number Fax Number
 Appendix C Technical Support
 Numbers
Index
 Specifications, system 83 summary view
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