Contents
OmniSwitch AOS Release 6 Network Configuration Guide September 2009 xxxvii
Server Load Balancing Overview .................................................................................44-7
Server Load Balancing Cluster Identification ........................................................44-7
Server Load Balancing Cluster Modes ............................................................44-7
Server Load Balancing Example ............................................................................44-8
Weighted Round Robin Distribution Algorithm ....................................................44-9
Server Health Monitoring .....................................................................................44-10
Configuring the Server Farm ......................................................................................44-11
Configuring a Windows NT Server .....................................................................44-11
Configuring a Windows 2000 Server ...................................................................44-14
Adding the Microsoft Loopback Adapter Driver .................................................44-16
Adding the Loopback Adapter Driver to a Windows NT Server ..................44-16
Adding the Loopback Adapter Driver to a Windows 2000 Server ...............44-18
Configuring a Red Hat Linux Server .............................................................44-22
Configuring a Sun Solaris Server ..................................................................44-22
Configuring an IBM AIX Server ...................................................................44-23
Configuring a Virtual IP Address on a Novell Netware 6 Server ........................44-23
Configuring Server Load Balancing on a Switch .......................................................44-24
Enabling and Disabling Server Load Balancing ..................................................44-24
Enabling SLB ................................................................................................44-24
Disabling SLB ...............................................................................................44-24
Configuring and Deleting SLB Clusters ..............................................................44-25
Configuring an SLB Cluster with a VIP Address .........................................44-25
Configuring an SLB Cluster with a QoS Policy Condition ...........................44-25
Automatic Configuration of SLB Policy Rules .............................................44-26
Deleting an SLB Cluster ................................................................................44-27
Assigning Servers to and Removing Servers from a Cluster ...............................44-27
Assigning a Server to an SLB Cluster ...........................................................44-27
Removing a Server from an SLB Cluster ......................................................44-27
Modifying Optional Parameters ..................................................................................44-28
Modifying the Ping Period ...................................................................................44-28
Modifying the Ping Timeout ................................................................................44-28
Modifying the Ping Retries ..................................................................................44-29
Modifying the Relative Weight of a Physical Server ...........................................44-29
Configuring a Server in an SLB Cluster as a Backup Server ........................44-29
Taking Clusters and Servers On/Off Line ...................................................................44-30
Taking a Cluster On/Off Line ..............................................................................44-30
Bringing an SLB Cluster On Line .................................................................44-30
Taking an SLB Cluster Off Line ...................................................................44-30
Taking a Server On/Off Line ...............................................................................44-30
Bringing a Server On Line ............................................................................44-30
Taking a Server Off Line ...............................................................................44-31
Configuring SLB Probes .............................................................................................44-32
Creating SLB Probes ............................................................................................44-32
Deleting SLB Probes ............................................................................................44-32
Associating a Probe with a Cluster ......................................................................44-32
Associating a Probe with a Server ........................................................................44-33
Modifying SLB Probes .........................................................................................44-33
Modifying the Probe Timeout .......................................................................44-33
Modifying the Probe Period ..........................................................................44-33