Radware Alteon - Advanced FWLB Concepts; Free-Metric FWLB

Alteon Application Switch Operating System Application Guide
Firewall Load Balancing
Document ID: RDWR-ALOS-V2900_AG1302 683
A third virtual router is required for the virtual server used for optional SLB.
5. Configure the peer on the primary clean-side Alteon.
6. Apply and save your configuration changes.
7. Synchronize primary and secondary dirty-side Alteons for the VRRP configuration.
Advanced FWLB Concepts
This section includes the following topics:
• Free-Metric FWLB, page 683
• Adding a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), page 686
• Firewall Health Checks, page 687
Free-Metric FWLB
Free-metric FWLB lets you use load-balancing metrics other than hash, such as leastconns,
roundrobin, minmiss, response, and bandwidth, for more versatility. The free-metric method uses
the transparent load balancing option, which can be used with basic FWLB or four-subnet FWLB
networks.
>> # /cfg/l3/vrrp/vr 3
>> # vrid 5
>> # addr 10.10.4.100
>> # prio 102
>> # share dis
>> # ena
>> # track
>> # ifs ena
>> # ports ena
>> # /cfg/slb/sync
>> # prios d
>> # peer 1
>> # ena
>> # addr 10.10.4.11
>> # apply
>> # save
>> # /oper/slb/sync