Radware Alteon - Configuring Basic GSLB

Alteon Application Switch Operating System Application Guide
Global Server Load Balancing
Document ID: RDWR-ALOS-V2900_AG1302 713
For GSLB sites to synchronize Alteon peers, the passphrase for Alteon synchronization must be
enabled (
/cfg/slb/sync/passphrs). Failing to set the passphrase generates an error message.
For more information on configuring GSLB with DNSSEC, see Configuring GSLB with DNSSEC,
page 743.
Configuring Basic GSLB
The basic GSLB configuration procedure is an extension of the standard configuration procedure for
SLB, as follows:
1. Use the administrator login to connect to the Alteon you want to configure.
2. Activate the GSLB software key. For details, see the Alteon Application Switch Operating System
Command Reference for details.
3. Configure Alteon at each site with basic attributes:
— Configure the Alteon IP interface.
— Configure the default gateways.
4. Configure Alteon at each site to act as the DNS server for each service that is hosted on its
virtual servers. Also, configure the master DNS server to recognize Alteon as the authoritative
DNS server for the hosted services.
5. Configure Alteon at each site for local SLB:
— Define each local real server.
— Group local real servers into real server groups.
— Define the local virtual server with its IP address, services, and real server groups.
— Define the port states.
— Enable SLB.
6. Configure each Alteon so that they recognize their remote peers.
— Configure a remote real server entry on each Alteon for each remote service. This is the
virtual server IP address that is configured on the remote peer.
— Add the remote real server entry to an appropriate real server group.
— Enable GSLB.
Example GSLB Topology
The procedures to implement the example GSLB topology illustrated in Figure 120 - GSLB Topology
Example, page 714 are described in this example.