Document Outline

• Contents
• Preface
  • Introduction
  • Conventions
  • Related Publications
• Server Load Balancing Concepts
  • Purpose of Server Load Balancing
    • Terms
  • Load Balancing Modes
    • Layer 4 Load Balancing
    • Layer 7 Load Balancing and Content Analysis
  • Port Rewrite
  • Getting Started on Load Balancing Configuration
• Installing the SummitPx1 Application Switch
  • Overview of the SummitPx1 Application Switch
    • SummitPx1 Front View
    • SummitPx1 Application Switch Rear View
  • Determining the Location
  • Installing the SummitPx1 Application Switch
    • Rack Mounting
    • Free-Standing
  • Powering On the SummitPx1
  • Setting Up Console Communication
    • Configuring Switch IP Parameters
    • Configuring the 10/100 Ethernet Management Port
• Installing the PxM Application Switch Module
  • Installing I/O Modules
  • Removing I/O Modules
• Managing the Switch
  • Using the Command-Line Interface
    • Abbreviated Syntax and Command Completion
    • Syntax Symbols
    • Line-Editing Keys
    • Specifying Text Values
    • Command History
    • Prompt Text
  • Configuring Management Access
    • Changing the Default Passwords
    • Creating Accounts
      • Modifying Accounts
      • Viewing Accounts
      • Deleting an Account
  • Managing the PxM
  • Configuring VLANs
  • Configuring SNMP
  • Configuring DNS Client Services
  • Using Secure Shell 2 (SSH2)
    • Enabling SSH2 for Inbound Switch Access
    • Using SCP2 from an External SSH2 Client
    • SSH2 Client Functions on the Switch
  • Utilities
    • Showing CPU Load
    • Checking Basic Connectivity
    • Logging
    • Configuring a Startup Banner Message
    • Starting the GlobalPx Content Director Agent
  • Example Configuration
• Configuring Servers and Services
  • Configuring Real Servers
  • Configuring Server Groups
  • Configuring Virtual Services
    • Layer 4 Port-based Load Balancing
    • Layer 7 Virtual Services
    • Configuring Traffic Tagging
  • Configuration Example
• Choosing Policies, Persistence Modes, and NAT
  • Scheduling Policies
  • Persistence Modes
    • UDP Flow Persistence
    • Client IP Persistence Mode
      • Configuring Client IP Stickiness
    • Cookie Persistence Modes
      • Self-Identifying Cookie Persistence Mode
      • Hashed Cookie Persistence
      • Learned Cookie Persistence Mode
      • Configuring Cookie Stickiness
    • SSL Session Identifier Persistence
  • NAT Modes
    • Full-NAT Mode
      • Configuring Full-NAT Mode and Proxy IP Addresses
    • Server-only Half-NAT Mode
      • Configuring Half-NAT Mode
  • Configuration Example
• URL Switching
  • Domain and URL Switching
    • Domain Switching
    • URL Switching
  • Configuring URL Switching
  • Creating Domain and URL Switching Rules
    • Modifying Existing URL Rules and Domains
  • Configuration Example
• Configuring Redundancy
  • Using VRRP with the SummitPx1
    • Adding and Configuring VRRPs
    • Using VRRP in Existing Redundant Networks
    • VRRP Automatic Synchronization
  • Configuring Redundancy for the PxM
    • Using ESRP with the PxM
    • Configuring the PxM for Multiple VLANs
  • Configuring a Default Gateway
• Health Checks
  • Overview
    • Server Startup Pacing
  • Health Checking Procedure
  • Configuring Health Checks
    • Types of Health Checks
    • Timers and Counters
• Monitoring the Switch
  • Showing Traffic Statistics
  • Showing Configuration Details
    • Configuration Displays
    • Status Displays
  • Managing and Troubleshooting Operation
• Index
• Index of Commands