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Contents
CHAPTER 1
A
BOUT THIS GUIDE ..................................................................................... 1-1
AUDIENCE ..................................................................................................................................................1-1
C
ONVENTIONS ............................................................................................................................................1-1
R
ELATED DOCUMENTATION .........................................................................................................................1-1
G
ETTING TECHNICAL HELP ..........................................................................................................................1-2
D
OCUMENT FEEDBACK ................................................................................................................................1-2
CHAPTER 2
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EW FEATURES AND ENHANCEMENTS......................................................... 2-1
SOFTWARE DEPENDENCIES FOR HARDWARE PLATFORMS ............................................................................2-1
CHAPTER 3
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ERVERIRON FWLB OVERVIEW.................................................................. 3-1
UNDERSTANDING SERVERIRON FWLB ........................................................................................................3-1
F
IREWALL ENVIRONMENTS ............................................................................................................. 3-1
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OAD BALANCING PATHS ............................................................................................................... 3-2
F
IREWALL SELECTION ................................................................................................................... 3-3
H
ASHING MECHANISM .................................................................................................................... 3-4
F
IREWALL WITH FEWEST SESSIONS ................................................................................................ 3-4
H
EALTH CHECKS ........................................................................................................................... 3-4
B
ASIC FWLB TOPOLOGY ............................................................................................................................3-6
HA FWLB T
OPOLOGY ................................................................................................................................3-7
F
AILOVER ............................................................................................................................................3-8
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OUTER PATHS ...................................................................................................................................3-9
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ULTIZONE FWLB TOPOLOGY ....................................................................................................................3-9
C
ONFIGURATION GUIDELINES ....................................................................................................................3-10
C
ONFIGURATION GUIDELINES FOR FWLB IN IRONCORE SYSTEMS .......................................................3-10
C
ONFIGURATION GUIDELINES FOR FWLB IN JETCORE SYSTEM ...........................................................3-11
FWLB C
ONFIGURATION LIMITS ...........................................................................................................3-12