Specifications

Equalizer Installation and Administration Guide iii
Contents
Preface........................................................................................................ xi
In This Guide .............................................................................................. xi
Typographical Conventions ....................................................................... xii
Where to Go for More Help ........................................................................ xii
1 Overview..................................................................................................1
Introducing Equalizer ...................................................................................1
Overview of Equalizer ............................................................................1
Intelligent Load Balancing ......................................................................1
Load Balancing UDP Services ...............................................................2
Maintaining Persistent Sessions ............................................................3
Layer 7 Load Balancing and Server Selection .......................................4
Geographic Load Balancing ..................................................................5
Configuring the Equalizer Network ..............................................................8
Equalizer’s Network Ports ......................................................................8
Using Equalizer as a Gateway Between Networks ..............................10
Using Equalizer in a Single Network Environment ..............................11
Using a Second Equalizer as a Backup Unit .......................................12
Using Reserved IP Addresses .............................................................14
Equalizer Configuration Worksheets .........................................................16
Standard Configuration Worksheet ......................................................16
Special Configuration Worksheet for Using Reserved IP Addresses ..18
2 Installing Equalizer..................................
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Before You Install Equalizer ......................................................................19
Stepping Through the Hardware Installation .............................................19
3 Configuring Equalizer Hardware.........................................................21
Setting Up a Terminal or Terminal Emulator for Equalizer ........................21
Serial Connection ................................................................................21
Performing Basic Equalizer Configuration .................................................22