Specifications

iv Equalizer Installation and Administration Guide
Starting to Configure Equalizer ............................................................22
Configuring the Network Parameters ...................................................23
Committing Changes to the Configuration Parameters .......................25
Setting the Time Zone .........................................................................25
Setting the Date and Time ...................................................................25
Changing Equalizer’s Console Password ............................................26
Changing the Administration Interface Password ................................26
Upgrading Equalizer Software .............................................................26
Shutting Down Equalizer .....................................................................27
Managing Remote Access to the Equalizer ...............................................27
Managing the Remote Access Account ...............................................27
Using the Remote Access Account .....................................................28
Configuring a Second Equalizer As a Backup (Failover) ...........................29
Configuring Routing on Servers .................................................................29
Configuring DNS and Firewalls for Geographic Load Balancing ...............29
Configuring the Authoritative Name Server to Query Envoy ...............30
Using Geographic Load Balancing with Firewalled Networks .............30
Testing Your Basic Configuration ..............................................................30
4 Accessing Browser Controls...............................................................33
Introducing the Equalizer Administration Interface ....................................33
Accessing the Equalizer Administration Interface ......................................33
Logging In ............................................................................................33
Navigating Through the Interface ........................................................34
5 Configuring Equalizer Operation ........................................................39
Licensing Equalizer ....................................................................................39
Requesting a License Offline ...............................................................41
Modifying System Parameters ...................................................................43
Setting Up a Failover Configuration ...........................................................47
Modifying or Deleting a Failover Configuration ..........................................50
Using Failover with Different Equalizer Models or Versions ......................51
Upgrading Failover Configurations from Versions prior to 7.2.1 ................52
Changing the Network Mode between Single and Dual ............................52
Troubleshooting Changes between Network Modes without Deleting