Specifications

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5 Configuring Equalizer Operation
You can modify Equalizer’s configuration through the Equalizer Administration Interface and
perform the following actions, described in this chapter:
• “Licensing Equalizer” on page 39
• “Modifying System Parameters” on page 43
• “Setting Up a Failover Configuration” on page 47
• “Modifying or Deleting a Failover Configuration” on page 50
• “Using Failover with Different Equalizer Models or Versions” on page 51
• “Upgrading Failover Configurations from Versions prior to 7.2.1” on page 52
• “Changing the Network Mode between Single and Dual” on page 52
• “Enabling Outbound NAT” on page 53
• “Enabling Passive FTP Connections” on page 53
• “Managing Stale Connections” on page 53
• “Enabling Sticky Network Aggregation” on page 54
• “Configuring Support for Extended Characters” on page 55
• “Changing the Administration Passwords” on page 56
• “Configuring Static Routes” on page 57
• “Managing System Time and NTP” on page 59
• “Saving or Restoring Your Configuration” on page 61
• “Shutting Down Equalizer” on page 63
• “Rebooting Equalizer” on page 63
Licensing Equalizer
You must register and license your Equalizer before performing any other configuration using the
Equalizer Administration Interface (described in Chapter 4). The License Manager is used to view
your current license information and to request a license from the Coyote Point License Server.
Note – The procedures in this chapter assume that you have already set up your Equalizer
hardware and performed the initial configuration according to the instructions found in Chapter 2
and Chapter 3.