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Server Load Balancing (SLB)
This chapter describes the following topics:
• Overview on page 17-2
• SLB Components on page 17-2
• Forwarding Modes on page 17-5
• VIP Network Advertisement on page 17-12
• Balancing Methods on page 17-13
• Basic SLB Commands on page 17-15
• Advanced SLB Application Example on page 17-18
• Health Checking on page 17-22
• Persistence on page 17-26
• Using High Availability System Features on page 17-27
• 3DNS Support on page 17-32
• Advanced SLB Commands on page 17-32
• Web Cache Redirection on page 17-38