Network Router User Manual

Web OS 10.0 Application Guide

Preface

212777-A, February 2002

n Chapter 5, “Secure Switch Management,” describes how to manage the switch using spe-

cific IP addresses, RADIUS authentication, Secure Shell (SSH), and Secure Copy (SCP).

Part 2: Web Switching Fundamentals

n Chapter 6, “Server Load Balancing,” describes how to configure the Web switch to bal-

ance network traffic among a pool of available servers for more efficient, robust, and scal-

able network services.

n Chapter 7, “Filtering,” describes how to configure and optimize network traffic filters for

security and Network Address Translation purposes.

n Chapter 8, “Application Redirection,” describes how to use filters for redirecting traffic to

such network streamlining devices as Web caches.

n Chapter 9, “Virtual Matrix Architecture,” describes how to optimize system resources by

distributing the workload to multiple processors.

n Chapter 10, “Health Checking,” describes how to configure the Web switch to recognize

the availability of the various network resources used with the various load-balancing and

application redirection features.

n Chapter 11, “High Availability,” describes how to use the Virtual Router Redundancy Pro-

tocol (VRRP) to ensure that network resources remain available if one Web switch fails.

Part 3: Advanced Web Switching

n Chapter 12, “Global Server Load Balancing,” describes configuring Server Load Balanc-

ing across multiple geographic sites.

n Chapter 13, “Firewall Load Balancing,” describes how to combine features to provide a

scalable solution for load balancing multiple firewalls.

n Chapter 14, “Virtual Private Network Load Balancing,” describes using your Web switch

to load balance secure point-to-point links.

n Chapter 15, “Content Intelligent Switching,” describes how to perform load balancing and

application redirection based on Layer 7 packet content information (such as URL, HTTP

Header, browser type, and cookies).

n Chapter 16, “Persistence,” describes how to ensure that all connections from a specific cli-

ent session reach the same server. Persistence can be based on cookies or SSL session ID.

n Chapter 17, “Bandwidth Management,” describes how to configure the Web switch for

allocating specific portions of the available bandwidth for specific users or applications.