User manual

The WebMux™ Model 480S, 580SG, and 680PG User Guide – Version 7.0.x

Weight:

priority weight. Valid integer numbers are between 1 and 100. A

special zero weight setting is provided for a graceful shut down of a server.

AUTION: Unlike a server that can go down unexpectedly, the WebMux™ will not move a

Scheduling

server that has a weight of 2 will be directed twice as much traffic as a server

with a weight of 1.

When the weight is changed to zero, the WebMux™ will not send new

connections, but will maintain all current connections to the server. The

connections will gradually reduce to zero as current clients’ sessions terminated.

When there are no connections, the server is functionally “dead” or off line until

the weight is changed back to a valid number. Then the server can then be

shutdown or taken out of service without affecting any users.

STANDBY server to ACTIVE when one or more server's weight is set to zero. If the weight of all

the servers in a farm were set to zero, then the farm would be “down” because none of the

servers are accepting new connections.

Run State

- The server will be put into service immediately after it is added.

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ervices immediately after it

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, mode after it

• ill be put into STANDBY state,

• Active

However, once it is failed, it will stay Standby mode until manually setting

its run state to Active again through the browser interface. This will give

system administrator time to fix the system or reboot the server once

some software/hardware update is completed.

Favorite Active – The server will be put into s

is added. If a Favorite Active server failed, once it is operational, the

WebMux™ will automatically put it back to the Active state.

Standby - The server will be put into STANDBY, or backup

is added. The WebMux™ will change a STANDBY server to ACTIVE

when one or more ACTIVE servers fail.

Last Resort Standby – The server w

unless all other servers are out of services, this server will not be switch

in. This will allow the last server to show a different web page from others.