Advanced Networking Services Guide
Table Of Contents
- vCloud Air Advanced Networking Services Guide
- Contents
- Preface
- Introducing Advanced Networking Services for vCloud Air
- Advanced Routing for vCloud Air
- Certificate and Security Group Management
- Network Security and Isolation
- Load Balancing
- Secure Access Using Virtual Private Networks
- IP Service Management: NAT and DHCP
- Index
3
Click the Add ( ) icon.
The New Profile dialog box appears.
4 Type a name for the profile.
5 (Optional) Configure the following options for the application profile:
Option Description
Type
Select the way in which you want to send requests to the server—HTTP,
HTTPS, TCP, or UDP.
By default, HTTP is selected for the traffic type.
Depending on the type selected, the remaining options in the New Profile
dialog are enabled or disabled.
HTTP Redirect URL
(HTTP and HTTPS) Type the URL to which you want to re-direct HTTP
traffic. For example, you can direct traffic from http://myweb.com to
https://myweb.com.
Persistence
Specify persistence for the profile. Persistence tracks and stores session
data, such as the specific pool member that serviced a client request. This
ensures that client requests are directed to the same pool member
throughout the life of a session or during subsequent sessions.
NOTE The persistence options refresh depending on the type selected.
SOURCEIP persistence tracks sessions based on the source IP address.
When a client requests a connection to a virtual server that supports source
address affinity persistence, the load balancer checks to see if that client
previously connected, and if so, returns the client to the same pool
member.
(TPC Only) Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol (MSRDP) persistence
maintains persistent sessions between Windows clients and servers that
are running the Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) service. The
recommended scenario for enabling MSRDP persistence is to create a load
balancing pool that consists of members running Windows Server 2003 or
Windows Server 2008, where all members belong to a Windows cluster
and participate in a Windows session directory.
Cookie Name
(HTTP and HTTPS) Type the cookie name. Cookie persistence inserts a
cookie to uniquely identify the session the first time a client accessed the
site and then refers to that cookie in subsequent requests to persist the
connection to the appropriate server.
NOTE A cookie name is required when you select cookie persistence.
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