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You can add a pool server to manage and share back-end servers flexibly and efficiently. A pool
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Edit Pool Server Settings on page 78
You can edit the settings of an existing pool server.
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Delete a Pool Server on page 79
You can delete a server pool from an edge gateway.
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A virtual server is a highly scalable and highly available server built on a cluster of servers called
members.
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You can edit the settings of an existing virtual server.
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You can delete a virtual server from an edge gateway.
Add a Pool Server to an Edge Gateway
You can add a pool server to manage and share back-end servers flexibly and efficiently. A pool manages
health check monitors and load balancer distribution methods.
Procedure
1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click Organization VDCs in the left pane.
2 Double-click the organization virtual datacenter name to open the organization virtual datacenter.
3 Click the Edge Gateways tab, right-click the edge gateway name, and select Edge Gateway Services.
4 On the Load Balancer tab, click Pool Servers and click Add.
5 Type a name and optionally a description for the pool server and click Next.
6 Click Enable for each service to support.
7 Select a balancing method from the drop-down menu for each enabled service.
Option Description
IP Hash
Selects a server based on a hash of the source and destination IP address of
each packet.
Round Robin
Each server is used in turn according to the weight assigned to it. This is
the smoothest and fairest algorithm when the server's processing time
remains equally distributed.
URI
The left part of the URI (before the question mark) is hashed and divided
by the total weight of the running servers. The result designates which
server will receive the request. This ensures that a URI is always directed
to the same server as long as no server goes up or down.
Least Connected
Distributes client requests to multiple servers based on the number of
connections already on the server. New connections are sent to the server
with the fewest connections.
8 (Optional) Change the default port for each enabled service if necessary.
9 Click Next.
10 Change the monitor port if required for each service that is to be supported by this pool.
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