Configuration Overview - Cisco catalyst 6500 series Configuration Note

Chapter 3 Getting Started

Configuration Overview

The configuration process described here assumes that the switch is in the RP mode.
an overview of the required and optional operations in the configuration process.
Note Configuring policies is not necessary for Layer 4 load balancing.
Figure 3-1
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Server farms configuration
or real name NAME
Virtual servers configurations
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Configuration Overview
VLAN configuration
vlan X {client|server}
keepalives configuration
probe NAME TYPE
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
server farm NAME
Real servers
configuration
real IP
If the server farm needs to be selected
based on Layer 7 information or source IP
vserver NAME
NAT pools configuration
natpool NAME
If user wants to configure
source NAT for a server farm
If user wants to associate server names and IPs
maps / reg-exp configuration
map NAME TYPE
IOS standard ACLs
If load balancing
access-list ...
needs to be made
on HTTP header,
If load balancing
URL or cookies
needs to be made
on source IP address
Policy configurations
sticky GROUP TYPE
Catalyst 6500 Series Content Switching Module Configuration Note
Configuration Overview
Figure 3-1 shows
Real server
name / IP configuration
real NAME
Sticky groups
sticky GROUP TYPE
If clients needs to
be "stuck" to servers
based on source IP,
cookies, SSL ID
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