Table Of Contents

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - Z

Index

A

activating

a DNS rule 7-21

answer

associating with a proximity-based location 9-37

configuring 6-1

CRA-type answer, creating 6-15

CRA-type answer, overview 1-22

deleting 6-26

displaying 13-98

error messages A-2

keepalive 1-22

keepalive statistics 13-98

modifying all in location 6-23

modifying an answer 6-19

name server-type answer, creating 6-17

name server-type answer, overview 1-21

overview 1-19, 6-1

reactivating 6-22

statistics, displaying 13-4

status 13-100

suspending 6-21

suspending all answers in a location 6-23

VIP-type answer, creating 6-3

VIP-type answer, multiport 1-31

VIP-type answer, overview 1-20

answer group

adding answers 6-30, 6-32

balance method options 1-35

balance methods 6-27

creating 6-28

deleting 6-38

displaying current members 6-38

DNS rule 1-16, 1-20, 6-2, 7-5

error messages A-4

load threshold 6-32

modifying 6-33

order 6-32

overview 1-20, 6-27

removing answers 6-30, 6-31, 6-33

statistics, displaying 13-8

suspending 6-35, 6-36

suspending or reactivating all for an owner 6-37

weight 6-32

answer hit counts 13-97

answer keepalive statistics 13-98

Anywhere source address 1-18, 3-1

appliance-based global server load balancing 1-10

A record 7-4

attacks command 13-21

authentication 9-30

B

balance clause 6-28, 7-5, 7-9, 7-11, 7-14, 7-15, 8-12, 8-21, 8-23, 9-13, 9-44, 9-46

balance method

answer group options 1-35

answer group pair 6-27

balance clauses 6-28

boomerang 1-34

DNS rule 1-16, 1-20, 6-2, 7-5

hash 1-34, 7-8, 7-10, 8-24, 9-47

least loaded 1-33

ordered list 1-32, 7-7, 7-10, 8-23, 9-47

order option 1-36

overview 1-32

proximity 9-45

round robin 1-33, 7-7, 7-10, 8-23, 9-46

sticky 8-21

weighted round robin 1-33, 7-7, 7-10, 8-24, 9-47

weight option 1-36

BIND sample zone configuration file 7-24

boomerang

activity, displaying 13-2

balance method 1-34

clear statistics 13-94

DNS race 1-34

server 1-35

server, displaying status 13-2

server status 13-2

C

Cisco IOS-based router

DRP agent, configuring 9-29

IOS release 12.1 interoperability considerations 9-30

selecting as DRP agent 9-29

supported releases 9-30

clause

reactivating 7-17

suspending 7-16

clauses (balance clause) in answer group 6-28

CLI device management 1-46

closeness (DNS race) 6-15

CNR

See Cisco Network Registrar

communication between nodes 1-44

configuration file

global server load balancing 11-1

playing 11-1

Content Services Switch

data center deployment 1-45

definition G-2

global load-balancing 1-2

GSS network deployment 1-10

VIP answers 1-20

Content Switching Module

data center deployment 1-45

definition G-2

global load-balancing 1-2

GSS network deployment 1-10

VIP answers 1-20

CRA

answer, creating 6-15

balance method 1-35, 6-27

clear statistics 13-95

closeness 6-15

CRA answer overview 1-22

definition G-2

DNS race 6-15

global keepalive configuration 5-19

keepalive 1-28

last gasp address 7-12

minimum frequency 5-20

one way delay 6-15

overview 1-28

proximity DNS race 6-15

round-trip time 6-15

showing statistics 13-32

timing decay 5-20

CSM

See Content Switching Module

CSS

See Content Services Switch

D

data center

definition G-2

deployment 1-45

DDoS

attacks statistics, clearing 13-94

attack statistics, displaying 13-21

clear statistics 13-94

detection and mitigation

affected network areas 1-39

anti-spoofing 1-41

configuration 1-39

filter checking 1-40

overview 1-39

rate-limiting 1-41

types of attacks prevented 1-39

failed DNS queries, displaying 13-24

global statistics, clearing 13-94

global statistics, displaying 13-28

rate-limits, displaying 13-25

running configuration, displaying 13-26, 13-31

spoofed/non-spoofed D-proxies, displaying 13-23

statistics, monitoring 13-109

show 13-21, 13-23, 13-24, 13-25, 13-28, 13-31

delay 6-15

delegation

definition 1-3

domains to GSS 1-43, 7-23

GSS devices 7-23

subdomains to GSS 1-43, 7-23

deployment

configuring name servers 7-23

data center 1-45

locations and regions 2-1

overview 1-42

resources 2-1

typical GSS deployment 1-42

displaying

answer hit counts 13-97

answer keepalive statistics 13-98

answer status 13-100

DNS rule statistics 13-103

domain configuration information 12-5

global load-balancing configuration information 12-1

global load-balancing status 13-96

global statistics 13-109

global sticky mesh statistics 13-68, 13-84

global sticky messaging statistics 13-64, 13-77, 13-80

GSS network status through CLI 13-1

hosted domain statistics 13-104

location configuration information 12-2

owner configuration information 12-2

proximity database statistics 13-51, 13-115

proximity DNS rule hit count statistics 13-113

proximity group configuration 13-59, 13-60

proximity group statistics 13-53, 13-54

proximity lookup statistics 13-13, 13-51, 13-55, 13-117

proximity probe statistics 13-56, 13-57, 13-118

proximity properties information 12-18

proximity status 13-58

region configuration information 12-3

source address statistics 13-106

status of GSS devices from the GUI 13-48

sticky configuration information 12-16

sticky database statistics 13-62, 13-75, 13-122

sticky DNS rule hit count statistics 13-120

sticky global mesh statistics 13-124

sticky group information 12-16

sticky group statistics 13-71, 13-72, 13-93

sticky lookup statistics 13-19, 13-62

sticky properties 12-17

sticky status 13-73

zone configuration information 12-3

DistributedDirector

configuration file 11-2

playing script files 11-2

text file 11-2

DNS

all 7-4

A record 7-4

balance clause 7-5, 7-6, 7-9, 7-11, 7-14, 7-15, 8-12, 8-21, 8-23, 9-13, 9-44, 9-46

clear statistics 13-94

creating DNS rules 7-3

delegation 7-23

DNS query 7-3, 7-14

glue A records 7-23

GSS as an appliance

GSS role in hierarchy 1-9

hosted domain 1-18

iterative request 1-7

negative response queries 1-5

common response codes 1-6

query 1-18

race 1-22, 6-15, 7-12, 12-15

record request 7-4

recursive request 1-7

request resolution 1-8

resource records 1-4

routing overview 1-3

sample BIND zone configuration 7-24

server, displaying 13-3

server, modifying 7-23

SOA records 1-4

configuring for negative responses 1-6

fields 1-5

format 1-4

TTL 1-6

TTL fields 1-5, 1-9

traditional routing 1-3

unmatched queries 13-107

zone configuration file 7-24

DNS race

balance method 1-34

closeness 6-15

coordinate start time 6-15

CRAs 1-22, 7-12, 12-15

DNS rule

adding sticky to 8-21

answer 1-16, G-1

balance clause 6-28

components 1-16

creating 7-3

definition G-3

deleting 7-22

displaying 7-16

error messages A-5

filters, configuring 7-23

hit count 13-103

modifying 7-14, 7-15

overview 1-15

proximity, enabling/disabling 9-39

reactivating all by owner 7-21

statistics, displaying 13-14

sticky, disabling 8-22

sticky, enabling/disabling 8-20, 8-23

sticky, enabling by domain 8-22

sticky, enabling by domain list 8-22

sticky overview 8-21

sticky timeout 8-22

DNS sticky

See sticky

documentation

audience xv

caution and note overview xx

conventions xviii, xix

organization xvi

related xviii

set xviii

symbols and conventions xix

domain lists

adding domains to 4-4

creating 4-3

deleting 4-5

displaying 4-6

error messages A-14

maximum domains 1-19

maximum nonwildcard domain length 4-5

overview 1-19, 4-1

regular expressions 4-5

statistics, displaying 13-10

sticky by domain list 8-22

wildcards in domains 4-5

domain name space 1-3

Domain Name System

See DNS

domains

delegating to GSS 1-43, 7-24

displaying configured 12-5

hit counts 13-104

maximum length 4-5

maximum name length 4-4

maximum per domain list 1-19, 4-1

statistics, displaying 13-9

sticky by domain 8-22

wildcards maximum length 4-5

D-proxy

background 1-7

definition G-3

iterative requests 1-7

name server forwarding 1-21

query GSS 1-18

dproxy command 13-23

DRP

authentication, enabling (Cisco IOS router) 9-30

authentication, enabling (GSS) 9-12, 9-42, 9-43

key chain (Cisco IOS router) 9-30

key identification number (GSS) 9-42

key number 9-42

keys, creating (Cisco IOS router) 9-30

keys, creating (GSS) 9-42, 9-43

keys, deleting (GSS) 9-44

overview 9-3

DRP agent

clear statistics 13-94

configuring Cisco IOS-based router 9-29

displaying status 13-20

enabling 9-30

IOS release 12.1 interoperability considerations 9-30

overview 9-3

RTT measurement 9-3

selecting Cisco IOS-based router 9-29

supported Cisco IOS releases 9-30

drpagent

server status 13-20

drpagent displaying 13-20

E

enable command password 2-3, 10-2

error messages

answer A-2

answer group A-4

DNS rule A-5

domain list A-14

GSSM A-23

location A-17

owner A-18

proximity A-19

region A-19

shared keepalive A-14

source address list A-23

sticky A-25

user A-26

user view A-27

user views A-27

F

failed-dns command 13-24

failure detection time, adjusting 1-28

firewall

deploying GSS devices 1-44

permitting traffic to GSS 1-44

fully qualified domain name G-3, G-4

G

global keepalives

CRA configuration settings 5-19

fast transmission rate 1-28

HTTP HEAD configuration settings 5-11

ICMP configuration settings 5-6, 5-16

KAL-AP configuration settings 5-14

modifying 5-3

name server configuration settings 5-20

overview 5-3

Scripted keepalive configuration settings 5-18

standard transmission rate 1-28

TCP configuration settings 5-8

global manual reactivation 6-24

global server load balancing

balance clauses 6-28

configuration file, copying 11-3, 11-4

configuration file, creating 11-3

configuration file, modifying 11-5

configuration file, playing 11-7

configuration file modification guidelines 11-5

configuration file overview 11-2

configuration files 11-1

configuration order 1-48

data centers 1-45

definition G-3

delegation of GSS devices 7-23

displaying 13-96

global statistics 13-106

overview 1-10

playing script files 11-1

script play 11-1

summary 1-47

traffic management overview 1-37

using the GSS 1-10

Global Site Selector

acting as GSSM 1-14, 1-42

authoritative DNS server 1-11

balancing data centers 1-45

boomerang server 13-2

CLI-based management 1-46

communication 1-44

delegation of devices 7-23

deployment 1-42, 1-44, 1-45, 7-23

DNS server, displaying 13-3

factors in responding to a request 1-11

general statistics, displaying 13-11

global server load balancing 1-10

GSLB configuration 1-47

GUI-based management 1-47

hardware 1-14

interact with SLBs 1-10

inter-GSS communications 1-44

keepalives overview 1-23, 5-1

locating 1-43

network management 1-46

overview 1-2, 1-14

packet filtering 1-44

resources, grouping 2-7

software architecture 1-13

synchronized with GSSM 1-14, 1-45

Global Site Selector Manager

communication 1-44

database 1-14, 1-44

definition G-3

deployment 1-42

DNS rules 1-15

error messages A-23

GSLB configuration 1-47

inter-GSS communication 1-44

keepalives overview 5-1

locating 1-43

overview 1-14

primary 1-14

redundancy 1-45

resources, grouping 2-7

standby 1-14

standby, as backup 1-43

standby acting as primary 1-44

global statistics 13-109, 13-113

global sticky

authentication 8-6

by domain, enabling 8-22

by domain list, enabling 8-22

clearing sticky mesh statistics 13-95

encryption 8-6

favored peer 8-8

joining the mesh 8-7

mesh, communicating 8-7

mesh conflict resolution 8-6, 8-7

mesh statistics 13-68, 13-84

mesh updates 8-5

messaging statistics 13-64, 13-77, 13-80

overview 8-4

peer mesh 8-5

synchronizing GSS system clock with peers 8-14

glossary of terms G-1

glue A records 7-23

GSLB

See global server load balancing

GSS

See Global Site Selector

GSSM

See Global Site Selector Manager

GSS network

configuration 1-14, 1-44

definition G-4

deployment 1-42

displaying through CLI 13-1

displaying through GUI 13-96

global statistics 13-106, 13-109, 13-113

GSLB status 13-96

management 1-46

organizing 2-1

primary GSSM 1-14

resource grouping 2-7

GSS role in DNS hierarchy 1-9

GUI

device management 1-46

displaying GSS device status 13-48

error messages A-1

GUI error messages A-1

H

hashed balance method 1-34, 7-8, 7-10, 8-24, 9-47

hosted domain

definition G-4

domain names 1-18

name examples 1-19

overview 1-18, 4-1

regular expressions 1-18

requested 1-16

statistics 13-104

HTTP HEAD keepalive

global keepalive configuration 5-11

host tag 5-24, 6-9

overview 1-26

shared keepalive configuration 5-24

statistics 13-38

VIP answer 6-8

HTTP Head keepalive

default path 5-11

destination port 5-11

termination method 5-11

I

ICMP keepalive

global keepalive configuration 5-6, 5-16

overview 1-26

shared keepalive configuration 5-22

statistics 13-40

VIP answer 6-6

inter-GSS communication 1-44

iterative requests 1-7

K

KAL

See keepalive

KAL-AP keepalive

by tag 6-10

by VIP 6-10

CAPP hash secret 5-14, 5-15

global keepalive configuration 5-14

overview 1-27

primary and secondary IP addresses 5-25

shared keepalive configuration 5-25

statistics 13-41

VIP answer 6-10

keepalive 6-12

clear statistics 13-94, 13-95

cra, clear statistics 13-95

CRA overview 1-28

CRA statistics, displaying 13-32

CRA type 1-28

definition G-5

deleting a shared keepalive 5-31

error messages A-14

failure detection time, adjusting 1-28

fast transmission rate 1-28

global properties, modifying 5-3

global properties, overview 5-3

global statistics, displaying 13-34

http-head, clear statistics 13-95

HTTP HEAD overview 1-26

HTTP HEAD statistics, displaying 13-38

ICMP statistics, displaying 13-40

ICMP type 1-26

kalap, clear statistics 13-95

KAL-AP overview 1-27

KAL-AP statistics, displaying 13-41

keepalive attempts 1-31, 5-26

multi-port 1-24

name server 1-28

name server overview 1-28

name server statistics, displaying 13-46

none 1-28

ns, clear statistics 13-95

number of retries 1-30, 5-7, 5-9, 5-10, 5-13, 5-15, 5-17, 5-25, 5-28, 6-6, 6-7, 6-9

overview 1-22

probes 1-31, 5-7, 5-10, 5-13, 5-15, 5-17, 5-26, 6-6, 6-8, 6-9

probes per second 13-107

scripted-keepalive clear statistics 13-95

Scripted keepalive configuration 5-26

Scripted keepalive overview 1-27

Scripted statistics, displaying 13-43

shared keepalive, creating 5-23

shared keepalive overview 5-22

shared VIP keepalives, overview 5-22

standard transmission rate 1-28

supported types 1-23

TCP connection termination method 5-23, 6-8

TCP overview 1-26

TCP statistics, displaying 13-47, 13-48

transmission interval formula 1-29

VIP 1-26, 1-27, 5-22

L

last gasp address 7-12

least loaded

balance method 1-33, 7-7, 7-10, 8-23, 9-46

overview 1-33, 7-7, 7-10, 8-23, 9-46

weight option 1-36

local sticky

disabling on a GSS 8-33

enabling on a GSS 8-33

overview 8-2

location

associating with a proximity zone 9-13, 9-36

creating 2-4

definition G-5

deleting 2-5

displaying configured 12-2

error messages A-17

modify all answers in 6-23

modifying 2-4

organizing resources 2-7

overview 1-16, 2-1

suspending all answers 6-23

M

monitoring

global statistics 13-113

See displaying

N

name server

answer type, creating 6-17

authoritative 1-9

authoritative name server (ANS) 1-7

balance method 6-28

balance method options 1-35

balance methods 7-7, 7-10, 8-13, 8-23, 9-46, 12-14, 12-15

clear statistics 13-95

client name server (CNS) 1-7

definition G-6

DNS resolvers (DNSR) 1-7

forwarding 1-21

intermediate name server (INS) 1-7

keepalive 1-28

name server answer overview 1-21

overview 1-7

query 6-18

records, adding to zone configuration file 7-23

root name servers (RNS) 1-7

name server keepalive

global keepalive configuration 5-20

interval min (minimum frequency) 5-21

overview 1-28

query domain 5-21

statistics 13-46

negative DNS response queries 1-5

common response codes 1-6

negative DNS responses queries SOA configuration 1-6

network

deployment 1-42

locating GSS on 1-43

network design guidelines for proximity 9-9

network management 1-46

CLI-based 1-46

displaying global server load-balancing statistics 13-96

GUI-based 1-47

network proximity

See proximity

node communication 1-44

NTP server

enabling 8-14, 9-33

identifying 8-14, 9-33

synchronizing GSS system clock with peers 8-14, 9-33

number of retries for keepalive types 1-30, 5-7, 5-10, 5-17, 6-6, 6-7, 6-9

O

one-way delay 6-15

ordered list

balance method 1-32, 7-7, 7-10, 8-23, 9-47

definition G-6

overview 1-32

order option, balance method 1-36

origin server G-6

owner

creating 2-6

deleting 2-6

displaying configured 12-2

error messages A-18

organizing resources 2-7

overview 1-17, 2-1

reactivating all DNS rules 7-21

suspending all answer groups for 6-37

suspending all DNS rules 7-21

P

PDB

See proximity database

proximity

acceptable-rtt value 9-41

acceptable-zone value 9-42

clearing statistics 13-95

configuring 9-39

database statistics, displaying 13-51, 13-115

deleting database entries 9-57

deleting static entries 9-57

disabling 9-39

DNS rule, adding to 9-46

DNS rule hit count statistics, displaying 13-113

DNS rule overview 9-45

DNS rule statistics, displaying 13-13, 13-51

dumping proximity database entries 9-59, B-1

enabling 9-39

equivalence 9-39

error messages A-19, A-27

group configuration, displaying 13-59, 13-60

group statistics, displaying 13-53, 13-54

inactivity timeout 9-6

initial probe method 9-11, 9-40, 12-19

loading proximity database entries 9-61

locally disabling/enabling proximity on a GSS 9-63

lookup statistics, displaying 13-55, 13-117

manually initiating probing 9-63

mask, specifying 9-11, 9-39, 12-19

network design guidelines 9-9

network proximity example 9-7

overview 9-2

periodic proximity database backup 9-61

probe management overview 9-3

probe methods 9-4

probe statistics, displaying 13-56, 13-57, 13-118

proximity database overview 9-5

proximity group, creating 9-51

proximity group, playing static proximity configurations 9-52

proximity group deletion 9-53

proximity group overview 9-49

quick start 9-9, 9-16

results of locally disabling on a GSS 9-64

static database entries, adding 9-54

statistics, displaying (CLI) 13-50

statistics, monitoring (GUI) 13-113

status, displaying (CLI) 13-50

subsystem statistics, displaying 13-58

synchronizing GSS system clock with peers 9-33

XML schema file B-1

zone overview 9-2

zones, associating with a location 9-36

zones, associating with an answer 9-37

zones, creating 9-34

zones, deleting 9-35

zones, modifying 9-34

proximity database

age-out process 9-6

automatic backup 9-59

deleting dynamic entries 9-57

deleting static entries 9-57

dumping entries 9-59

inactivity timeout 9-6

loading entries 9-61

maximum number of entries 9-6

overview 9-5

periodic backup 9-61

RTT, assigning to static entries 9-55

RTT values 9-5

specifying entry format to dump 9-60, B-1

static entries, adding 9-54

proximity group

benefits 9-49

creating 9-51

deleting 9-53

entering multiple groups 9-51

IP address block, deleting 9-53

overview 9-49

playing static proximity configurations 9-52

proximity probing agent

assigning to static database entries 9-55

initial probe method 9-11, 9-40, 12-19

manually initiating probing 9-63

probe agent overview 9-3

probe methods 9-4

probing process 9-4

refresh-interval 9-40

RTT results 9-5

proximity properties

displaying 12-18

proximity zone

acceptable-zone value 9-42

associating with an answer 9-37

creating 9-34

deleting 9-35

determining most proximate answer 9-5

equivalence 9-39

modifying 9-34

network design guidelines 9-9

overview 9-2

probe methods 9-4

RTT 9-2

proxmimity

wait enable 9-42

Q

query

answers 6-2

balance methods 1-32

CRA answer 6-15

DNS request 1-8

DNS rules 1-16

KAL-AP 1-27, 6-10

match DNS query type 7-3

name server 1-28

name server answer 6-17

not matched to D-proxy 1-18

query domain 5-21

source addresses 1-18

R

rate-limit command 13-25

reactivating

all answer groups for an owner 6-37, 7-21

all answers in an answer group 6-37

all answers in location 6-23

answer 6-22

clause 7-17

DNS rule 7-21

record request 7-4

redundancy synchronization 1-45

refreshing GSS mesh statistics 13-6, 13-16

refresh-interval 9-40

region

creating 2-3

definition G-7

deleting 2-5

displaying configured 12-3

error messages A-19

organizing resources 2-7

overview 1-16, 2-1

regular expressions 1-18, 4-5

report

answer hit counts 13-97

answer status 13-100

DNS rule hit count 13-103

domain hit count 13-104

keepalive statistics 13-98

source address hit count 13-107

requests

iterative 1-7

resolution 1-7, 1-11

resource records 1-4

resources

configuring 2-1

grouping 2-7

organizing 2-1

round robin

balance method 1-33, 7-7, 7-10, 8-23, 9-46

overview 1-33

round-trip time (RTT)

acceptable-rtt value 9-41

acceptable-zone value 9-42

assigning to static entries 9-55

DRP agent 9-3

equivalence 9-39

overview 9-2

probing methods 9-4

proximity database entries 9-5

RTT

See round-trip time (RTT)

running-config command 13-31

S

sample BIND zone configuration 7-24

Scripted keepalive

global keepalive configuration 5-18

overview 1-27

shared keepalive configuration 5-26

statistics 13-43

VIP answer 6-11

scripted-keepalive

clear statistics 13-95

script play

global server load balancing configuration file 11-7

overview 11-2

server load balancer 1-2, G-8

service provider G-8

ses 12-17

shared keepalive

creating 5-22

deleting 5-23, 5-31

error messages A-14

HTTP HEAD configuration settings 5-24

ICMP configuration settings 5-22

KAL-AP configuration settings 5-25

modifying 5-22

overview 5-22

Scripted keepalive configuration settings 5-26

TCP configuration settings 5-23

show ddos-config command 13-26

show statistics command 13-1

boomerang 13-2

dns 13-3

dns answer 13-4

dns answer group 13-8

dns domain 13-9

dns domain-list 13-10

dns global 13-11

dns proximity rule 13-13, 13-51

dns rule 13-14

dns sticky rule 13-19, 13-62

drpagent 13-20

keepalive 13-32

keepalive cra 13-32

keepalive global 13-34

keepalive http-head 13-38

keepalive icmp 13-40

keepalive kalap 13-41

keepalive ns 13-46

keepalive tcp 13-47, 13-48

proximity database 13-51

proximity group-name 13-54

proximity group-summary 13-53

proximity lookup 13-55

proximity probe 13-56, 13-57

Scripted keepalive 13-43

source-address 13-17

source-address-list 13-18

sticky 13-62

sticky global 13-64

sticky group-name 13-72

sticky group-summary 13-71

sticky mesh 13-68

SOA records 1-4, 1-5, 1-6, 1-9

configuring for negative responses 1-6

format 1-4

TTL fields 1-5

source address

Anywhere 1-18, 3-1

hit counts 13-106

maximum per source address list 3-1

overview 1-18

statistics, displaying 13-17

source address and domain hash balance method 1-34, 7-8, 7-10, 8-24, 9-47

source address list

adding addresses 3-3

anywhere 1-18

Anywhere (default) 3-1

creating 3-1

definition G-8

deleting 3-3

deleting addresses 3-4

error messages A-23

maximum addresses 3-1

modifying 3-3

overview 1-18

statistics, displaying 13-18

SSL

See Secure Socket Layer

standby GSSM

database, synchronized with primary GSSM 1-45

definition 1-44

overview 1-14

statistics

answer hit counts 13-97

answer keepalive 13-98

answer status 13-100

clearing 13-94

clearing DDoS 13-94

DNS rule hit count 13-103

global 13-109, 13-113

hosted domains 13-104

proximity database 13-115

proximity DNS rule hit count 13-113

proximity lookup 13-117

proximity probe 13-118

source address 13-106

sticky database 13-75, 13-122

sticky DNS rule hit count 13-120

sticky global mesh 13-124

traffic management, displaying 13-113

statistics-global command 13-28

sticky

balance clause, enabling for 8-12, 8-23

by domain, enabling 8-22

by domain list, enabling 8-22

clearing statistics 13-95

configuring 8-16

conflict resolution 8-6

database entries, deleting 8-28

database statistics, displaying 13-62, 13-122

disabling 8-22, 8-33

disabling/enabling local sticky on a GSS 8-33

displaying configured 12-16

DNS rule, adding to 9-46

DNS rule hit count statistics, displaying 13-120

DNS rule overview 8-21

DNS rule statistics, displaying 13-19, 13-62

dumping sticky database entries 8-30, B-1

error messages A-25

global sticky mesh statistics, displaying 13-68, 13-84

global sticky messaging statistics, displaying 13-64, 13-77, 13-80

global sticky overview 8-4

global sticky peer mesh 8-5

group statistics, displaying 13-71, 13-72, 13-93

inactivity timeout 8-4

loading sticky database entries 8-32

local sticky overview 8-2

mask, specifying 8-17, 8-19

mesh favored peer 8-8

overview 8-1

periodic sticky database backup 8-32

quick start guide 8-10

results of locally disabling on a GSS 8-33

statistics, displaying (CLI) 13-61

statistics, displaying (GUI) 13-113

status, displaying (CLI) 13-61

sticky database overview 8-3

sticky global mesh statistics, displaying 13-124

sticky group, creating 8-26

sticky group, deleting 8-27

sticky group overview 8-25

subsystem statistics, displaying 13-73

timeout 8-11, 8-18, 8-19, 8-22, 12-17

XML schema file B-1

sticky database

age-out process 8-4

automatic backup 8-30

dumping entries 8-30

loading entries 8-32

matched entry 8-4

maximum number of entries 8-4

overview 8-3

periodic backup 8-32

specifying entry format to dump 8-31, B-1

statistics 13-75

sticky entries, deleting 8-28

sticky inactivity timeout 8-4

sticky timeout 8-11, 8-18, 8-19, 8-22, 12-17

sticky group

creating 8-26

deleting 8-28

displaying information 12-16

entering multiple groups 8-27

IP address block, deleting 8-27

overview 8-25

sticky properties

displaying 12-17

subdomains, delegation 1-43, 7-23

subscriber G-9

suspending

a DNS rule 7-20

all answer groups for an owner 6-37

all answers in a location 6-23

all answers in an answer group 6-37

answer 6-21

answer group 6-35, 6-36

clause 7-16

synchronization of primary and standby GSSM 1-45

T

TCP keepalive

global keepalive configuration 5-8

overview 1-26

port 5-9

shared keepalive configuration 5-23

statistics 13-47, 13-48

VIP answer 6-7

timeout, sticky 8-11, 8-18, 8-19, 12-17

Time To Live G-9, G-11

traffic management

load balancing overview 1-37

proximity, configuring 9-38

proximity overview 1-38

proximity zone, configuring 9-34

statistics, displaying 13-113

sticky, configuring 8-16

sticky overview 1-37

troubleshooting GUI error messages A-1

TTL

See Time To Live

U

user view error messages A-27

V

VIP

answer groups 6-27

answers 6-4

answer types 6-5

balance method options 1-35

balance methods 6-27, 7-7, 7-10, 8-13, 8-23, 9-46, 12-14, 12-15

http-head, clear statistics 13-95

icmp, clear statistics 13-95

kal-ap, clear statistics 13-95

keepalive type 1-26

tcp, clear statistics 13-95

VIP answer overview 1-20

VIP answer

HTTP HEAD keepalive 6-8

ICMP keepalive 6-6

KAL-AP keepalive 6-10

multiple answers and ports, specifying 1-31

multi-port 1-24, 6-12

Scripted keepalive 6-11

TCP keepalive 6-7

VIP answer, creating 6-3

VIP keepalive type

HTTP HEAD 1-26

ICMP 1-26

KAL-AP 1-27

Scripted keepalive 1-27

TCP 1-26

VIP-type answer, multi-port 1-24, 6-12

W

weight

balance method overview 1-36

least loaded 1-36

round-robin 1-36

weighted round robin

balance method 1-33, 7-7, 7-10, 8-24, 9-47

overview 1-33

wildcards

in domains 4-5

maximum length in domain names 4-5

Z

zone

displaying configured 12-3

proximity, creating 9-34

zone configuration file (DNS)

modifying 7-23

sample 7-24