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 7-14

answer

associating with a proximity-based location 9-25

configuring 6-1

CRA-type answer, creating 6-10

CRA-type answer, overview 1-15

deleting 6-17

displaying 13-60

error messages A-2

keepalive 1-16

keepalive statistics 13-59

modifying all in location 6-15

modifying an answer 6-12

name server-type answer, creating 6-11

name server-type answer, overview 1-14

overview 1-13, 6-1

reactivating 6-15

statistics, displaying 13-3

status 13-61

suspending 6-14

suspending all answers in a location 6-15

VIP-type answer, creating 6-3

VIP-type answer, multiport 1-21

VIP-type answer, overview 1-14

answer group

adding answers 6-19, 6-20, 6-21

balance method options 1-23

balance methods 6-18

creating 6-19

deleting 6-25

displaying current members 6-24

DNS rule 1-12, 1-14, 6-1, 7-4

error messages A-3

load threshold 6-21

modifying 6-21

order 6-21

overview 1-14, 6-18

removing answers 6-20, 6-21

statistics, displaying 13-5

suspending 6-23, 6-24

suspending or reactivating all for an owner 6-24

weight 6-21

answer hit counts 13-58

answer keepalive statistics 13-59

Anywhere source address 1-13, 3-1

appliance-based global server load balancing 1-7

A record 7-3

attacks command 13-13

authentication 9-21

B

balance clause 6-18, 7-3, 7-6, 7-8, 7-9, 7-10, 8-8, 8-14, 8-15, 9-10, 9-30, 9-31

balance method

answer group options 1-23

answer group pair 6-18

balance clauses 6-18

boomerang 1-23

DNS rule 1-12, 1-14, 6-1, 7-4

hash 1-23, 7-5, 7-7, 8-16, 9-32

least loaded 1-22

ordered list 1-22, 7-5, 7-7, 8-15, 9-31

order option 1-24

overview 1-21

proximity 9-30

round robin 1-22, 7-5, 7-7, 8-15, 9-31

sticky 8-14

weighted round robin 1-22, 7-5, 7-7, 8-16, 9-32

weight option 1-24

BIND sample zone configuration file 7-16

boomerang

activity, displaying 13-2

balance method 1-23

clear statistics 13-57

DNS race 1-23

server 1-23

server, displaying status 13-2

server status 13-2

C

Cisco IOS-based router

DRP agent, configuring 9-20

IOS release 12.1 interoperability considerations 9-21

selecting as DRP agent 9-20

supported releases 9-21

clause

reactivating 7-12

suspending 7-11

clauses (balance clause) in answer group 6-18

CLI device management 1-31

closeness (DNS race) 6-10

CNR

See Cisco Network Registrar

communication between nodes 1-30

configuration file

global server load balancing 11-1

playing 11-1

Content Services Switch

data center deployment 1-30

definition G-2

global load-balancing 1-2

GSS network deployment 1-7

VIP answers 1-14

Content Switching Module

data center deployment 1-30

definition G-2

global load-balancing 1-2

GSS network deployment 1-7

VIP answers 1-14

CRA

answer, creating 6-10

balance method 1-24, 6-18

clear statistics 13-57

closeness 6-10

CRA answer overview 1-15

definition G-2

DNS race 6-10

global keepalive configuration 5-14

keepalive 1-19

last gasp address 7-8

minimum frequency 5-14

one way delay 6-10

overview 1-19

proximity DNS race 6-10

round-trip time 6-10

showing statistics 13-21

timing decay 5-14

CSM

See Content Switching Module

CSS

See Content Services Switch

D

data center

definition G-2

deployment 1-30

DDoS

attacks statistics, clearing 13-57

attack statistics, displaying 13-13

clear statistics 13-57

detection and mitigation

affected network areas 1-26

anti-spoofing 1-28

configuration 1-26

filter checking 1-27

overview 1-26

rate-limiting 1-28

types of attacks prevented 1-26

failed DNS queries, displaying 13-15

global statistics, clearing 13-57

global statistics, displaying 13-18

rate-limits, displaying 13-16

running configuration, displaying 13-17, 13-20

spoofed/non-spoofed D-proxies, displaying 13-14

statistics, monitoring 13-67

show 13-13, 13-14, 13-15, 13-16, 13-18, 13-20

delay 6-10

delegation

definition 1-2

domains to GSS 1-29, 7-16

GSS devices 7-16

subdomains to GSS 1-29, 7-16

deployment

configuring name servers 7-16

data center 1-30

locations and regions 2-1

overview 1-29

resources 2-1

typical GSS deployment 1-28

displaying

answer hit counts 13-58

answer keepalive statistics 13-59

answer status 13-61

DNS rule statistics 13-63

domain configuration information 12-4

global load-balancing configuration information 12-1

global load-balancing status 13-58

global statistics 13-67

global sticky mesh statistics 13-42, 13-51

global sticky messaging statistics 13-40, 13-47, 13-48

GSS network status through CLI 13-1

hosted domain statistics 13-64

location configuration information 12-1

owner configuration information 12-2

proximity database statistics 13-32, 13-71

proximity DNS rule hit count statistics 13-70

proximity group configuration 13-37

proximity group statistics 13-33, 13-34

proximity lookup statistics 13-8, 13-32, 13-34, 13-72

proximity probe statistics 13-35, 13-36, 13-73

proximity properties information 12-12

proximity status 13-36

region configuration information 12-2

source address statistics 13-65

status of GSS devices from the GUI 13-30

sticky configuration information 12-11

sticky database statistics 13-39, 13-46, 13-75

sticky DNS rule hit count statistics 13-74

sticky global mesh statistics 13-76

sticky group information 12-11

sticky group statistics 13-44, 13-56

sticky lookup statistics 13-12, 13-39

sticky properties 12-11

sticky status 13-45

zone configuration information 12-3

DistributedDirector

configuration file 11-1

playing script files 11-1

text file 11-1

DNS

all 7-3

A record 7-3

balance clause 7-3, 7-4, 7-6, 7-8, 7-9, 7-10, 8-8, 8-14, 8-15, 9-10, 9-30, 9-31

clear statistics 13-57

creating DNS rules 7-2

delegation 7-16

DNS query 7-3, 7-9

glue A records 7-16

GSS as an appliance

GSS role in hierarchy 1-7

hosted domain 1-13

iterative request 1-5

negative response queries 1-4

common response codes 1-4

query 1-13

race 1-16, 6-10, 7-8, 12-11

record request 7-3

recursive request 1-5

request resolution 1-6

resource records 1-3

routing overview 1-2

sample BIND zone configuration 7-16

server, displaying 13-2

server, modifying 7-16

SOA records 1-3

configuring for negative responses 1-5

fields 1-4

format 1-3

TTL 1-4

TTL fields 1-4, 1-7

traditional routing 1-2

unmatched queries 13-65

zone configuration file 7-16

DNS race

balance method 1-23

closeness 6-10

coordinate start time 6-10

CRAs 1-16, 7-8, 12-11

DNS rule

adding sticky to 8-14

answer 1-12, G-1

balance clause 6-18

components 1-11

creating 7-2

definition G-2

deleting 7-15

displaying 7-11

error messages A-4

filters, configuring 7-15

hit count 13-63

modifying 7-9, 7-10

overview 1-11

proximity, enabling/disabling 9-26

reactivating all by owner 7-14

statistics, displaying 13-9

sticky, disabling 8-14

sticky, enabling/disabling 8-13, 8-15

sticky, enabling by domain 8-14

sticky, enabling by domain list 8-14

sticky overview 8-14

sticky timeout 8-15

DNS sticky

See sticky

domain lists

adding domains to 4-2

creating 4-2

deleting 4-3

displaying 4-3

error messages A-10

maximum domains 1-13

maximum nonwildcard domain length 4-3

overview 1-13, 4-1

regular expressions 4-3

statistics, displaying 13-7

sticky by domain list 8-14

wildcards in domains 4-3

domain name space 1-2

Domain Name System

See DNS

domains

delegating to GSS 1-29, 7-16

displaying configured 12-4

hit counts 13-64

maximum length 4-3

maximum name length 4-2

maximum per domain list 1-13, 4-1

statistics, displaying 13-6

sticky by domain 8-14

wildcards maximum length 4-3

D-proxy

background 1-5

definition G-3

iterative requests 1-5

name server forwarding 1-15

query GSS 1-13

dproxy command 13-14

DRP

authentication, enabling (Cisco IOS router) 9-21

authentication, enabling (GSS) 9-9, 9-28, 9-29

key chain (Cisco IOS router) 9-21

key identification number (GSS) 9-29

key number 9-29

keys, creating (Cisco IOS router) 9-21

keys, creating (GSS) 9-28, 9-29

keys, deleting (GSS) 9-30

overview 9-2

DRP agent

clear statistics 13-57

configuring Cisco IOS-based router 9-20

displaying status 13-12

enabling 9-21

IOS release 12.1 interoperability considerations 9-21

overview 9-2

RTT measurement 9-2

selecting Cisco IOS-based router 9-20

supported Cisco IOS releases 9-21

drpagent

server status 13-12

drpagent displaying 13-12

E

enable command password 2-2, 10-2

error messages

answer A-2

answer group A-3

DNS rule A-4

domain list A-10

GSSM A-16

location A-12

owner A-13

proximity A-13

region A-13

shared keepalive A-10

source address list A-16

sticky A-17

user A-18

user view A-18

user views A-18

F

failed-dns command 13-15

failure detection time, adjusting 1-19

firewall

deploying GSS devices 1-29

permitting traffic to GSS 1-29

fully qualified domain name G-3, G-4

G

global keepalives

CRA configuration settings 5-14

fast transmission rate 1-19

HTTP HEAD configuration settings 5-8

ICMP configuration settings 5-5, 5-11

KAL-AP configuration settings 5-10

modifying 5-2

name server configuration settings 5-14

overview 5-2

Scripted keepalive configuration settings 5-12

standard transmission rate 1-19

TCP configuration settings 5-6

global manual reactivation 6-16

global server load balancing

balance clauses 6-18

configuration file, copying 11-2, 11-3

configuration file, creating 11-2

configuration file, modifying 11-3

configuration file, playing 11-4

configuration file modification guidelines 11-3

configuration file overview 11-1

configuration files 11-1

configuration order 1-32

data centers 1-30

definition G-3

delegation of GSS devices 7-16

displaying 13-58

global statistics 13-65

overview 1-8

playing script files 11-1

script play 11-1

summary 1-32

traffic management overview 1-25

using the GSS 1-7

Global Site Selector

acting as GSSM 1-10, 1-29

authoritative DNS server 1-8

balancing data centers 1-30

boomerang server 13-2

CLI-based management 1-31

communication 1-30

delegation of devices 7-16

deployment 1-28, 1-29, 1-30, 7-16

DNS server, displaying 13-2

factors in responding to a request 1-8

general statistics, displaying 13-7

global server load balancing 1-7

GSLB configuration 1-32

GUI-based management 1-31

hardware 1-10

interact with SLBs 1-8

inter-GSS communications 1-30

keepalives overview 1-16, 5-1

locating 1-29

network management 1-31

overview 1-2, 1-10

packet filtering 1-29

resources, grouping 2-5

software architecture 1-9

synchronized with GSSM 1-10, 1-30

Global Site Selector Manager

communication 1-30

database 1-10, 1-30

definition G-3

deployment 1-29

DNS rules 1-11

error messages A-16

GSLB configuration 1-32

inter-GSS communication 1-30

keepalives overview 5-1

locating 1-29

overview 1-10

primary 1-10

redundancy 1-30

resources, grouping 2-5

standby 1-10

standby, as backup 1-29

standby acting as primary 1-30

global statistics 13-67, 13-70

global sticky

authentication 8-4

by domain, enabling 8-14

by domain list, enabling 8-14

clearing sticky mesh statistics 13-57

encryption 8-4

favored peer 8-5

joining the mesh 8-5

mesh, communicating 8-5

mesh conflict resolution 8-4

mesh statistics 13-42, 13-51

mesh updates 8-3, 8-4

messaging statistics 13-40, 13-47, 13-48

overview 8-3

peer mesh 8-3

synchronizing GSS system clock with peers 8-10

glossary of terms G-1

glue A records 7-16

GSLB

See global server load balancing

GSS

See Global Site Selector

GSSM

See Global Site Selector Manager

GSS network

configuration 1-10, 1-30

definition G-3

deployment 1-28

displaying through CLI 13-1

displaying through GUI 13-58

global statistics 13-65, 13-67, 13-70

GSLB status 13-58

management 1-31

organizing 2-1

primary GSSM 1-10

resource grouping 2-5

GSS role in DNS hierarchy 1-7

GUI

device management 1-31

displaying GSS device status 13-30

error messages A-1

GUI error messages A-1

H

hashed balance method 1-23, 7-5, 7-7, 8-16, 9-32

hosted domain

definition G-4

domain names 1-13

name examples 1-13

overview 1-13, 4-1

regular expressions 1-13

requested 1-11

statistics 13-64

HTTP HEAD keepalive

global keepalive configuration 5-8

host tag 5-17, 6-6

overview 1-18

shared keepalive configuration 5-17

statistics 13-24

VIP answer 6-6

HTTP Head keepalive

default path 5-8

destination port 5-8

termination method 5-8

I

ICMP keepalive

global keepalive configuration 5-5, 5-11

overview 1-17

shared keepalive configuration 5-16

statistics 13-25

VIP answer 6-4

inter-GSS communication 1-30

iterative requests 1-5

K

KAL

See keepalive

KAL-AP keepalive

by tag 6-7

by VIP 6-7

CAPP hash secret 5-10, 5-11

global keepalive configuration 5-10

overview 1-18

primary and secondary IP addresses 5-18

shared keepalive configuration 5-18

statistics 13-26

VIP answer 6-7

keepalive 6-8

clear statistics 13-57

cra, clear statistics 13-57

CRA overview 1-19

CRA statistics, displaying 13-21

CRA type 1-19

definition G-4

deleting a shared keepalive 5-22

error messages A-10

failure detection time, adjusting 1-19

fast transmission rate 1-19

global properties, modifying 5-2

global properties, overview 5-2

global statistics, displaying 13-22

http-head, clear statistics 13-57

HTTP HEAD overview 1-18

HTTP HEAD statistics, displaying 13-24

ICMP statistics, displaying 13-25

ICMP type 1-17

kalap, clear statistics 13-57

KAL-AP overview 1-18

KAL-AP statistics, displaying 13-26

keepalive attempts 1-21, 5-18

multi-port 1-17

name server 1-19

name server overview 1-19

name server statistics, displaying 13-29

none 1-19

ns, clear statistics 13-57

number of retries 1-20, 5-5, 5-7, 5-9, 5-11, 5-12, 5-18, 5-20, 6-4, 6-5, 6-6

overview 1-16

probes 1-21, 5-6, 5-7, 5-9, 5-11, 5-12, 5-18, 6-4, 6-5, 6-6

probes per second 13-65

scripted-keepalive clear statistics 13-57

Scripted keepalive configuration 5-19

Scripted keepalive overview 1-19

Scripted statistics, displaying 13-27

shared keepalive, creating 5-16

shared keepalive overview 5-15

shared VIP keepalives, overview 5-15

standard transmission rate 1-19

supported types 1-16

TCP connection termination method 5-16, 6-5

TCP overview 1-18

TCP statistics, displaying 13-30

transmission interval formula 1-19

VIP 1-17, 1-18, 5-15

L

last gasp address 7-8

least loaded

balance method 1-22, 7-5, 7-7, 8-15, 9-31

overview 1-22, 7-5, 7-7, 8-15, 9-31

weight option 1-24

local sticky

disabling on a GSS 8-22

enabling on a GSS 8-22

overview 8-2

location

associating with a proximity zone 9-9, 9-24

creating 2-3

definition G-4, G-5

deleting 2-4

displaying configured 12-1

error messages A-12

modify all answers in 6-15

modifying 2-3

organizing resources 2-5

overview 1-12, 2-1

suspending all answers 6-15

M

monitoring

global statistics 13-70

See displaying

N

name server

answer type, creating 6-11

authoritative 1-6

authoritative name server (ANS) 1-5

balance method 6-18

balance method options 1-24

balance methods 7-5, 7-7, 8-9, 8-15, 9-31, 12-10

clear statistics 13-57

client name server (CNS) 1-5

definition G-5

DNS resolvers (DNSR) 1-5

forwarding 1-15

intermediate name server (INS) 1-5

keepalive 1-19

name server answer overview 1-14

overview 1-5

query 6-12

records, adding to zone configuration file 7-16

root name servers (RNS) 1-5

name server keepalive

global keepalive configuration 5-14

interval min (minimum frequency) 5-14

overview 1-19

query domain 5-15

statistics 13-29

negative DNS response queries 1-4

common response codes 1-4

negative DNS responses queries SOA configuration 1-5

network

deployment 1-29

locating GSS on 1-29

network design guidelines for proximity 9-6

network management 1-31

CLI-based 1-31

displaying global server load-balancing statistics 13-58

GUI-based 1-31

network proximity

See proximity

node communication 1-30

NTP server

enabling 8-10, 9-22

identifying 8-10, 9-22

synchronizing GSS system clock with peers 8-10, 9-22

number of retries for keepalive types 1-20, 5-5, 5-7, 5-12, 6-4, 6-5, 6-6

O

one-way delay 6-10

ordered list

balance method 1-22, 7-5, 7-7, 8-15, 9-31

definition G-5, G-6

overview 1-22

order option, balance method 1-24

origin server G-6

owner

creating 2-4

deleting 2-5

displaying configured 12-2

error messages A-13

organizing resources 2-5

overview 1-12, 2-1

reactivating all DNS rules 7-14

suspending all answer groups for 6-24

suspending all DNS rules 7-14

P

PDB

See proximity database

proximity

acceptable-rtt value 9-28

acceptable-zone value 9-28

clearing statistics 13-57

configuring 9-26

database statistics, displaying 13-32, 13-71

deleting database entries 9-39

deleting static entries 9-38

disabling 9-26

DNS rule, adding to 9-31

DNS rule hit count statistics, displaying 13-70

DNS rule overview 9-30

DNS rule statistics, displaying 13-8, 13-32

dumping proximity database entries 9-40, B-1

enabling 9-26

equivalence 9-27

error messages A-13, A-18

group configuration, displaying 13-37

group statistics, displaying 13-33, 13-34

inactivity timeout 9-4

initial probe method 9-8, 9-27, 12-13

loading proximity database entries 9-41

locally disabling/enabling proximity on a GSS 9-43

lookup statistics, displaying 13-34, 13-72

manually initiating probing 9-42

mask, specifying 9-8, 9-26, 12-13

network design guidelines 9-6

network proximity example 9-5

overview 9-1

periodic proximity database backup 9-41

probe management overview 9-2

probe methods 9-3

probe statistics, displaying 13-35, 13-36, 13-73

proximity database overview 9-4

proximity group, creating 9-34

proximity group, playing static proximity configurations 9-35

proximity group deletion 9-36

proximity group overview 9-33

quick start 9-7, 9-11

results of locally disabling on a GSS 9-43

static database entries, adding 9-36

statistics, displaying (CLI) 13-31

statistics, monitoring (GUI) 13-70

status, displaying (CLI) 13-31

subsystem statistics, displaying 13-36

synchronizing GSS system clock with peers 9-22

XML schema file B-1

zone overview 9-2

zones, associating with a location 9-24

zones, associating with an answer 9-25

zones, creating 9-23

zones, deleting 9-24

zones, modifying 9-23

proximity database

age-out process 9-4

automatic backup 9-40

deleting dynamic entries 9-39

deleting static entries 9-38, 9-39

dumping entries 9-40

inactivity timeout 9-4

loading entries 9-41

maximum number of entries 9-4

overview 9-4

periodic backup 9-41

RTT, assigning to static entries 9-37

RTT values 9-4

specifying entry format to dump 9-40, B-1

static entries, adding 9-36

proximity group

benefits 9-33

creating 9-34

deleting 9-36

entering multiple groups 9-34

IP address block, deleting 9-36

overview 9-33

playing static proximity configurations 9-35

proximity probing agent

assigning to static database entries 9-37

initial probe method 9-8, 9-27, 12-13

manually initiating probing 9-42

probe agent overview 9-2

probe methods 9-3

probing process 9-3

refresh-interval 9-27

RTT results 9-4

proximity properties

displaying 12-12

proximity zone

acceptable-zone value 9-28

associating with an answer 9-25

creating 9-23

deleting 9-24

determining most proximate answer 9-4

equivalence 9-27

modifying 9-23

network design guidelines 9-6

overview 9-2

probe methods 9-3

RTT 9-2

proxmimity

wait enable 9-28

Q

query

answers 6-1

balance methods 1-21

CRA answer 6-10

DNS request 1-6

DNS rules 1-11

KAL-AP 1-18, 6-7

match DNS query type 7-3

name server 1-19

name server answer 6-11

not matched to D-proxy 1-13

query domain 5-15

source addresses 1-12

R

rate-limit command 13-16

reactivating

all answer groups for an owner 6-24, 7-14

all answers in an answer group 6-24

all answers in location 6-15

answer 6-15

clause 7-12

DNS rule 7-14

record request 7-3

redundancy synchronization 1-30

refreshing GSS mesh statistics 13-4, 13-10

refresh-interval 9-27

region

creating 2-2

definition G-6

deleting 2-4

displaying configured 12-2

error messages A-13

organizing resources 2-5

overview 1-12, 2-1

regular expressions 1-13, 4-3

report

answer hit counts 13-58

answer status 13-61

DNS rule hit count 13-63

domain hit count 13-64

keepalive statistics 13-59

source address hit count 13-66

requests

iterative 1-5

resolution 1-5, 1-8

resource records 1-3

resources

configuring 2-1

grouping 2-5

organizing 2-1

round robin

balance method 1-22, 7-5, 7-7, 8-15, 9-31

overview 1-22

round-trip time (RTT)

acceptable-rtt value 9-28

acceptable-zone value 9-28

assigning to static entries 9-37

DRP agent 9-2

equivalence 9-27

overview 9-1, 9-2

probing methods 9-3

proximity database entries 9-4

RTT

See round-trip time (RTT)

running-config command 13-20

S

sample BIND zone configuration 7-16

Scripted keepalive

global keepalive configuration 5-12

overview 1-19

shared keepalive configuration 5-18

statistics 13-27

VIP answer 6-7

scripted-keepalive

clear statistics 13-57

script play

global server load balancing configuration file 11-4

overview 11-1

server load balancer 1-2, G-7

service provider G-7

ses 12-12

shared keepalive

creating 5-15

deleting 5-16, 5-22

error messages A-10

HTTP HEAD configuration settings 5-17

ICMP configuration settings 5-16

KAL-AP configuration settings 5-18

modifying 5-15

overview 5-15

Scripted keepalive configuration settings 5-18

TCP configuration settings 5-16

show ddos-config command 13-17

show statistics command 13-1

boomerang 13-2

dns 13-2

dns answer 13-3

dns answer group 13-5

dns domain 13-6

dns domain-list 13-7

dns global 13-7

dns proximity rule 13-8, 13-32

dns rule 13-9

dns sticky rule 13-12, 13-39

drpagent 13-12

keepalive 13-20

keepalive cra 13-21

keepalive global 13-22

keepalive http-head 13-24

keepalive icmp 13-25

keepalive kalap 13-26

keepalive ns 13-29

keepalive tcp 13-30

proximity database 13-32

proximity group-name 13-34

proximity group-summary 13-33

proximity lookup 13-34

proximity probe 13-35, 13-36

Scripted keepalive 13-27

source-address 13-11

source-address-list 13-11

sticky 13-39

sticky global 13-40

sticky group-name 13-44

sticky group-summary 13-44

sticky mesh 13-42

SOA records 1-3, 1-4, 1-7

configuring for negative responses 1-5

format 1-3

TTL fields 1-4

source address

Anywhere 1-13, 3-1

hit counts 13-65

maximum per source address list 3-1

overview 1-13

statistics, displaying 13-11

source address and domain hash balance method 1-23, 7-5, 7-7, 8-16, 9-32

source address list

adding addresses 3-2

anywhere 1-13

Anywhere (default) 3-1

creating 3-1

definition G-7

deleting 3-2

deleting addresses 3-3

error messages A-16

maximum addresses 3-1

modifying 3-2

overview 1-12

statistics, displaying 13-11

SSL

See Secure Socket Layer

standby GSSM

database, synchronized with primary GSSM 1-30

definition 1-30

overview 1-10

statistics

answer hit counts 13-58

answer keepalive 13-59

answer status 13-61

clearing 13-57

clearing DDoS 13-57

DNS rule hit count 13-63

global 13-67, 13-70

hosted domains 13-64

proximity database 13-71

proximity DNS rule hit count 13-70

proximity lookup 13-72

proximity probe 13-73

source address 13-65

sticky database 13-46, 13-75

sticky DNS rule hit count 13-74

sticky global mesh 13-76

traffic management, displaying 13-70

statistics-global command 13-18

sticky

balance clause, enabling for 8-8, 8-15

by domain, enabling 8-14

by domain list, enabling 8-14

clearing statistics 13-57

configuring 8-10

conflict resolution 8-4

database entries, deleting 8-19

database statistics, displaying 13-39, 13-75

disabling 8-14, 8-22

disabling/enabling local sticky on a GSS 8-22

displaying configured 12-11

DNS rule, adding to 9-31

DNS rule hit count statistics, displaying 13-74

DNS rule overview 8-14

DNS rule statistics, displaying 13-12, 13-39

dumping sticky database entries 8-20, B-1

error messages A-17

global sticky mesh statistics, displaying 13-42, 13-51

global sticky messaging statistics, displaying 13-40, 13-47, 13-48

global sticky overview 8-3

global sticky peer mesh 8-3

group statistics, displaying 13-44, 13-56

inactivity timeout 8-3

loading sticky database entries 8-22

local sticky overview 8-2

mask, specifying 8-12, 8-13

mesh favored peer 8-5

overview 8-1

periodic sticky database backup 8-21

quick start guide 8-6

results of locally disabling on a GSS 8-22

statistics, displaying (CLI) 13-38

statistics, displaying (GUI) 13-70

status, displaying (CLI) 13-38

sticky database overview 8-2

sticky global mesh statistics, displaying 13-76

sticky group, creating 8-17

sticky group, deleting 8-18

sticky group overview 8-17

subsystem statistics, displaying 13-45

timeout 8-7, 8-12, 8-13, 8-15, 12-12

XML schema file B-1

sticky database

age-out process 8-3

automatic backup 8-20

dumping entries 8-20

loading entries 8-22

matched entry 8-3

maximum number of entries 8-3

overview 8-2

periodic backup 8-21

specifying entry format to dump 8-20, B-1

statistics 13-46

sticky entries, deleting 8-19

sticky inactivity timeout 8-3

sticky timeout 8-7, 8-12, 8-13, 8-15, 12-12

sticky group

creating 8-17

deleting 8-18

displaying information 12-11

entering multiple groups 8-18

IP address block, deleting 8-18

overview 8-17

sticky properties

displaying 12-11

subdomains, delegation 1-29, 7-16

subscriber G-8

suspending

a DNS rule 7-14

all answer groups for an owner 6-24

all answers in a location 6-15

all answers in an answer group 6-24

answer 6-14

answer group 6-23, 6-24

clause 7-11

synchronization of primary and standby GSSM 1-30

T

TCP keepalive

global keepalive configuration 5-6

overview 1-18

port 5-7

shared keepalive configuration 5-16

statistics 13-30

VIP answer 6-5

timeout, sticky 8-7, 8-12, 8-13, 12-12

Time To Live G-8, G-9

traffic management

load balancing overview 1-25

proximity, configuring 9-26

proximity overview 1-26

proximity zone, configuring 9-23

statistics, displaying 13-70

sticky, configuring 8-10

sticky overview 1-25

troubleshooting GUI error messages A-1

TTL

See Time To Live

U

user view error messages A-18

V

VIP

answer groups 6-18

answers 6-3

answer types 6-4

balance method options 1-24

balance methods 6-18, 7-5, 7-7, 8-9, 8-15, 9-31, 12-10

http-head, clear statistics 13-57

icmp, clear statistics 13-57

kal-ap, clear statistics 13-57

keepalive type 1-17

tcp, clear statistics 13-57

VIP answer overview 1-14

VIP answer

HTTP HEAD keepalive 6-6

ICMP keepalive 6-4

KAL-AP keepalive 6-7

multiple answers and ports, specifying 1-21

multi-port 1-17, 6-8

Scripted keepalive 6-7

TCP keepalive 6-5

VIP answer, creating 6-3

VIP keepalive type

HTTP HEAD 1-18

ICMP 1-17

KAL-AP 1-18

Scripted keepalive 1-19

TCP 1-18

VIP-type answer, multi-port 1-17, 6-8

W

weight

balance method overview 1-24

least loaded 1-24

round-robin 1-24

weighted round robin

balance method 1-22, 7-5, 7-7, 8-16, 9-32

overview 1-22

wildcards

in domains 4-3

maximum length in domain names 4-3

Z

zone

displaying configured 12-3

proximity, creating 9-23

zone configuration file (DNS)

modifying 7-16

sample 7-16