Table A-4 DNS Rules Error Messages
Error Message
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Description
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Recommended Action
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TTL must be specified for balance method
associated with CRA- or VIP-type answer
group.
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You attempted to create a balance clause without specifying a Time To Live (TTL) for answers returned by the clause.
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Enter a TTL value between 0 and 604,800 seconds.
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Invalid balance clause TTL. TTL must be
between 0 and 604,800.
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You attempted to create a balance clause with an incorrect TTL value for answers provided by the balance clause.
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Enter a TTL value between 0 and 604,800 seconds.
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Invalid balance clause position.
Position must be between 0 and 2.
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You attempted to create a clause for your DNS rule that is out of sequence. The DNS Rule Builder provides options for three balance clauses, which must be created in order, with no gaps between clauses. For example, if you are using only one balance clause, it must appear in the first position. It cannot be listed in the second or third positions with the first position left blank.
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Rearrange your balance clauses in the DNS Rule Builder so that they are listed in the proper order with no gaps between them.
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Hash type must be specified for answer
group using hash balance method.
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You attempted to create an answer group using the balance method "Hashed" with the selected answer, but you have not selected one (or more) hash methods: By Domain Name and By Source Address.
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Select one or more of the available hash methods by checking the box corresponding to the methods that you want to use with this balance clause.
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Balance clause boomerang fragment size
must be specified.
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You attempted to create a balance clause using the boomerang balance method but have not specified a fragment size in the Fragment Size field. The fragment size determines the preferred size of the boomerang race response that is produced by a match to a DNS rule and is sent to the requesting client.
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Enter a fragment size between 28 and 1980 in the field provided. The fragment size must be divisible by 4.
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Invalid balance clause Boomerang
fragment size. Boomerang fragment size
must be 0 or between 28 and 1980.
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You attempted to specify an unacceptable fragment size for this balance clause in the Fragment Size field.
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Enter a valid fragment size. Fragment sizes must be between 28 and 1980 and must be divisible by 4.
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Invalid balance clause Boomerang
fragment size. Boomerang fragment size
must be a multiple of 4.
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You attempted to specify a fragment for this boomerang balance clause that is within the acceptable range but not divisible by 4. Fragment sizes must be divisible by 4.
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Enter a fragment size between 28 and 1980 that is also divisible by 4. Zero is also an acceptable fragment size.
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Balance clause Boomerang IP TTL value
must be specified.
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You attempted to create a balance clause using the boomerang balance method but have not specified an IP Time To Live (TTL) in the field provided. The IP TTL specifies the maximum number of network hops that can be used when returning a response to a CRA from a match on a DNS rule.
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Enter an IP TTL between 1 and 255 in the field provided and then click Save.
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Invalid balance clause Boomerang IP TTL.
Boomerang IP TTL must be between 1 and
255.
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You attempted to create a balance clause using the boomerang balance method but have specified an invalid IP Time to Live (TTL).
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Enter an IP TTL between 1 and 255 in the field provided and then click Save.
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Balance clause Boomerang maximum
propagation delay must be specified.
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You attempted to create a balance clause using the boomerang balance method but have not specified a maximum propagation delay (Max Prop. Delay) in the field provided. The maximum propagation delay specifies the maximum length of time (in milliseconds) before the GSS forwards a Domain Name System (DNS) request to a content routing agent (CRA).
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Enter a maximum propagation delay between 1 and 1000 milliseconds in the Max Prop. Delay field.
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Invalid balance clause Boomerang maximum
propagation delay. Boomerang maximum
propagation delay must be between 1 and
1000.
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You attempted to create a balance clause using the boomerang balance method but have not specified a valid maximum propagation delay (Max Prop. Delay) in the field provided.
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Enter a maximum propagation delay between 1 and 1000 milliseconds in the Max Prop. Delay field.
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Balance clause Boomerang padding size
must be specified.
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You attempted to create a balance clause using the boomerang balance method but have not specified a pad size in the Pad Size field. The pad size is the amount of extra data (in bytes) included with each content routing agent (CRA) response packet and is used to evaluate CRA bandwidth and latency when routing decisions are made.
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Enter a valid pad size between 0 and 2000 in the Pad Size field.
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Invalid balance clause Boomerang padding
size. Boomerang padding size must be
between 0 and 2000.
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You attempted to create a balance clause using the boomerang balance method but have specified an invalid pad size in the Pad Size field.
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Enter a valid pad size between 0 and 2000 in the Pad Size field.
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Invalid balance clause Boomerang secret.
If specified, Boomerang secret must be
between 1 and 64 characters in length.
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You attempted to create a balance clause using the boomerang balance method but have specified an invalid secret in the Secret field. The boomerang secret is a text string between 1 and 64 characters that is used to encrypt critical data sent between the boomerang server and content routing agents (CRAs). This key must be the same for each configured CRA.
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Enter a valid boomerang secret between 1 and 64 characters in the Secret field.
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Balance clause Boomerang server delay
must be specified.
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You attempted to create a balance clause using the boomerang balance method but have not specified a server delay in the Server Delay field. The boomerang server delay is the maximum delay (in milliseconds) before the boomerang server component of the GSS forwards the address of its "last gasp" server as a response to the requesting name server.
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Enter a valid server delay between 32 and 999 milliseconds in the Server Delay field.
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Invalid balance clause Boomerang server
delay. Boomerang server delay must be
between 32 and 999.
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You attempted to create a balance clause using the boomerang balance method but have specified an invalid server delay in the Server Delay field.
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Enter a valid server delay between 32 and 999 milliseconds in the Server Delay field.
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Invalid DNS rule name. Name must be
entered.
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You attempted to create a DNS rule without assigning a name to the rule. DNS rules must have names between 1 and 100 characters.
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Assign a name to your DNS rule using the Rule Name field and then try again to save the rule.
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Invalid DNS rule name. Name length must
not exceed 100 characters.
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You attempted to assign a name to your DNS rule that is too long. The maximum length for DNS rules is 100 characters.
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Enter a name for your DNS rule that is between 1 and 100 characters and then attempt to save the rule again.
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Invalid DNS rule name. Name must not
contain spaces.
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You attempted to assign your DNS rule a name that contains spaces.
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Enter a valid name for your DNS rule that is between 1 and 100 characters and does not contain spaces.
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A DNS rule using the specified source
address list, domain list, and matching
query type already exists. Source
address list, domain list, and matching
query type must uniquely identify a DNS
rule.
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You attempted to create a DNS rule that already exists. DNS rules must specify a unique combination of a source address list, a domain list, and a matching query type.
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Reconfigure your DNS rule so that it does not exactly match the preexisting rule and then save the rule.
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Duplicate answer group/balance method
assignment detected. A DNS rule cannot
use the same answer group and balance
method in multiple balance clauses.
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You attempted to create two identical answer group and balance method clauses in your DNS rule. Each clause must use a unique combination of answer groups and balance methods.
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Modify one of your answer group and balance method pairs so that it is no longer identical to the other and then save your DNS rule.
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Balance clause gap detected at position
{0,1,2}. Balance clauses must be
specified sequentially without gaps.
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You attempted to create a clause for your DNS rule that is out of sequence. The DNS Rule Builder provides options for three balance clauses, which must be created in order, with no gaps between clauses. For example, if you are using only one balance clause, it must appear in the first position. It cannot be listed in the second or third positions with the first position left blank.
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Rearrange your balance clauses in the DNS Rule Builder so that they are listed in the proper order with no gaps between them.
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A DNS rule named DNS_Rule_name already
exists. Name must uniquely identify a
DNS rule.
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You attempted to assign a name to the DNS rule that is already assigned to another rule. DNS rule names must be unique.
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Assign a rule to the name that is not already being used and then save the rule.
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Balance clause 1/2 cannot be sticky
because clause number 0/1 is not sticky.
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You attempted to enable sticky on Balance Clause 2 without first enabling sticky on Balance Clause 1. The GSS prevents you from enabling sticky on Balance Clause 2 if you do not first enable sticky on Balance Clause 1. This restriction is also true if you attempt to enable sticky on Balance Clause 3 without first configuring sticky on Balance Clause 2.
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Enable sticky for Balance Clause 1 before enabling sticky for Balance Clause 2. If necessary, enable sticky for Balance Clause 2 before enabling sticky for Balance Clause 3.
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Invalid balance method. Proximity can
not be enabled for balance method
Hashed.
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You attempted to specify the hashed balance method for an answer group in a balance clause that has proximity enabled. The GSS does not support proximity in a DNS rule with the hashed balance method.
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Choose a different balance method for the answer group from the Select Balance Method drop-down list.
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