Table Of Contents
Using the CLI and GUI to Manage a GSS Network
CLI and GUI Network Management Overview
Summary of Tasks Using the CLI and the GUI
Using the CLI and GUI to Manage a GSS Network
The Global Site Selector (GSS) has a command-line interface (CLI) and the primary GSSM has both a CLI and a graphical user interface (GUI) that you use to configure the GSS device. This chapter describes when to use the CLI of each GSS device, the CLI of the primary GSSM, or the GUI of the primary GSSM in your GSS network. It also summarizes when to use the following:
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The CLI of each GSS device to perform network setup and configuration tasks.
•The GUI of the primary GSSM to perform network setup and configuration tasks.
•The CLI or the GUI of the primary GSSM to perform global server load-balancing (GSLB) configuration and monitoring tasks.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•CLI and GUI Network Management Overview
•Summary of Tasks Using the CLI and the GUI
CLI and GUI Network Management Overview
Global Site Selectors work together in a GSS network to provide distributed and redundant GSLB DNS services. You accomplish the creation of GSLB DNS services by first performing a basic configuration of each individual device, and then accessing the primary Global Site Selector Manager (GSSM) to manage the centralized and shared GSLB configuration.
The first GSS you configure and create in a GSS network is the primary GSSM. After performing a basic setup of the primary GSSM, you can then add additional GSS devices, including a standby GSSM, or continue directly to configuring GSLB. All GSS devices in your GSS network share the same GSLB configuration as managed by the primary GSSM. When you later add a GSS to the GSS network, the GSS device automatically receives the current GSLB configuration.
Certain GSS network management tasks, such as initial device setup, require that you use the CLI of each GSS device to independently configure the GSS. Other tasks, such as activating GSS devices in the GSS network, require that you use the GUI of the primary GSSM to globally configure all GSS devices in a GSS network.
When you perform global server load-balancing configuration and monitoring tasks, in most cases you have the option to use either the CLI or the GUI of the primary GSSM. For tasks that you can perform using either the CLI or the GUI of the primary GSSM, choosing when to use the CLI or the GUI is a matter of personal or organizational choice. Additionally, you have the option to create your GSLB configuration using one method, and then modify the configuration using the alternate method.
Not every GSLB configuration and monitoring task is available from the GUI and the CLI of the primary GSSM. A few examples include the following:
•Configure sticky and proximity groups using the CLI of the primary GSSM
•Create DNS view filters using the GUI of the primary GSSM
•Perform sticky database and proximity database management using the CLI of each GSS device
•Configure DDoS detection and mitigation using the CLI of each GSS device
Proceed to the "Summary of Tasks Using the CLI and the GUI" section for a detailed overview of the setup, configuration, and global server load-balancing configuration and monitoring tasks that you can perform, and which user interfaces (GUI or CLI) are available for each task.
Summary of Tasks Using the CLI and the GUI
Table 1-1 provides an overview of different configuration tasks that you need to perform. This table identifies the configuration task, the GSS device that you use to perform the task, and which method to use (GUI or CLI) to perform each task. This table also identifies the guide in the GSS documentation set that contains the procedural information.
Table 1-1 Using the CLI or GUI to Perform Configuration Tasks
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Related Document
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Task
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GSS and Standby GSSM CLI
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Primary GSSM
CLI
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Primary GSSM
GUI
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Cisco Global Site Selector
Getting Started Guide Chapter
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Cisco Global Site Selector Administration Guide
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Automatically configure a new GSS using the setup script
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Yes
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Yes
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—
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Chapter 2, Configuring the GSS Using the CLI Setup Script
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—
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Enable remote access
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Yes
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Yes
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—
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Chapter 3, Accessing the GSS CLI
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—
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Manually configure a GSS using the individual CLI setup commands
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Yes
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Yes
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—
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Chapter 4, Setting Up Your GSS from the CLI
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—
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Configure and register a new GSS or standby GSSM with the primary GSSM
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Yes
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Yes
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—
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Chapter 4, Setting Up Your GSS from the CLI
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—
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Activate a new GSS or standby GSSM from the primary GSSM GUI
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—
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—
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Yes
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Chapter 5, Activating GSS Devices from the GUI
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—
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Activate a new GSS or standby GSSM from the primary GSSM CLI
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—
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—
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Yes
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Chapter 6, Activating GSS Devices from the CLI
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—
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Delete GSS devices from the GSS network
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—
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—
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Yes
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—
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Yes
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Change the role of a primary GSSM in the GSS network
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Yes
(Standby GSSM Only)
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Yes
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—
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—
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Yes
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Start, stop, reload, or shut down a GSS device
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Yes
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Yes
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—
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—
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Yes
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Install GSS software licenses
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Yes
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Yes
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—
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—
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Yes
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Manage GSS files
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Yes
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Yes
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—
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—
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Yes
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Create and manage CLI user accounts
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Yes
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Yes
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—
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—
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Yes
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Create and manage primary GSSM GUI user accounts (including user roles)
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—
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—
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Yes
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—
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Yes
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Create user views
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—
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—
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Yes
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—
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Yes
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Manage user accounts through a TACACS+ server
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Yes
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Yes
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—
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—
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Yes
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Configure access lists and filter GSS traffic
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Yes
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Yes
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—
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—
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Yes
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Configure SNMP
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Yes
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Yes
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—
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—
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Yes
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Configure device logging
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Yes
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Yes
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—
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—
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Yes
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View centralized system logs in system.log file
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—
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—
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Yes
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—
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Yes
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Back up the primary GSSM
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—
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Yes
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—
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—
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Yes
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Perform GSS software upgrades or downgrades
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Yes
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Yes
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—
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—
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Yes
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Table 1-2 provides an overview of different global server load-balancing (GSLB) configuration and monitoring tasks. This table identifies the GSLB configuration task, the GSS device that you use to perform the task, and which method to use (GUI or CLI) to perform each task. This table also identifies the guide in the GSS documentation set that contains the GSLB procedural information.
Table 1-2 Using the CLI or GUI to Perform GSLB Configuration Tasks
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Related Document
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Task
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GSS and Standby GSSM CLI
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Primary GSSM
CLI
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Primary GSSM
GUI
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Cisco Global Site Selector CLI-Based Global Server Load-Balancing Configuration Guide
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Cisco Global Site Selector GUI-Based Global Server Load-Balancing Configuration Guide
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Export and import GSLB configurations in text format
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—
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Yes
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—
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Yes
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—
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Configure locations, regions, and owners
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—
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Configure source address lists
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—
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Configure domain lists
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—
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Configure keepalives
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—
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Configure answers and answer groups
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—
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Create DNS rules
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—
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Suspend and reactivate a DNS rule
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—
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—
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Yes
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—
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Yes
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Create DNS rules using the DNS Rule Wizard
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—
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—
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Yes
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—
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Yes
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Configure and use DNS rule filters
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—
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—
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Yes
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—
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Yes
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Configure DNS sticky
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—
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Create sticky groups
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—
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Yes
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—
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Yes
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Yes
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Perform sticky database management
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Yes
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Yes
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—
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Yes
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Yes
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Configure network proximity (including zones)
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—
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Create proximity groups
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—
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Yes
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—
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Yes
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Yes
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Add proximity database entries
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Yes
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Yes
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—
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Yes
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Yes
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Perform proximity database management
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Yes
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Yes
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—
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Yes
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Yes
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Configure DDoS detection and mitigation
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Yes
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Yes
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—
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Yes
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—
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Monitor individual GSS device status
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Monitor the GSS network
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—
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—
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Export or print GSSM data
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—
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—
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Yes
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—
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Yes
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