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 10-25

configuring 6-1

CRA-type answer, creating 6-11

CRA-type answer, overview 1-14

deleting 6-18

displaying 14-61

error messages A-2

keepalive 1-15

keepalive statistics 14-60

modifying all in location 6-16

modifying an answer 6-13

name server-type answer, creating 6-12

name server-type answer, overview 1-14

overview 1-13, 6-1

reactivating 6-16

statistics, displaying 14-3

status 14-62

suspending 6-15

suspending all answers in a location 6-16

VIP-type answer, creating 6-3

VIP-type answer, multiport 1-20

VIP-type answer, overview 1-13

answer group

adding answers 6-20, 6-21, 6-22

balance method options 1-23

balance methods 6-19

creating 6-20

deleting 6-26

displaying current members 6-25

DNS rule 1-11, 1-13, 6-1, 7-4

error messages A-3

load threshold 6-22

modifying 6-22

order 6-22

overview 1-13, 6-19

removing answers 6-21, 6-22

statistics, displaying 14-5

suspending 6-24, 6-25

suspending or reactivating all for an owner 6-25

weight 6-22

answer hit counts 14-59

answer keepalive statistics 14-60

Anywhere source address 1-12, 3-1

appliance-based global server load balancing 1-7

Application Control Engine

data center deployment 1-29

definition G-1

global server load balancing 1-2

A record 7-3

attacks command 14-13

authentication 10-21

B

balance clause 6-19, 7-3, 7-6, 7-8, 7-9, 7-10, 9-8, 9-14, 9-15, 10-10, 10-30, 10-31

balance method

answer group options 1-23

answer group pair 6-19

balance clauses 6-19

boomerang 1-22

DNS rule 1-11, 1-13, 6-1, 7-4

hash 1-22, 7-5, 7-7, 9-16, 10-32

least loaded 1-22

ordered list 1-21, 7-5, 7-7, 9-15, 10-31

order option 1-23

overview 1-20

proximity 10-30

round robin 1-21, 7-5, 7-7, 9-15, 10-31

sticky 9-14

weighted round robin 1-21, 7-5, 7-7, 9-16, 10-32

weight option 1-23

BIND sample zone configuration file 7-16

boomerang

activity, displaying 14-2

balance method 1-22

clear statistics 14-58

DNS race 1-22

server 1-22

server, displaying status 14-2

server status 14-2

C

Cisco IOS-based router

DRP agent, configuring 10-20

IOS release 12.1 interoperability considerations 10-21

selecting as DRP agent 10-20

supported releases 10-21

clause

reactivating 7-12

suspending 7-11

clauses (balance clause) in answer group 6-19

CLI device management 1-30

closeness (DNS race) 6-11

communication between nodes 1-29

configuration file

global server load balancing 12-1

playing 12-1

Content Services Switch

data center deployment 1-29

definition G-2

global load-balancing 1-2

GSS network deployment 1-7

VIP answers 1-13

Content Switching Module

data center deployment 1-29

definition G-2

global load-balancing 1-2

GSS network deployment 1-7

VIP answers 1-13

CRA

answer, creating 6-11

balance method 1-23, 6-19

clear statistics 14-58

closeness 6-11

CRA answer overview 1-14

definition G-2

DNS race 6-11

global keepalive configuration 5-17

keepalive 1-18

last gasp address 7-8

minimum frequency 5-17

one way delay 6-11

overview 1-18

proximity DNS race 6-11

round-trip time 6-11

showing statistics 14-21

timing decay 5-17

CSM

See Content Switching Module

CSS

See Content Services Switch

D

data center

definition G-2

deployment 1-29

DDoS

attacks statistics, clearing 14-58

attack statistics, displaying 14-13

clear statistics 14-58

detection and mitigation

affected network areas 1-25

anti-spoofing 1-27

configuration 1-25

filter checking 1-26

overview 1-25

rate-limiting 1-27

types of attacks prevented 1-25

failed DNS queries, displaying 14-15

global statistics, clearing 14-58

global statistics, displaying 14-18

rate-limits, displaying 14-16

running configuration, displaying 14-17, 14-20

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

statistics, monitoring 14-68

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

delay 6-11

delegation

definition 1-2

domains to GSS 1-28, 7-16

GSS devices 7-16

subdomains to GSS 1-28, 7-16

deployment

configuring name servers 7-16

data center 1-29

locations and regions 2-1

overview 1-27

resources 2-1

typical GSS deployment 1-27

displaying

answer hit counts 14-59

answer keepalive statistics 14-60

answer status 14-62

DNS rule statistics 14-64

domain configuration information 13-4

global load-balancing configuration information 13-1

global load-balancing status 14-59

global statistics 14-68

global sticky mesh statistics 14-43, 14-52

global sticky messaging statistics 14-41, 14-48, 14-49

GSS network status through CLI 14-1

hosted domain statistics 14-65

location configuration information 13-1

owner configuration information 13-2

proximity database statistics 14-33, 14-72

proximity DNS rule hit count statistics 14-71

proximity group configuration 14-38

proximity group statistics 14-34, 14-35

proximity lookup statistics 14-8, 14-33, 14-35, 14-73

proximity probe statistics 14-36, 14-37, 14-74

proximity properties information 13-13

proximity status 14-37

region configuration information 13-2

source address statistics 14-66

status of GSS devices from the GUI 14-31

sticky configuration information 13-12

sticky database statistics 14-40, 14-47, 14-76

sticky DNS rule hit count statistics 14-75

sticky global mesh statistics 14-77

sticky group information 13-12

sticky group statistics 14-45, 14-57

sticky lookup statistics 14-12, 14-40

sticky properties 13-12

sticky status 14-46

zone configuration information 13-3

DistributedDirector

configuration file 12-1

playing script files 12-1

text file 12-1

DNS

all 7-3

A record 7-3

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

clear statistics 14-58

creating DNS rules 7-2

delegation 7-16

DNS query 7-3, 7-9

glue A records 7-16

hosted domain 1-12

iterative request 1-6

negative response queries 1-4

common response codes 1-4

query 1-12

race 1-15, 6-11, 7-8, 13-12

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 14-2

server, modifying 7-16

SOA records 1-4

configuring for negative responses 1-5

fields 1-4

format 1-4

TTL 1-4

TTL fields 1-4

traditional routing 1-2

unmatched queries 14-66

zone configuration file 7-16

DNS race

balance method 1-22

closeness 6-11

coordinate start time 6-11

CRAs 1-15, 7-8, 13-12

DNS rule

adding sticky to 9-14

answer 1-11, G-1

balance clause 6-19

components 1-10

creating 7-2

definition G-2

deleting 7-15

displaying 7-11

error messages A-4

filters, configuring 7-15

hit count 14-64

modifying 7-9, 7-10

overview 1-10

proximity, enabling/disabling 10-26

reactivating all by owner 7-14

statistics, displaying 14-9

sticky, disabling 9-14

sticky, enabling/disabling 9-13, 9-15

sticky, enabling by domain 9-14

sticky, enabling by domain list 9-14

sticky overview 9-14

sticky timeout 9-15

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 14-7

sticky by domain list 9-14

wildcards in domains 4-3

domain name space 1-2

Domain Name System

See DNS

domains

delegating to GSS 1-28, 7-16

displaying configured 13-4

hit counts 14-65

maximum length 4-3

maximum name length 4-2

maximum per domain list 1-12, 4-1

statistics, displaying 14-6

sticky by domain 9-14

wildcards maximum length 4-3

D-proxy

background 1-5

definition G-3

iterative requests 1-6

name server forwarding 1-14

query GSS 1-12

dproxy command 14-14

DRP

authentication, enabling (Cisco IOS router) 10-21

authentication, enabling (GSS) 10-9, 10-28, 10-29

key chain (Cisco IOS router) 10-21

key identification number (GSS) 10-29

key number 10-29

keys, creating (Cisco IOS router) 10-21

keys, creating (GSS) 10-28, 10-29

keys, deleting (GSS) 10-30

overview 10-2

DRP agent

clear statistics 14-58

configuring Cisco IOS-based router 10-20

displaying status 14-12

enabling 10-21

IOS release 12.1 interoperability considerations 10-21

overview 10-2

RTT measurement 10-2

selecting Cisco IOS-based router 10-20

supported Cisco IOS releases 10-21

drpagent

server status 14-12

drpagent displaying 14-12

E

enable command password 2-2, 11-2

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 14-15

failure detection time, adjusting 1-18

firewall

deploying GSS devices 1-28

permitting traffic to GSS 1-28

fully qualified domain name G-3, G-4

G

GeoDB Configuration 8-2

GeoDB Operations 8-5

GeoDB Static Entries 8-3

GeoDB Statistics 8-4

GeoIP database (GeoDB) 8-1

global keepalives

CRA configuration settings 5-17

fast transmission rate 1-18

HTTP HEAD configuration settings 5-9, 5-11

HTTPS HEAD configuration settings 5-11

ICMP configuration settings 5-6, 5-14

KAL-AP configuration settings 5-13

modifying 5-2

name server configuration settings 5-17

overview 5-2

Scripted keepalive configuration settings 5-15

standard transmission rate 1-18

TCP configuration settings 5-7

global manual reactivation 6-17

global server load balancing

balance clauses 6-19

configuration file, copying 12-2, 12-3

configuration file, creating 12-2

configuration file, modifying 12-3

configuration file, playing 12-4

configuration file modification guidelines 12-3

configuration file overview 12-1

configuration files 12-1

configuration order 1-31

data centers 1-29

definition G-3

delegation of GSS devices 7-16

displaying 14-59

global statistics 14-66

overview 1-7

playing script files 12-1

script play 12-1

summary 1-31

traffic management overview 1-24

using the GSS 1-7

Global Site Selector

acting as GSSM 1-9, 1-28

authoritative DNS server 1-7

balancing data centers 1-29

boomerang server 14-2

CLI-based management 1-30

communication 1-29

delegation of devices 7-16

deployment 1-27, 1-28, 1-29, 7-16

DNS server, displaying 14-2

factors in responding to a request 1-7

general statistics, displaying 14-7

global server load balancing 1-7

GSLB configuration 1-31

GUI-based management 1-30

hardware 1-9, 1-10

interact with SLBs 1-7

inter-GSS communications 1-29

keepalives overview 1-15, 5-1

locating 1-28

network management 1-29

overview 1-2, 1-10

packet filtering 1-28

resources, grouping 2-5

software architecture 1-9

synchronized with GSSM 1-10, 1-29

Global Site Selector Manager

communication 1-29

database 1-9, 1-29

definition G-3

deployment 1-27

DNS rules 1-10

error messages A-16

GSLB configuration 1-31

inter-GSS communication 1-29

keepalives overview 5-1

locating 1-28

overview 1-9

primary 1-9

redundancy 1-29

resources, grouping 2-5

standby 1-10

standby, as backup 1-28

standby acting as primary 1-29

global statistics 14-68, 14-71

global sticky

authentication 9-4

by domain, enabling 9-14

by domain list, enabling 9-14

clearing sticky mesh statistics 14-58

encryption 9-4

favored peer 9-5

joining the mesh 9-5

mesh, communicating 9-5

mesh conflict resolution 9-4

mesh statistics 14-43, 14-52

mesh updates 9-3, 9-4

messaging statistics 14-41, 14-48, 14-49

overview 9-3

peer mesh 9-3

synchronizing GSS system clock with peers 9-10

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 1-9, 1-29

definition G-3

deployment 1-27

displaying through CLI 14-1

displaying through GUI 14-59

global statistics 14-66, 14-68, 14-71

GSLB status 14-59

management 1-29

organizing 2-1

primary GSSM 1-9

resource grouping 2-5

GUI

device management 1-30

displaying GSS device status 14-31

error messages A-1

GUI error messages A-1

H

hashed balance method 1-22, 7-5, 7-7, 9-16, 10-32

hosted domain

definition G-4

domain names 1-12

name examples 1-12

overview 1-12, 4-1

regular expressions 1-12

requested 1-11

statistics 14-65

HTTP HEAD keepalive

global keepalive configuration 5-9, 5-11

host tag 5-20, 6-6

overview 1-17

shared keepalive configuration 5-20, 5-21

statistics 14-24, 14-25

VIP answer 6-6, 6-7

HTTP Head keepalive

default path 5-9, 5-11, 5-12, 5-21, 6-7

destination port 5-9, 5-11, 5-12, 5-21, 6-7

termination method 5-9, 5-11, 5-12, 5-21, 6-7

HTTPS HEAD keepalive

global keepalive configuration 5-9, 5-11

host tag 5-21, 6-7

overview 1-17

shared keepalive configuration 5-20, 5-21

statistics 14-25

VIP answer 6-7

HTTPS Head keepalive

default path 5-11, 5-12, 5-21, 6-7

destination port 5-11, 5-12, 5-21, 6-7

termination method 5-11, 5-12, 5-21, 6-7

I

ICMP keepalive

global keepalive configuration 5-6, 5-14

overview 1-17

shared keepalive configuration 5-19

statistics 14-26

VIP answer 6-4

inter-GSS communication 1-29

iterative requests 1-6

K

KAL

See keepalive

KAL-AP keepalive

by tag 6-8

by VIP 6-8

CAPP hash secret 5-13, 5-14

global keepalive configuration 5-13

overview 1-17

primary and secondary IP addresses 5-22

shared keepalive configuration 5-21

statistics 14-27

VIP answer 6-8

keepalive 6-9

clear statistics 14-58

cra, clear statistics 14-58

CRA overview 1-18

CRA statistics, displaying 14-21

CRA type 1-18

definition G-4

deleting a shared keepalive 5-26

error messages A-10

failure detection time, adjusting 1-18

fast transmission rate 1-18

global properties, modifying 5-2

global properties, overview 5-2

global statistics, displaying 14-22

https-head, clear statistics 14-59

HTTP HEAD overview 1-17

HTTP HEAD statistics, displaying 14-24, 14-25

HTTPS HEAD overview 1-17

HTTPS HEAD statistics, displaying 14-25

ICMP statistics, displaying 14-26

ICMP type 1-17

kalap, clear statistics 14-58

KAL-AP overview 1-17

KAL-AP statistics, displaying 14-27

keepalive attempts 1-20, 5-22

multi-port 1-16

name server 1-18

name server overview 1-18

name server statistics, displaying 14-30

none 1-18

ns, clear statistics 14-58

number of retries 1-19, 5-6, 5-8, 5-10, 5-14, 5-15, 5-22, 5-24, 6-4, 6-5, 6-6

overview 1-15

probes 1-20, 5-7, 5-8, 5-10, 5-14, 5-15, 5-22, 6-5, 6-6

probes per second 14-66

scripted-keepalive clear statistics 14-58

Scripted keepalive configuration 5-23

Scripted keepalive overview 1-18

Scripted statistics, displaying 14-28

shared keepalive, creating 5-19

shared keepalive overview 5-18

shared VIP keepalives, overview 5-18

standard transmission rate 1-18

supported types 1-15

TCP connection termination method 5-19, 6-5

TCP overview 1-17

TCP statistics, displaying 14-31

transmission interval formula 1-19

VIP 1-17, 5-18

L

last gasp address 7-8

least loaded

balance method 1-22, 7-5, 7-7, 9-15, 10-31

overview 1-22, 7-5, 7-7, 9-15, 10-31

weight option 1-23

local sticky

disabling on a GSS 9-22

enabling on a GSS 9-22

overview 9-2

location

associating with a proximity zone 10-9, 10-24

creating 2-3

definition G-4, G-5

deleting 2-4

displaying configured 13-1

error messages A-12

modify all answers in 6-16

modifying 2-3

organizing resources 2-5

overview 1-11, 2-1

suspending all answers 6-16

M

monitoring

global statistics 14-71

See displaying

N

name server

answer type, creating 6-12

authoritative 1-7

authoritative name server (ANS) 1-5

balance method 6-19

balance method options 1-23

balance methods 7-5, 7-7, 9-9, 9-15, 10-31, 13-11

clear statistics 14-58

client name server (CNS) 1-5

definition G-5

DNS resolvers (DNSR) 1-5

forwarding 1-14

intermediate name server (INS) 1-5

keepalive 1-18

name server answer overview 1-14

overview 1-5

query 6-13

records, adding to zone configuration file 7-16

root name servers (RNS) 1-5

name server keepalive

global keepalive configuration 5-17

interval min (minimum frequency) 5-17

overview 1-18

query domain 5-18

statistics 14-30

negative DNS response queries 1-4

common response codes 1-4

negative DNS responses queries SOA configuration 1-5

network

deployment 1-27

locating GSS on 1-28

network design guidelines for proximity 10-6

network management 1-29

CLI-based 1-30

displaying global server load-balancing statistics 14-59

GUI-based 1-30

network proximity

See proximity

node communication 1-29

NTP server

enabling 9-10, 10-22

identifying 9-10, 10-22

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

number of retries for keepalive types 1-19, 5-6, 5-8, 5-15, 6-4, 6-5, 6-6

O

one-way delay 6-11

ordered list

balance method 1-21, 7-5, 7-7, 9-15, 10-31

definition G-5, G-6

overview 1-21

order option, balance method 1-23

origin server G-6

owner

creating 2-4

deleting 2-5

displaying configured 13-2

error messages A-13

organizing resources 2-5

overview 1-11, 2-1

reactivating all DNS rules 7-14

suspending all answer groups for 6-25

suspending all DNS rules 7-14

P

PDB

See proximity database

proximity

acceptable-rtt value 10-28

acceptable-zone value 10-28

clearing statistics 14-58

configuring 10-26

database statistics, displaying 14-33, 14-72

deleting database entries 10-39

deleting static entries 10-38

disabling 10-26

DNS rule, adding to 10-31

DNS rule hit count statistics, displaying 14-71

DNS rule overview 10-30

DNS rule statistics, displaying 14-8, 14-33

dumping proximity database entries 10-40, B-1

enabling 10-26

equivalence 10-27

error messages A-13, A-18

group configuration, displaying 14-38

group statistics, displaying 14-34, 14-35

inactivity timeout 10-4

initial probe method 10-8, 10-27, 13-14

loading proximity database entries 10-41

locally disabling/enabling proximity on a GSS 10-43

lookup statistics, displaying 14-35, 14-73

manually initiating probing 10-42

mask, specifying 10-8, 10-26, 13-14

network design guidelines 10-6

network proximity example 10-5

overview 10-1

periodic proximity database backup 10-41

probe management overview 10-2

probe methods 10-3

probe statistics, displaying 14-36, 14-37, 14-74

proximity database overview 10-4

proximity group, creating 10-34

proximity group, playing static proximity configurations 10-35

proximity group deletion 10-36

proximity group overview 10-33

quick start 10-7, 10-11

results of locally disabling on a GSS 10-43

static database entries, adding 10-36

statistics, displaying (CLI) 14-32

statistics, monitoring (GUI) 14-71

status, displaying (CLI) 14-32

subsystem statistics, displaying 14-37

synchronizing GSS system clock with peers 10-22

XML schema file B-1

zone overview 10-2

zones, associating with a location 10-24

zones, associating with an answer 10-25

zones, creating 10-23

zones, deleting 10-24

zones, modifying 10-23

proximity database

age-out process 10-4

automatic backup 10-40

deleting dynamic entries 10-39

deleting static entries 10-38, 10-39

dumping entries 10-40

inactivity timeout 10-4

loading entries 10-41

maximum number of entries 10-4

overview 10-4

periodic backup 10-41

RTT, assigning to static entries 10-37

RTT values 10-4

specifying entry format to dump 10-40, B-1

static entries, adding 10-36

proximity group

benefits 10-33

creating 10-34

deleting 10-36

entering multiple groups 10-34

IP address block, deleting 10-36

overview 10-33

playing static proximity configurations 10-35

proximity probing agent

assigning to static database entries 10-37

initial probe method 10-8, 10-27, 13-14

manually initiating probing 10-42

probe agent overview 10-2

probe methods 10-3

probing process 10-3

refresh-interval 10-27

RTT results 10-4

proximity properties

displaying 13-13

proximity zone

acceptable-zone value 10-28

associating with an answer 10-25

creating 10-23

deleting 10-24

determining most proximate answer 10-4

equivalence 10-27

modifying 10-23

network design guidelines 10-6

overview 10-2

probe methods 10-3

RTT 10-2

proxmimity

wait enable 10-28

Q

query

answers 6-1

balance methods 1-20

CRA answer 6-11

DNS request 1-6

DNS rules 1-10

KAL-AP 1-17, 6-8

match DNS query type 7-3

name server 1-18

name server answer 6-12

not matched to D-proxy 1-12

query domain 5-18

source addresses 1-12

R

rate-limit command 14-16

reactivating

all answer groups for an owner 6-25, 7-14

all answers in an answer group 6-25

all answers in location 6-16

answer 6-16

clause 7-12

DNS rule 7-14

record request 7-3

redundancy synchronization 1-29

refreshing GSS mesh statistics 14-4, 14-10

refresh-interval 10-27

region

creating 2-2

definition G-6

deleting 2-4

displaying configured 13-2

error messages A-13

organizing resources 2-5

overview 1-11, 2-1

regular expressions 1-12, 4-3

report

answer hit counts 14-59

answer status 14-62

DNS rule hit count 14-64

domain hit count 14-65

keepalive statistics 14-60

source address hit count 14-67

requests

iterative 1-6

resolution 1-5, 1-7

resource records 1-3

resources

configuring 2-1

grouping 2-5

organizing 2-1

round robin

balance method 1-21, 7-5, 7-7, 9-15, 10-31

overview 1-21

round-trip time (RTT)

acceptable-rtt value 10-28

acceptable-zone value 10-28

assigning to static entries 10-37

DRP agent 10-2

equivalence 10-27

overview 10-1, 10-2

probing methods 10-3

proximity database entries 10-4

RTT

See round-trip time (RTT)

running-config command 14-20

S

sample BIND zone configuration 7-16

Scripted keepalive

global keepalive configuration 5-15

overview 1-18

shared keepalive configuration 5-22

statistics 14-28

VIP answer 6-8

scripted-keepalive

clear statistics 14-58

script play

global server load balancing configuration file 12-4

overview 12-1

server load balancer 1-2, G-7

service provider G-7

ses 13-13

shared keepalive

creating 5-18

deleting 5-19, 5-26

error messages A-10

HTTP HEAD configuration settings 5-20, 5-21

HTTPS HEAD configuration settings 5-21

ICMP configuration settings 5-19

KAL-AP configuration settings 5-21

modifying 5-18

overview 5-18

Scripted keepalive configuration settings 5-22

TCP configuration settings 5-19

show ddos-config command 14-17

show statistics command 14-1

boomerang 14-2

dns 14-2

dns answer 14-3

dns answer group 14-5

dns domain 14-6

dns domain-list 14-7

dns global 14-7

dns proximity rule 14-8, 14-33

dns rule 14-9

dns sticky rule 14-12, 14-40

drpagent 14-12

keepalive 14-20

keepalive cra 14-21

keepalive global 14-22

keepalive http-head 14-24, 14-25

keepalive icmp 14-26

keepalive kalap 14-27

keepalive ns 14-30

keepalive tcp 14-31

proximity database 14-33

proximity group-name 14-35

proximity group-summary 14-34

proximity lookup 14-35

proximity probe 14-36, 14-37

Scripted keepalive 14-28

source-address 14-11

source-address-list 14-11

sticky 14-40

sticky global 14-41

sticky group-name 14-45

sticky group-summary 14-45

sticky mesh 14-43

SOA records 1-4

configuring for negative responses 1-5

format 1-4

TTL fields 1-4

source address

Anywhere 1-12, 3-1

hit counts 14-66

maximum per source address list 3-1

overview 1-12

statistics, displaying 14-11

source address and domain hash balance method 1-22, 7-5, 7-7, 9-16, 10-32

source address list

adding addresses 3-2

anywhere 1-12

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 14-11

SSL

See Secure Socket Layer

standby GSSM

database, synchronized with primary GSSM 1-29

definition 1-29

overview 1-10

statistics

answer hit counts 14-59

answer keepalive 14-60

answer status 14-62

clearing 14-58

clearing DDoS 14-58

DNS rule hit count 14-64

global 14-68, 14-71

hosted domains 14-65

proximity database 14-72

proximity DNS rule hit count 14-71

proximity lookup 14-73

proximity probe 14-74

source address 14-66

sticky database 14-47, 14-76

sticky DNS rule hit count 14-75

sticky global mesh 14-77

traffic management, displaying 14-71

statistics-global command 14-18

sticky

balance clause, enabling for 9-8, 9-15

by domain, enabling 9-14

by domain list, enabling 9-14

clearing statistics 14-58

configuring 9-10

conflict resolution 9-4

database entries, deleting 9-19

database statistics, displaying 14-40, 14-76

disabling 9-14, 9-22

disabling/enabling local sticky on a GSS 9-22

displaying configured 13-12

DNS rule, adding to 10-31

DNS rule hit count statistics, displaying 14-75

DNS rule overview 9-14

DNS rule statistics, displaying 14-12, 14-40

dumping sticky database entries 8-6, 9-20, B-1

error messages A-17

global sticky mesh statistics, displaying 14-43, 14-52

global sticky messaging statistics, displaying 14-41, 14-48, 14-49

global sticky overview 9-3

global sticky peer mesh 9-3

group statistics, displaying 14-45, 14-57

inactivity timeout 9-3

loading sticky database entries 8-6, 9-22

local sticky overview 9-2

mask, specifying 9-12, 9-13

mesh favored peer 9-5

overview 9-1

periodic sticky database backup 9-21

quick start guide 9-6

results of locally disabling on a GSS 9-22

statistics, displaying (CLI) 14-39

statistics, displaying (GUI) 14-71

status, displaying (CLI) 14-39

sticky database overview 9-2

sticky global mesh statistics, displaying 14-77

sticky group, creating 9-17

sticky group, deleting 9-18

sticky group overview 9-17

subsystem statistics, displaying 14-46

timeout 9-7, 9-12, 9-13, 9-15, 13-13

XML schema file B-1

sticky database

age-out process 9-3

automatic backup 8-6, 9-20

dumping entries 8-6, 9-20

loading entries 8-6, 9-22

matched entry 9-3

maximum number of entries 9-3

overview 9-2

periodic backup 9-21

specifying entry format to dump 8-6, 9-20, B-1

statistics 14-47

sticky entries, deleting 9-19

sticky inactivity timeout 9-3

sticky timeout 9-7, 9-12, 9-13, 9-15, 13-13

sticky group

creating 9-17

deleting 9-18

displaying information 13-12

entering multiple groups 9-18

IP address block, deleting 9-18

overview 9-17

sticky properties

displaying 13-12

subdomains, delegation 1-28, 7-16

subscriber G-8

suspending

a DNS rule 7-14

all answer groups for an owner 6-25

all answers in a location 6-16

all answers in an answer group 6-25

answer 6-15

answer group 6-24, 6-25

clause 7-11

synchronization of primary and standby GSSM 1-29

T

TCP keepalive

global keepalive configuration 5-7

overview 1-17

port 5-8

shared keepalive configuration 5-19

statistics 14-31

VIP answer 6-5

timeout, sticky 9-7, 9-12, 9-13, 13-13

Time To Live G-8, G-9

traffic management

load balancing overview 1-24

proximity, configuring 10-26

proximity overview 1-25

proximity zone, configuring 10-23

statistics, displaying 14-71

sticky, configuring 9-10

sticky overview 1-24

troubleshooting GUI error messages A-1

TTL

See Time To Live

U

user view error messages A-18

V

VIP

answer groups 6-19

answers 6-3

answer types 6-4

balance method options 1-23

balance methods 6-19, 7-5, 7-7, 9-9, 9-15, 10-31, 13-11

http-head, clear statistics 14-58

https-head, clear statistics 14-58

icmp, clear statistics 14-58

kal-ap, clear statistics 14-58

keepalive type 1-17

tcp, clear statistics 14-58

VIP answer overview 1-13

VIP answer

HTTP HEAD keepalive 6-6, 6-7

HTTPS HEAD keepalive 6-8

ICMP keepalive 6-4

KAL-AP keepalive 6-8

multiple answers and ports, specifying 1-20

multi-port 1-16, 6-9

Scripted keepalive 6-8

TCP keepalive 6-5

VIP answer, creating 6-3

VIP keepalive type

HTTP HEAD 1-17

HTTPS HEAD 1-17

ICMP 1-17

KAL-AP 1-17

Scripted keepalive 1-18

TCP 1-17

VIP-type answer, multi-port 1-16, 6-9

W

weight

balance method overview 1-23

least loaded 1-23

round-robin 1-23

weighted round robin

balance method 1-21, 7-5, 7-7, 9-16, 10-32

overview 1-21

wildcards

in domains 4-3

maximum length in domain names 4-3

Z

zone

displaying configured 13-3

proximity, creating 10-23

zone configuration file (DNS)

modifying 7-16

sample 7-16