Brocade Virtual ADX User Manual

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July 2014

Brocade Virtual ADX

Graphical User Interface Guide

Supporting Brocade Virtual ADX version 03.1.00

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Contents

Preface

Document conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Text formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Command syntax conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Notes, cautions, and warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Brocade resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

Contacting Brocade Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii

Chapter 1 Introduction to the Brocade Virtual ADX Web Interface

System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Starting the Brocade Virtual ADX web interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Chapter 2 Navigating the Web Interface

Web interface overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Chapter 3 Navigating the Dashboard

Dashboard overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Dashboard pod controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

System view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Traffic view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Chapter 4 Configuration Overview

Navigating the configuration tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Saving the configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Chapter 5 System Settings

General settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Changing the system limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Viewing and saving the configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

High Availability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Configuring the Brocade Virtual ADX in Hot-Standby HA. . . . . . 21

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Config Sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Config Sync Summary tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Config Sync Settings tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Executing a Config Template. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Viewing the Raw XML and Tree Structure of a template . . . . . . 31

User management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Managing role-based users. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Creating contexts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Creating role templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Device management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

SNMP controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

SSH controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Telnet settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

TFTP on VLAN controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Chapter 6 Network Settings

Configuring network interfaces and IP addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Editing an IP interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Configuring IP addresses for the interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Configuring static routes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Configuring VLANs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Chapter 7 Traffic Settings

Global traffic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Virtual servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Creating a virtual server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Creating a virtual server port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Binding the virtual server port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Enabling or disabling a virtual server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Virtual server port configuration summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Real servers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Creating a basic real server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Setting predictors and advanced settings for real servers . . . .80

Real server port configuration summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Creating a real server port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Configuring health check parameters for a real server port. . . 85

Enabling or disabling a real server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Server groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Binding a server group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Source NAT IPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

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Health checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Creating a port profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Defining advanced parameters for a port profile . . . . . . . . . . .94

Creating a port policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Element health checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Viewing match list policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Configuring a match list policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Content switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Creating content switching policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Request rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Response rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

Request policies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Response policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

Binding policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124

OpenScript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125

Creating scripts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

Uploading and downloading scripts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128

Binding scripts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128

Viewing script profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Configuring script profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Chapter 8 GSLB Settings

GSLB Site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Configuring GSLB Advanced Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Chapter 9 Security Settings

SSL overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

SSL private keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Uploading private keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

SSL certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

Generating Certificate Signing Requests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

Generating self-signed certificates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

SSL profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

Creating SSL profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

Managing the TCP profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

SSL profile bindings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Binding the profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

SSL certificate revocation lists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

Creating certificate revocation lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

Access Control Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Configuring standard ACLs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Configuring extended ACLs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

Configuring IPv6-based ACLs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

SYN-Proxy settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159

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SYN-Proxy server tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

Configuring Syn-Proxy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

Disabling the SYN-Proxy server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

Per-IPMSS tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

Adding an IP-MSS entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162

Deleting an IP-MSS entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162

Editing an IP-MSS entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163

RADIUS controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163

RADIUS servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165

Creating and editing a RADIUS server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166

TACACS controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167

TACACS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

Adding or editing a TACACS server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170

Chapter 10 Monitoring Overview

Navigating the monitor tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Chapter 11 Viewing System Information

System summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173

System logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175

Chapter 12 Viewing Network Status

Interface statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Viewing interface details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

IPv4 interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181

IPv6 interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182

IP statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183

ICMP Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185

TCP statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

UDP statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189

IPv6 Neighbor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190

Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191

IPv4 routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191

IPv6 routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192

OSPF Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192

OSPF V3 Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194

BGP4 Routing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195

BGP4 Plus Routing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196

ARP cache statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198

MAC statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200

Chapter 13 Viewing Traffic Statistics

Global traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201

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Virtual servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203

Virtual server statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204

Virtual server details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205

Virtual server ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207

Real servers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210

Real server statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210

Real server ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

Content switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217

Content switching policies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

CSW policy details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218

DNS DPI policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219

DNS DPI policy details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219

Basic content switching statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220

Content rewrite statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221

OpenScript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222

Detailed OpenScript statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223

Session information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224

Session summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225

Filtering the session table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226

Chapter 14 Viewing Security Statistics

DoS protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227

Displaying SYN attack details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228

Displaying other DoS attack details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229

SSL statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230

SSL alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232

SSL profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234

SSL client details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235

Chapter 15 Maintenance Overview

Navigating the maintain tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237

Chapter 16 Managing Software Images

Uploading the software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239

Chapter 17 Restarting the System

System restart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Chapter 18 License Management

License. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243

Chapter 19 Packet Capture

Packet capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245

Edit Filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246

Apply packet capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

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Chapter 20 Accessing the CLI

CLI access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .251

Chapter 21 Retrieving System Information for Technical Support

Technical support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253

Appendix A Troubleshooting

Unable to open web interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255

Web interface does not reflect changes based on the latest image256

RSL error (#2032 Stream Error) when launching the web interface256

Appendix B Config Template XML Schema

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .257

Variables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .258

Repeaters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .258

Variables in Repeaters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259

XML schema element reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263

Top-level schema elements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263

Variable schema elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264

System schema elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268

Network schema elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .269

SLB schema elements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276

Real server schema elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277

Virtual server schema elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .280

CSW schema elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .286

SSL server schema elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307

CLI schema elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309

Appendix C Managing Config Templates through the CLI

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311

Copying or exporting a template file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .312

Creating a ready-to-use template from an existing template . . . . .312

Deleting a template. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313

Validating a template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314

Executing a template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314

Displaying template information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315

Displaying the list of templates on the Brocade Virtual ADX .315

Displaying the XML contents of a template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .316

Displaying the user-input variables in a template . . . . . . . . . .317

Displaying the status of a template operation. . . . . . . . . . . . .318

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Preface

Document conventions

This section describes text formatting conventions and important notice formats that may be used
in this document.

Text formatting

The following text formatting conventions may be used in the flow of the text to highlight specific
words or phrases.

Format Description

bold text Identifies command names

Identifies keywords

Identifies the names of user-manipulated GUI elements

Identifies text to enter at the GUI or CLI

italic text Provides emphasis

Identifies variables and modifiers

Identifies paths and Internet addresses

Identifies document titles

code

Identifies CLI output

Identifies command syntax examples

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NOTE

ATTENTION

CAUTION

DANGER

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Syntax components displayed within square brackets are optional.

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Repeat the previous element. For example, member [member...].

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A Danger statement indicates conditions or situations that can be potentially lethal or extremely
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Chapter

NOTE

Introduction to the Brocade Virtual ADX Web Interface

In this chapter

•System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

•Starting the Brocade Virtual ADX web interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

System requirements

The Brocade Virtual ADX web interface is a browser-based interface that allows you to configure,
monitor, and maintain an Brocade Virtual ADX. The interface can be used for creating a new
configuration, modifying an existing configuration, monitoring the traffic on a device, maintaining
the logs, managing software images and licenses, and retrieving technical support information.

Supported software

The Brocade Virtual ADX web interface supports Brocade Virtual ADX version 03.0.00.

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Required software

To access the web interface for the Brocade Virtual ADX, your device requires the following
software:

• Supported application: Adobe Flash Player 10.2 or later

• Supported browsers:

- Internet Explorer 8.0 or later

- Google Chrome

- Mozilla Firefox

Other browsers that support Adobe Flash Player 10.2 may also work but have not been validated
with this system.

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NOTE

NOTE

NOTE

1

Starting the Brocade Virtual ADX web interface

After the initial configuration, you can start accessing the web interface using the default
username and password.

To start the Brocade Virtual ADX web interface, perform the following steps.

1. Launch a web browser that has Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).

2. Type http://<IP address> in the address bar on the browser.

3. Press Enter.

The Login window is displayed.

The default user name is admin and default password is brocade. After logging in, you must
change the default password to ensure security. The password must contain alphanumeric
characters.

4. Enter the user name and password, and click OK.

To change or re-enter the user name or password, click Clear.

You have three attempts to log in to the web interface. If all the three login attempts fail, you
will be locked out for 30 minutes. During the locked out period, you cannot log in even if you
provide the correct password.

To recover a lost password from the console, refer to the Brocade Virtual ADX Administration
Guide.

The home page of the Brocade Virtual ADX web interface is displayed. To terminate a session at any
time, click Logout on the login bar in the top right corner.

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Navigating the Web Interface

In this chapter

•Web interface overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

•Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

•Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Web interface overview

The web interface allows you to configure, monitor, and maintain the Brocade Virtual ADX using a
standard web browser over Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).

Within the web interface you can perform the following primary tasks:

• Configuring the system — This includes configuring basic system settings, network, traffic, and

security features in the Brocade Virtual ADX, and view the current configuration on the Brocade
Virtual ADX. For more information on configuring tasks, refer to “Navigating the configuration

tab” on page 15.

• Monitoring the system — Monitor status and statistics for various features, and maintain logs.

For more information on monitoring tasks, refer to “Navigating the monitor tab” on page 171.

• Maintaining the system — Manage software images and licenses, and allow reboots, CLI

access and retrieval of technical support information for the Brocade Virtual ADX. For more
information on the maintenance tasks, refer to “Navigating the maintain tab” on page 237.

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Layout

The web interface of the Brocade Virtual ADX has the following features, as shown in Figure 1 and
described in Table 1.

FIGURE 1 Brocade Virtual ADX home page

1 Menu bar 5 Page tab

2 Sidebar 6 Login bar

3 Button bar 7 Main page

4 Task bar 8 Control bar

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TABLE 1 Brocade Virtual ADX web interface features

Brocade Virtual ADX home page features Description and options

Login bar Includes information regarding your login session along with the links to

get additional help.
The following options are displayed on the login bar:

• Hostname — Host name and the model of the Brocade Virtual ADX.

• User — Username that was used to log in to the Brocade Virtual ADX.

• Context — Context corresponding to the username.

• Role — Role of the user.

• Help — Link to the Brocade Virtual ADX Community website.

• Log out — Ends the current session and returns to the login page.

Task bar Includes tabs for each of the primary GUI tasks:

The following tabs are displayed on the task bar:

• Dashboard — Displays a summary of the system and its state along

with the information about the traffic flowing through the Brocade
Virtual ADX.

• Configure — Allows you to configure the Brocade Virtual ADX features

on the Brocade Virtual ADX.

• Monitor — Displays detailed statistics and status information for the

Brocade Virtual ADX.

• Maintain — Provides the ability to manage licenses, upload software,

reboot the Brocade Virtual ADX, and retrieve information for technical
support.

Menu bar Allows you to navigate to specific subsections within a primary tab. The

menu bar is currently displayed when Dashboard, Configure, and Monitor
tabs are selected.

The following options are available from the menu bar depending on the
primary tabs selected:

• System — Displays information related to the system status and

configurations including system settings, system limits, high
availability, and user management.

• Network — Displays information related to the network status or

configurations including interface and routing information.

• Tra ffic — Displays information related to the traffic status or

configurations including virtual servers, real servers, real server
groups, and scripts.

Side bar Provides the basic navigation within a given task and subsection allowing

you to view or configure the various entities within the selected task.

Main page Displays the fields associated with the item that you have selected in the

sidebar:

• Control bar — Displays the buttons associated with the operations

permitted on the current page along with status information about
the most recent action taken.

• Page tab — Is displayed each time an entity is created or modified or

additional details must be configured for the current page. To close a
page tab, click the Close button in the top corner of the respective
tab.

• Button bar — Is displayed when additional parameters must be

configured for the feature. Click the respective buttons to provide the
information.

• Red asterisk (*) — Indicates a required field.

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Navigation

From the task bar, select a primary task (tab) you want to perform. Selecting the tab displays the
related subsections in the menu bar. When you select a subsection, the related entities are
displayed in the sidebar. By default, the system is set to open the first entity in the sidebar and
displays its related fields in the main page.

Getting guidance

The web interface provides help throughout the web interface.

To get help in the web interface, perform one of the following actions:

• Move the cursor over the fields for which you want more information. The tooltip displays

field-specific information to assist you when entering configuration data.

• On any screen of the web interface, click the blue Help icon, on the furthest right corner of the

menu bar.

FIGURE 2 Help Icon - Blue icon on the far right

Clicking the Help icon on any screen of the web interface, displays a Help page with content
specific to that particular screen. For example, the help page for the System screen under the
Dashboard tab displays the System view help page.

The content available on help pages can include:

• Instructions to navigate to the screen.

• Summaries describing the screen’s topic.

• Explanations of the information displayed on the screen you are viewing.

• How you can use the screen you are viewing to perform certain functions.

• Options to navigate to related topics.

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Chapter

Navigating the Dashboard

In this chapter

•Dashboard overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

•System view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

•Traffic view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Dashboard overview

Use the Dashboard tab to monitor the health and performance of the system based on statistical
counters specific to the Brocade Virtual ADX or to the traffic flowing through the Brocade Virtual
ADX. See Figure 3.

FIGURE 3 Dashboard tab

3

From the menu bar, you can view either System or Traffic dashboard. The System dashboard
provides a summary of the entire system and includes device information such as CPU utilization,
memory utilization, throughput, and system state. The Traffic dashboard provides a summary of the
virtual servers and real servers configured on the Brocade Virtual ADX and the related traffic
information such as connections per second, average response times per service and overall traffic
distribution. By default, the Brocade Virtual ADX web interface displays the System dashboard after
you log in.

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NOTE

3

Both the System and Traffic dashboards have six panes that can be viewed, hidden, resized, and
reorganized. The information in the dashboard is automatically updated based on the autorefresh
interval that you set. By default, the autorefresh interval is set to 30 seconds. You can change the
autorefresh time interval by selecting an interval option from the Auto Refresh list. To disable
autorefresh, you can select the On Demand option from the list.

You can view the counters in the dashboard in either graphical or tabular format based on your
preference. To change the format, click the graph or table icon in the top corner of selected pane.

Graphical view is restricted only to some of the panels in the dashboard.

For more information on the icons, refer to “Navigating the monitor tab” on page 171. You can also
view more detailed information about the Dashboard counters by clicking the Details link located at
the bottom of each pane. This link directs you to the corresponding detailed counters under the
Monitor tab.

You can customize the dashboard panels using the following methods:

• Use the drag and drop operation to reorganize the panels to the desired area on the

dashboard.

• In graphical view, select or clear the check box next to the corresponding legend to view or hide

a line that represent a legend on the graph.

• Click the maximize or minimize button at the top right of the panel to maximize or minimize the

panels.

• Click the arrow next to the each individual header column to sort the data in ascending or

descending order.

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Dashboard overview

Dashboard pod controls

The Dashboard pods support variable data display, time-period selection, and data export on a
case-by-case basis.

FIGURE 4 Dashboard pod controls

3

1 Display pod data in graph format

2 Display pod data in a spreadsheet

3Toggle data display

4 Export data

5 Jump to source page

Displaying dashboard pod line graph data

Some pods allow you to select the data to be displayed. Clicking on the check boxes inside the pods
toggles the display of the value on and off. It does not stop the collection of that data.

Changing dashboard pod line graph data time period

Some pods allow you to change the time period for the data being displayed.

See the Historical Statistics status in the bottom left corner of the Dashboard tab. To enable the
time period controls:

1. Click Turn ON to toggle the display of the pods time period controls for those pods.

2. Each pod’s time period display is independent of any other. Select the time period you want
displayed for each pod.

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NOTE

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The Historical Statistics status is retained between sessions, but time period selections and data
display selections are not.

Exporting pod line graph data

Some pods allow you to export whatever data has been collected for the graph. Clicking Export… in
the pod opens a standard windows file dialog that allows you to save the data as a CSV file.

Notes:

• The export will include data from ALL data sets (lines) in the pod, even if the display of some (or

all) of the data set lines in that pod have been turned off.

• The first line of the exported file is text with symbolic names for all the data fields.

• Each text line in the exported file ends with the fields TIME and DATE, which provide timestamp

information in the formats of integer and string.

Sample CSV output:

HTTP_TX,HTTP_RX,DNS_TX,DNS_RX,TIME,DATE
8,2,0,4,0,12,1337718524371,Tue May 22 13:28:44 GMT-0700 2012
8,3,0,5,11,4,1337718563651,Tue May 22 13:29:23 GMT-0700 2012
12,0,5,4,8,11,1337718565933,Tue May 22 13:29:25 GMT-0700 2012
12,0,0,5,4,12,1337718568104,Tue May 22 13:29:28 GMT-0700 2012
8,11,12,0,0,12,1337718597994,Tue May 22 13:29:57 GMT-0700 2012
5,8,11,11,12,5,1337718628244,Tue May 22 13:30:28 GMT-0700 2012
4,12,8,5,12,0,1337718658759,Tue May 22 13:30:58 GMT-0700 2012

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Viewing Line Graph data details

Some pods allow you to jump to the page that provided the information in the pod. If the pod
supports this, click Details… to jump to the appropriate page in the application. For example,
clicking the Details… link in the Throughput pod displays the Interfaces page on the Monitor tab.

FIGURE 5 Navigate to the Interfaces page from the Throughput pod

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System view

The System dashboard displays various system information including general summary,
throughput, log messages, established connections, and sessions.

To vi ew the System dashboard, select the Dashboard tab in the task bar and click System on the
menu bar. The System dashboard page is displayed, as shown in Figure 6.

FIGURE 6 System dashboard

The System Dashboard contains six pods. See Table 2.

TABLE 2 System Dashboard pods

Pod Description

System Summary Displays system details including:

• Model

• Version

• System IP

• Serial Number

• System Health

• HA Mode

• Interfaces

• Uptime

Throughput Allows you to monitor the total number of packets received and

transmitted by the Brocade Virtual ADX.

Sessions Allows you to monitor the total number of sessions created with respect to

time.

System Log Allows you to monitor the system log messages and errors in the Brocade

Virtual ADX

MP/Core Resources Allows you to monitor the memory and CPU utilization in the Brocade

Virtual ADX

Total Connections Allows you to monitor the total number of connections established with the

Brocade Virtual ADX.

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Traffic view

Traffic view

The Traf fic dashboard displays network traffic information including traffic distribution, sessions
and connections for service, and service response time.

To vi ew the Traffic dashboard, select the Dashboard tab in the task bar and click Tra ff ic on the
menu bar.

The Traf fic dashboard page is displayed, as shown in Figure 7.

3

FIGURE 7 Traffic dashboard

The Traf fic dashboard contains six pods. See Table 3.

TABLE 3 Traffic dashboard pods

Pod Description

Traffic Summary Allows you to monitor the status of the virtual servers, real servers, and

ports configured on the Brocade Virtual ADX in a tabular format. You can
also monitor the following:

• Total count of virtual servers, real servers, and ports.

• Maximum number virtual servers, real servers, and ports that can be

configured on the Brocade Virtual ADX.

• Number of virtual servers, real servers, and ports that are disabled.

Throughput by Service Allows you to monitor the transmission and reception of packets in bits per

seconds (BPS) over time based on Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP),
Hypertext Transfer Protocol secure (HTTPS), Domain Name System (DNS).

Connections by Service Allows you to monitor the sessions over time based on HTTP, HTTPS, and

DNS.

Traffic Distribution - IPv4 vs IPv6 Allows you to monitor the client traffic based on IPv4 versus IPv6.

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Traffic view

TABLE 3 Traffic dashboard pods (Continued)

Pod Description

HTTP Traffic - Content Switching Allows you to view the HTTP traffic request response.

Average Response Time by Service Allows you to monitor response over time based on HTTP, HTTPS, or DNS.

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Configuration Overview

In this chapter

•Navigating the configuration tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

•Saving the configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Navigating the configuration tab

The Configure tab is the second tab in the Brocade Virtual ADX web interface.

FIGURE 8 Configure tab

You can use the Configure tab to configure the system, network, traffic, or security settings on an
Brocade Virtual ADX. When you click the Configure tab, the following menus are displayed in the
menu bar. See Table 4.

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TABLE 4 Configure tab menu bar

Menu Description

System Allows you to configure the features specific to basic system settings and

limits, High Availability (HA), and user management.

Network Allows you to configure the features specific to interfaces, static routes,

and Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs).

Traffic Allows you to configure the features specific to virtual server, real server,

health checks, content switching, and OpenScripts.

GSLB Allows you to configure the feature specific to the Global Server Load

Balancing (GSLB) site.

Security Allows you to configure the features specific to Secure Socket Layer (SSL)

and certificate management.

By default, the Brocade Virtual ADX web interface displays the System menu after you click the
Configure tab.

Click a menu that represents the primary task that you want to perform from the menu bar, the
corresponding entities specific to the menu are displayed in the sidebar. From the sidebar, select
an entity that represents a configuration feature. The corresponding Summary page with a list of
configured entities specific to the feature in tabular format is displayed in the main page. For
example, when you select the Real Servers entity from the sidebar, the main page displays a
summary page with the list of real servers configured in the Brocade Virtual ADX. The list displays
up to 30 configuration entries. You can navigate to view the next or previous set of configuration

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information by clicking Next or Previous at the bottom of the Summary page. Click First or Last to go
to the most recent or least recent entries. Also, you can select the page number from the list, to go
to a specific page. The main page displays the buttons that are used to perform configuration
actions. See Tab le 5.

TABLE 5 Configuration actions

Button Description

New Allows you to create a new instance of the currently selected entity.

Edit Allows you to modify the attributes of the currently selected entity.

Delete Allows you to delete a configured entity from the Brocade Virtual ADX. All

nested configurations within the deleted configured entity are also
discarded.

Apply Applies changes to the running configuration.

Reset Reverts the configuration on the current page to the previous configured

values.

Common icons

The main page displays the common icons on the top right corner for all the configuration tasks.
See Tab le 6.

TABLE 6 Configuration icons

Icon Description

Filter Allows you to filter the data currently displayed in the Summary page. Click

Refresh Refreshes the current page based on the most recent changes made to

Save Saves the running configuration to the startup configuration.

Saving the configuration

When you change the current configuration or add any new configuration, the Brocade Virtual ADX
stores the configuration data in the running configuration. To permanently save the configuration to
the startup configuration of the Brocade Virtual ADX, click the Save button at the top right corner of
the main page.

the Filter icon and select the criteria from the Filter Criteria list to filter the
data.

the running configuration. Includes an option to set the interval at which
you want the page has to refreshed.

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Chapter

System Settings

In this chapter

•General settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

•High Availability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

•Config Sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

•Templates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

•User management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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General settings

After logging in to the web interface, configure the basic system information to identify your device
in the network and set the system limits to control the memory usage.

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Configuring basic system settings

Configure the basic system settings including the host name. To configure the basic system
settings on the Brocade Virtual ADX, perform the following steps within the Configure tab.

1. Click System on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, click General.

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The System Configuration page is displayed. See Figure 9.

FIGURE 9 System Configuration page

3. Under System, provide the following information:

• Hostname: Enter a host name for the Brocade Virtual ADX; for example, ADXHost. When

you configure a host name, the name replaces the default system name. The name can
contain up to 32 alphanumeric characters.

• Serial Number: Displays the serial number of the Brocade Virtual ADX. The field is editable.

All the configuration changes performed in the web interface are stored in the running configuration.
Click the Save icon to save the running configuration to the startup configuration.

For more information on the basic system settings, refer to the Brocade Virtual ADX Switch and
Router Guide.

You can use the links under Quick Links to helpful Tasks, to navigate to real servers, virtual servers,
health checks, and content switching policy configurations.

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Changing the system limits

You can set the system memory consumption limits to control the Brocade Virtual ADX. To configure
the system limits on the Brocade Virtual ADX, perform the following steps within the Configure tab.

1. Click System on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select General, and then select System Limits.The System Limits page is
displayed.

See Figure 10.

FIGURE 10 System Limits page

The default and range values for the resources displayed on this page are dependent on the active
license for your device. For more information, refer to the Brocade Virtual ADX Licensing Guide.

3. Provide the following information

• VLANs: Enter the maximum number of Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) you want to

assign to a group. The default value is 32. Enter a number from 32 to 256.

• L3 VLANs: Enter the maximum number of Layer 3 VLANs you want to configure on the

Brocade Virtual ADX. The default value is 16. Enter a number from 16 to 128.

• L4 Virtual Servers: Enter the maximum number of Layer 4 virtual servers you want to

configure on the Brocade Virtual ADX. The default value is 32. Enter a number from 32 to

64.

• L4 Real Severs: Enter the maximum number of Layer 4 real servers you want to configure

on the Brocade Virtual ADX. The default value is 256. Enter a number from 64 to 512.

• L4 Server Ports: Enter the number of Layer 4 server ports you want to configure on the

Brocade Virtual ADX. The default value is 2048. Enter a number from 256 to 4096.

• Sessions: Enter the maximum number of active sessions you want to allow on a device.

The default value is 512. Enter a number from 128 to 1024.

4. Click Apply to save your entries.

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Click Reset to Defaults to change all the configured values to the default values. Click Reset to
revert the configuration to the previous configured values.

Any change to the system limits requires you to reboot the Brocade Virtual ADX for these changes to
take effect. It is recommended to save the running configuration to the startup configuration to
preserve the changes across reboot.

For more information on setting the system limits, refer the Brocade Virtual ADX Switch and Router
Guide.

Viewing and saving the configuration

When you edit a configuration, the changes are implemented in the running configuration. You can
view the running configuration and save a local copy of the running configuration.

To view the running configuration of the Brocade Virtual ADX, perform the following steps within the
Configure tab.

1. Click System on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select General, and then select Running Configuration.

The Running Configuration page is displayed.See Figure 11.

FIGURE 11 Running Configuration page

3. Click the View Configuration button to review the configuration that is currently running on the
Brocade Virtual ADX.

Click the Download Configuration button to save a local copy of the running configuration to a
text file.

High Availability

High Availability (HA) is a system design and service implementation that prevents downtime and
ensures uninterrupted service.

HA overview

To configure the HA feature on the Brocade Virtual ADX, the setup requires two Brocade Virtual
ADXs, where one device must be active and the other device must be in the standby mode. The
active device accepts connections and manages servers, and the standby device monitors the
active device. If the active device fails to accept connections, the standby device takes over the
active device functions.

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The HA for Server Load Balancing (SLB) is Hot-Standby HA. This mode requires a setup of two
Brocade Virtual ADXs, where one device is always active and the other device is always in the
standby mode. For more information on high availability, refer to the Brocade Virtual ADX Server
Load Balancing Guide.

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Configuring the Brocade Virtual ADX in Hot-Standby HA

Hot-Standby HA allows you to configure two Brocade Virtual ADXs to serve as a redundant pair. One
device is always active while the other device is always standby. If the active device fails, the idle
standby device assumes the active functions and becomes the new active device.

Hot-Standby HA is the only HA service counting the number of available router and server ports for
failover behavior. the Brocade Virtual ADX with the highest number of active ports is declared as
the active device. A failover is triggered when device stops responding or during a system reload, in
addition to the port-count loss.

Hot-Standby HA is supported only in switch code.

To configure Hot-Standby HA on the Brocade Virtual ADX that runs switch code, perform the
following steps within the Configure Tab.

1. Click System on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select High Availability.

The High Availability page is displayed. See Figure 12.

FIGURE 12 High Availability page

3. Select Setup Hot Standby.

The Hot Standby page is displayed. See Figure 13.

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FIGURE 13 Configuring hot standby

4. Under the Basic tab, provide the following information:

• Sync VLAN: Select a port-specific VLAN from the list.

• Sync Port: Select the hot standby port from the list. Placing the hot standby port in its own

VLAN prevents unnecessary traffic from going over the directly connected backup link.

• Shared MAC Address: Specify the MAC address of one of the Brocade Virtual ADXs. You

must use a MAC address of the Brocade Virtual ADXs, not the MAC address of the backup
ports.

• Shared MAC: Select the Enabled check box to enable the shared MAC address. When you

enable shared MAC addresses, make sure that the Brocade Virtual ADX is in promiscuous
mode.

• Router Ports: Select the number of router ports from the Available list and click Add to

specify the ports for the active device. Click Remove to remove an added router port. Both
the Brocade Virtual ADXs in the hot standby must use the same router-ports numbers.

• Health Check: Select the configured health check for the ports.

5. To configure the advanced parameters for the hot standby configuration, click the Advance tab.

The Advance tab is displayed. See Figure 14.

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FIGURE 14 Hot standby advanced configuration

6. Under the Advanced tab, provide the following information:

• Backup Remain Standby: Select the Enable check box to force the Brocade Virtual ADX to

remain in the standby state, regardless of any changes in the system parameters (such as
no heart beat, fewer router ports, and other changes). The Brocade Virtual ADX transitions
to the standby state and remains as the standby until this setting is disabled.

• Backup Sync Disable: Select the Enable check box to enable the synchronization of an SLB

configuration from the active Brocade Virtual ADX to the standby Brocade Virtual ADX. This
setting is disabled by default.

• Backup Preference: Enter the time interval during which the standby device waits for the

configured time before taking the active role. The range is from 5 through 30 minutes. The
default value is 5 minutes.

• Backup Timer: Enter the time for the backup device to wait for a Hello message or

synchronization data from the active device before assuming the active device is no longer
available. The range is from 5 through 100. The default value is 10.

• Backup Interval: The backup interval represents the timer count in units of

100 millisecond.

• Backup Group: Enter the backup group ID to configure the hot standby pairs within a single

Layer 2 broadcast domain for exchanging the backup information.

• Failover Delay Time: Enter the time in seconds for which the Brocade Virtual ADX to wait

before beginning the failover check in seconds. The range is from 0 through 1200
seconds. The default value is 0 seconds.

• Tra c k Acti ve VIP Count: Select the Enable check box to configure the failover based on the

router ports and the active VIP counts.

• Track Virtual Port Count: Select the Enable check box to allow the Brocade Virtual ADX to

track the failure of the virtual port.

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7. Cl i c k Apply to save your entries.

Click Reset to revert the configuration to the previous configured values.

For more information on hotstandby configuration, refer to the Brocade Virtual ADX Server Load
Balancing Guide.

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Config Sync

The Config Sync controls allow you to configure the Brocade Virtual ADX for automated
synchronization.

Config Sync Summary tab

To configure the Config Sync settings on the Brocade Virtual ADX, perform the following steps
within the Configure tab.

1. Select the Configure tab.

2. Click System on the menu bar.

3. From the sidebar, select Config Sync.

By default, only the Summary page is displayed when you first select Config Sync. See

Figure 15.

FIGURE 15 Config Sync Summary page

The Config Sync Summary tab has the following controls. See Table 7.

TABLE 7 Config Sync summary tab controls

Control Description

Sync State Read-only field with a colored indicator for each state. Options are:

• Red indicator: Not available or not in sync

• Yellow indicator: Sync in progress or not retrieved yet

• Green indicator: In sync

Last Sync Date and time of last synchronization.

Last Config Change Date and time of last configuration change.

Use the Config Sync Summary tab to:

• Navigate to the Sync Settings tab. Click the Sync Settings... button. See “Config Sync Settings

tab”.

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Config Sync Settings tab

To configure the Config Sync synchronization controls on the Brocade Virtual ADX, perform the
following steps within the Configure tab.

1. Select the Configure tab.

2. Click System on the menu bar.

3. From the sidebar, select Config Sync.

4. Click the Sync Settings… button.

The Sync Settings tab is displayed. See Figure 16.

FIGURE 16 Sync Settings page

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The Config Sync Settings tab has the following controls. See Table 8 .

TABLE 8 Config Sync Settings tab controls

Column Content

Sync State Read-only field. Options are:

• Not available or not in sync (Red indicator)

• Sync in progress or sync not retrieved yet (yellow indicator)

• In sync (green indicator)

Sync Mode Device role. Options are Sender, Receiver, or None (not enabled).

Sync Port Port used for synchronization.

Sync VLAN VLAN ID for synchronization.

Sync MAC Address MAC address used for synchronization. This value is required for devices configured as

Sender, and optional for devices configured as Receiver.

Click Apply at the bottom right corner to apply any change you have made, or click Reset to discard
all changes.

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Templates

The Templates controls allow you to upload and run XML-based Config Templates for the
configuration and management of the Brocade Virtual ADX. Though you can create templates,
Brocade provides pre-defined templates. These templates exist in the Brocade Virtual ADX and can
be used though the Web GUI.

You can use the Config Templates on the CLI or in user-written SOAP clients.

For more information on the Config Template XML schema and managing the Config Templates
through the CLI, refer to the following appendices:

• Appendix B, “Config Template XML Schema”

• Appendix C, “Managing Config Templates through the CLI”

For information on the Config Template XML System APIs, refer to the Brocade Virtual ADX XML API
Programmer’s Guide.

Templates Summary tab

To view the list of predefined and user-defined Config Templates on the Brocade Virtual ADX,
perform the following steps within the Configure tab.

1. Select the Configure tab.

2. Click System on the menu bar.

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The Temp lates page is displayed. See Figure 17.

FIGURE 17 Tem plat es page

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The page displays the Templa tes tab with the following information:

• File Name: The template filename.

• Name: A descriptive name for the template.

• Description: A description of the template.

• Version: The version of the template.

• Storage Area: The storage area where the template file resides. Possible values are as

follows:

• Pre-defined, templates provided as part of the Brocade Virtual ADX build.

• User-defined, templates created by a user.

• Ready-to-use, templates that do no require any user inputs and are ready to be

executed. Typically, these templates are copies of template files from one of the other
storage areas. However, the user inputs are already filled in the template making it
ready for use.

From the Templ ates page, you can perform the following operations:

• Deleting a User-defined or Ready-to-Use template from the list by selecting it and clicking

Delete. You cannot delete a Pre-defined template.

• “Uploading a local Config Template file”

• “Copying a Config Template through TFTP”

• “Executing a Config Template”

• “Viewing the Raw XML and Tree Structure of a template”

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Uploading a local Config Template file

To upload a local template file, perform the following steps within the Templates tab.

The maximum file size that can be loaded from the local system is 750K.

1. Select the Configure tab.

2. Click System on the menu bar.

3. From the sidebar, select Templ ates.

4. Click the Upload button.

The Upload page is displayed at the bottom of the Templates tab. See Figure 18.

FIGURE 18 Upload page on the Templates tab

5. Provide the following information:

• Save As File Name: Optionally, enter the name of the template if you want to upload a

template on the device with a different name. If you leave this field blank, the template will
be uploaded with the same name.

• Local Template File to Upload: Click Browse and select the template from your local

directory to upload to the device.

6. Click Upload Template File.

Click Clear to clear all the entries in the fields.

Copying a Config Template through TFTP

To copy a template file through TFTP by specifying its address and filename, perform the following
steps within the Templ ate s tab.

1. Select the Configure tab.

2. Click System on the menu bar.

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3. From the sidebar, select Templ ates.

4. Click the TFTP Copy button.

The TFTP Copy page is displayed at the bottom of the Templates tab. See Figure 19.

FIGURE 19 TFTP Copy on the Temp lates tab

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5. Provide the following information:

• TFTP IP Address: Enter the IP address of the TFTP server.

• TFTP File To Copy: Enter the name of the template to copy from the TFTP server.

• Save Template As File Name: Optionally, enter the name of the template if you want to

upload the template on the device with a different name. If you leave this field blank, the
template will be uploaded with the same name. Do not enter include any spaces when you
enter the name.

6. Click Copy Template File.

The Brocade Virtual ADX starts the TFTP file transfer in the background, polls and displays the
progress of the transfer, and determines when the transfer has succeeded or failed. When the
transfer succeeds, the Brocade Virtual ADX adds the template to the list.

To clear all the entries in the fields, click Clear.

Executing a Config Template

To execute a Config Template, perform the following steps within the Templa tes tab.

1. Select the Configure tab.

2. Click System on the menu bar.

3. From the sidebar, select Templ ates.

4. Select a Config Template from the list of filenames.

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5. Click Open.

The Template - filename page is displayed.

• If the template does not require user input before execution, the following message

appears on the page:

This template has no variables.

• If the template requires user entries, enter the information in the variables fields, similar to

Figure 20. Depending on the template you have selected, the data fields may be different

from this example; every template may require different user inputs.

FIGURE 20 Templates - User Input page

Some fields may already contain default values that you can change individually. When
you start to enter information in the variable fields, the Reset button is enabled to clear all
entries in the fields.

6. Select Save changes performs a write memory operation to save the running configuration
after and only if the template has completed a successful execution.

7. Se l e c t Reload after execution if you want to reload the Brocade Virtual ADX after executing the
template. The reboot occurs only when the execution is successful.

8. Click Execute.

The Brocade Virtual ADX checks the template and validates it before its execution.

• If the template is validated and the execution is successful, the Status displays Completed

and the Overall Result displays OK. The results of the template appear in the Web GUI.

• If a validation or execution failure occurs, the Status displays Failed and the Overall Result

displays Error. The error messages displays the following information:

• Typ e, either Validation or Execution Failure.

• Message, a brief error message of the failure.

• Detail, detailed information of the failure. Place your cursor over the information to

display the full details of the information.

Also, Template execution status: Failed appears.

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Viewing the Raw XML and Tree Structure of a template

From the View Template tab, you can view the raw XML and the tree structure of the Config
Template.

1. Select the template from the Temp late s tab

2. Click View to view the View Raw XML and Browse Tree Structure tabs. See Figure 21.

FIGURE 21 View Raw XML

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• The View Raw XML tab contains the XML for the template. Within the text area, you can

select sections of the XML and copy it into the clipboard and paste it into an editor for use
with another template.

• Select the Browse Tree Structure tab to view more detail of the contents of the raw XML

and how it has been set up. See Figure 22.

FIGURE 22 Browse Tree Structure

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User management

User management allows restricting or authorizing system access for the users based on their
context. You can view the user name, role and context associated with the logged in user in the
login bar. See Figure 23.

FIGURE 23 Viewing user management information

Basic user management

You can configure three types of users in the Brocade Virtual ADX:

• Super user — A super user has admin access privileges and can view, edit and delete all

configurations. Only a super user can create new users. You must have a super-user account to
make further administrative changes.

• Read-only user — A read-only user has only view permissions and all the configuration buttons

including new, edit and delete are disabled.

• Role-based user — A role-based user has permissions to perform certain operations based on

their roles.

Managing role-based users

As a role-based user, a user can be assigned with three different roles:

• Manager — A user defined under Manager role has view, edit, and delete permissions.

• Operator — A user defined under Operator role has permissions to enable or disable elements,

such as servers or interfaces, and has read-only permissions for all other operations.

• Viewer — A user defined under Viewer role has read-only permissions.

There are two types of configurations in the Brocade Virtual ADX.

• Global configuration — It refers to Layer 2, Layer 3, and other miscellaneous configurations on

the Brocade Virtual ADX.

• Context-related configurations — It includes real server, virtual server, content switching,

OpenScript, and session. In general, all the traffic-related configurations are related to context.

In the role-based configuration, you can assign the user different roles for global configurations and
context-related configurations. For example, you can assign manager role for global configuration
and viewer role for context-related configurations.

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To create a user on the Brocade Virtual ADX, perform the following steps with the Configure tab.

1. Click System on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select User Management.

The Users page is displayed. See Figure 24.

FIGURE 24 Users page

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The Users page displays the list of configured user accounts. Each entry in the list includes the
user name, user type, associated role template and context.

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3. Click New at the bottom of the Summary page.

The User - new page tab is displayed. See Figure 25.

FIGURE 25 User - new page

4. Under the User Information tab, provide the following information:

• User Name: Enter a unique name for the local user account.

• User Type: Click Super User, Role Based User, or Read Only User based on the privilege

level.

The options in the Role Based Settings tab are enabled only when you click Role Based
User type. For more information on the configuration of role-based user, refer to “Assigning

a user role” on page 35.

• Change Password: Select the Yes check box to change the password.

• Password: Enter the password with a minimum of eight characters. The password is always

masked to ensure security.

• Confirm Password: Enter the password again for confirmation.

• Password Expiry Time (days): Enter the number of days for the password validity. The range

is from 1 through 365 days. The default is 90 days.

5. Click Apply to save your entries.

Click Reset to revert the configuration to the previous configured values.

To modify the configured user information, in the Summary table, select an entry and click Edit or
double-click the entry. You can also delete a user by clicking Delete.

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You cannot delete the user currently logged in to the Brocade Virtual ADX.

Assigning a user role

When the user type is selected as role-based, the fields under the Role Based Settings tab are
enabled.

1. Click the Role Based Settings button.

The Role Based Settings tab is displayed. See Figure 26.

FIGURE 26 Assigning user role

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2. Provide the following information:

• Global (non-Context) Config: Click None, Viewer, or Manager to assign a role for the global

configuration pages.

• Default Context: Select the context that has to be associated with the user by default.

• Role Template: Select the role template that is to be associated with the user.

• Under Context/Role Mappings, enter the following information:

• New Context Name: Select a context name that you want to assign to the user.

• Role: Select a role that you want to assign to the user.

• Click Add.

The context names along with their respective roles are displayed in the table.

To delete a context-role mapping entry from the table, select an entry from the table and
click Delete. Click Delete All to delete all the entries.

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3. Click Apply to save your entries.

Click Reset to revert the configuration to the previous configured values.

For more information on role based users, refer to the Brocade Virtual ADX Administration Guide.

Creating contexts

After login, the user is automatically associated with the configured context or default context. To
edit the context-related configurations, the user must be associated with that context. Within a
context, a user can be a manager, operator, or viewer of the context-related configurations. A user
can navigate to different contexts by selecting the context name in the login bar.

To create a context on the Brocade Virtual ADX, perform the following steps within the Configure
tab.

1. Click System on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select User Management.

3. Select Contexts.

The Contexts page is displayed. See Figure 27.

FIGURE 27 Contexts page

4. Enter the context name, for example, Finance in the Context Name field.

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5. Click Add.

The context name is displayed in the Current Contexts table.

To delete a context configuration, select an entry from the Current Contexts table and click
Delete.

A context cannot be deleted if it is referenced.

For more information on creating the contexts, refer to the Brocade Virtual ADX Administration
Guide.

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Creating role templates

For simplicity of the configuration, the super user can create a role template with specific roles
assigned for global and context-related configurations. You can assign the role template to the user
to grant the privileges in the template.

To create a role template on the Brocade Virtual ADX, perform the following steps within the
Configure tab.

1. Click System on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select User Management.

3. Select Role Templates.

The Role Templates page is displayed. See Figure 28.

FIGURE 28 Role templates summary page

The Role Templates page displays the list of configurated role templates, 30 entries at a time.
Each entry includes role template name, role, default context, and its active status.

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4. Click New at the bottom of the Role Templates page.

The Role Template - new page tab is displayed. See Figure 29.

FIGURE 29 Role template - new page

5. Provide the following information:

• Role Template Name: Enter the name of the role template.

• Default Context: Select the context you want to associate with the user by default.

• Global (non-Context) Config: Click None, Viewer, or Manager to assign a role for the global

configurations.

6. In the Context/Role Mappings, provide the following information:

• New Context Name: Select a context you want to associate with the role template.

• Role: Select a role you want to associate with the role template.

• Click Add.

The context names with their respective roles are displayed in the table.

To delete a context-role mapping from the table, select an entry from the table and click Delete.
Click Delete All to delete all the entries.

7. Cl i c k Apply to save your entries.

Click Reset to revert the configuration to the previous configured values.

For more information on role templates, refer to the Brocade Virtual ADX Administration Guide.

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Device management controls allow you to configure how the Brocade Virtual ADX is accessed.
Configuration controls are provided for the following protocols:

• SNMP

• SSH

• Telnet

• TFTP on VLAN

To display the Device Management Summary page, perform the following steps within the
Configure tab.

1. Click System on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select Device Management.

Use the Device Management Configuration Page to navigate to the pages that allow you to manage
SNMP, SSH, Telnet, and TFTP.

SNMP controls

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To configure SNMP settings on the Brocade Virtual ADX, perform the following steps within the
Configure tab.

1. Click System on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select Device Management.

3. Click SNMP in the sidebar sub-menu to display the SNMP controls.

By default, only the Settings tab is displayed when you first open this control set; the other
seven tabs for the SNMP controls are displayed by clicking their respective buttons at the
bottom of the page. Click on the links below to jump to a description of the features of that tab.

• “SNMP Settings tab”

• “Community Strings tab”

• “Clients tab”

• “V3 Users tab”

• “Traps tab”

• “Trap Receivers tab”

• “Views tab”

• “Groups tab”

4. Make your desired changes.

5. Click Apply at the bottom right corner of the window to apply any change you have made, or
click Reset to discard all changes.

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SNMP Settings tab

To vi ew the SNMP Settings page, perform the following actions in the Configure tab:

1. Click System on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select Device Management.

3. Click SNMP in the sidebar sub-menu to display the SNMP controls.

The SNMP Settings tab is displayed. See Figure 30.

FIGURE 30 SNMP Settings page

The SNMP Settings tab has the following controls. See Tabl e 9.

TABLE 9 SNMP Settings tab controls

Field Content

Contact The email address to be used by this server for alerts and messages.

Location The location name for this server. This will be printed in any traps that may occur.

Configure RADIUS
enabled

Configure TACACS
enabled

Password check If marked, requires password on login.

V3 Engine ID The V3 Engine ID for this server. This is a read-only field.

Trap Source The source interface to be used for traps.

VLAN ID The VLAN ID of this server. (Optional)

Allowed Ports Marking the checkbox for a port enables it; unmarking the checkbox disables it.

If marked, enables RADIUS configuration. See “RADIUS controls”.

If marked, enables TACACS configuration. See “TACACS controls”.

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Community Strings tab

The Community Strings tab displays an editable list of the server’s Community Strings. To view the
SNMP Settings page, perform the following actions in the Configure tab:

1. Click System on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select Device Management.

3. Click SNMP in the sidebar sub-menu to display the SNMP Settings tab.

4. Click the Community Strings button at the bottom of the window.

The Community Strings tab is displayed. See Figure 31.

FIGURE 31 Community Strings page

The Community Strings tab displays an editable list of the server’s Community Strings, with the
following controls to a edit a selected community string or add a new community string. See

Tab le 10.

TABLE 10 Community Strings tab controls

Controls Description

Community String The community name. A Community String acts like a password and permits access to the

SNMP protocol. Enter the community string name. The name can be up to 32 alphanumeric
characters.

Encryption Select the Enabled check box to enable encryption on the community string. Encryption is

enabled by default. Users with read-only access or who do not have access to management
functions in the CLI cannot display the strings. For users with read-write access, the strings
are encrypted in the CLI but are shown in the clear in the Web Management Interface.

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Controls Description

Read Only Select the check box to assign read-only (R/O) access to the Community String, meaning

that authorized management stations are able to only retrieve MIB objects. If the check box
is not selected, the community string has read-write access. If you do not select the check
box, the Community String is read-write (R/W), meaning that authorized management
stations are able to both retrieve and modify MIB objects.

View Name Name of a defined view. The view defines the objects available to the community. Enter the

name to identify the view. The name can be any alphanumeric name with no spaces.

Perform the following functions in the Community Strings tab:

• To add a community string, enter the information in controls described in Tab le 10 . To save the

information and display the information in the table, Click Add.

• To edit an existing community string in the table, select the community string to populate the

associated editing fields with the contents of its row. To save the changes to the edited
community string, click Update.

• Select one or more rows to enable the Delete button to delete Community Strings from the

table.

• Click Clear to deselect all rows and empty the edit fields in order to create a new Community

String.

Clients tab

The Clients tab displays an editable list of client IP addresses allowed access to the server. To view
the Clients page, perform the following actions in the Configure tab:

1. Click System on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select Device Management.

3. Click SNMP in the sidebar sub-menu to display the SNMP Settings tab.

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4. Click the Clients button at the bottom of the window.

The Clients tab is displayed. See Figure 32.

FIGURE 32 Clients page

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The SNMP Clients tab has the following controls. See Table 11.

TABLE 11 SNMP Clients tab controls

Column Content

Allowed Client IP Allowed client IP address (IPv4). Once created, it cannot be altered; it can only be deleted.

Add New Entry Field for adding/editing IP address entries.

Perform the following functions in the Clients tab:

• Select a single row in the table to populate the associated editing fields with the contents of

that row.

• Select one or more rows to enable the Delete button to delete Clients from the table.

• Click Clear to deselect all rows and empty the edit fields in order to create a new Client.

V3 Users tab

The V3 Users tab displays an editable table of V3 users allowed access to the server.

To vi ew the V3 Users page, perform the following actions in the Configure tab:

1. Click System on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select Device Management.

3. Click SNMP in the sidebar sub-menu to display the SNMP Settings tab.

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4. Click the V3 Users button at the bottom of the window.

The V3 Users tab is displayed. See Figure 33.

FIGURE 33 V3 Users tab

The SNMP V3 User tab has the following controls. See Tab le 1 2.

TABLE 12 SNMP V3 User tab

Column Content

User Name Displayed user name. Once created, it cannot be altered; it can only be deleted.

Group Group that this user is a member of.

Perform the following functions in the V3 Users tab:

• Select a single row in the table to populate the associated editing fields with the contents of

that row.

• Select one or more rows to enable the Delete button to delete V3 Users from the table.

• Click Clear to deselect all rows and empty the edit fields in order to create a new user.

In addition to the information in the table, this tab lets you set the values in the fields described in

Tab le 13 .

TABLE 13 SNMP V3 User tab fields

Column Content

Authentication Type How the user is authenticated. Options are MD5 and SHA. If the Encryption check

box is marked the authentication will be encrypted.

Authentication Password User authentication password. MD5 requires 8-16 characters, SHA requires 8-20,

and if encrypted, the requirement is 32 Hexadecimal characters.

Privacy Type Privacy options. Options are DES, 128-bit AES encryption for SNMP security

encryption, and SHA - 40 Hexadecimal characters when encrypted.

Privacy Password Password for the privacy option. Privacy password requires 12- 16 characters. An

AES password requires 12- 16 characters. A DES passwords requires 8- 16
characters. If you use a localized key, you can specify a maximum of 130
characters.

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Traps tab

The Trap s tab displays a selectable list of Traps on the server.

To vi ew the Traps page, perform the following actions in the Configure tab:

1. Click System on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select Device Management.

3. Click SNMP in the sidebar sub-menu to display the SNMP Settings tab.

4. Click the Traps button at the bottom of the window.

The Trap s tab is displayed. See Figure 34.

FIGURE 34 Traps page

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The SNMP Trap tab has the following controls:

• Hardware Related

• Cold Start

• Link Up

• Link Down

• Layer 4 related

• HTTP Match List

• Maximum Session Limit

• Port Up

• Port Down

• Server Up

• Server Down

• Server Maximum Connections

• Switch Active

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• Switch Standby

• TCP SYN Limit

• Other Traps

• Authentication

• Locked Address Violation

• STP New Root

• STP Topology Change

• OSPF

Use the Tra ps tab to perform the following functions:

• Set or disable an individual trap by marking or unmarking the check box for that trap.

• Click Expand All to see all the traps.

• Click Collapse All to collapse the tree so that only the top-level headers are displayed.

• Click Select All to activate all the traps.

• Click Unselect All to disable all traps.

Trap Receivers tab

The Trap Recei ver s tab displays an editable list of Trap Receivers on the server.

To vi ew the Trap Re ceive r s page, perform the following actions in the Configure tab:

1. Click System on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select Device Management.

3. Click SNMP in the sidebar sub-menu to display the SNMP Settings tab.

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4. Click the Trap Rec e iver s button at the bottom of the window.

The Trap Recei vers page is displayed. See Figure 35.

FIGURE 35 Trap Receivers page

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The SNMP Trap Receiver tab has the following controls. See Tabl e 14.

TABLE 14 SNMP Trap Receiver tab controls

Column Content

Host Address Host Address being monitored. Once created, it cannot be altered; it can only be deleted.

Version The version of the received trap. Options are V1, V2C, or V3.

Port The port number for this trap. (range: 1–65535, default 162).

Note: If you choose a value other than 162, make sure the device sending the trap is also
sending to the specified port.

Use the Tra p Rece ivers table to perform the following functions:

• Select a single row in the table to populate the associated editing fields with the contents of

that row.

• Select one or more rows to enable the Delete button and delete trap receivers from the table.

• Click Clear to deselect all rows and empty the edit fields, making it easier to create a new trap

receiver.

In addition to the information in the table, this tab lets you set the following values:

• Community String: Community String to be used by this Trap Receiver.

• V3 Security Level: Security level to be used if V3 is selected as version. This is only active if V3

is selected as version. Options are:

• Authentication and Privacy

• Authentication

• None

• V3 User Name: User name to be used if V3 is selected as version. This is only active if V3 is

selected as version.

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Views tab

To vi ew the Views page, perform the following actions in the Configure tab:

1. Click System on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select Device Management.

3. Click SNMP in the sidebar sub-menu to display the SNMP Settings tab.

4. Click the Views button at the bottom of the window.

The Views page is displayed. See Figure 36.

FIGURE 36 Views page

The SNMP Views tab has the following controls. See Ta ble 1 5.

TABLE 15 SNMP Views tab controls

Column Content

View Name Displayed view name. Once created, it cannot be altered; it can only be deleted.

MIB Subtree MIB Subtree that this view displays.

View Type The view type for this view. Options are Included or Excluded.

Perform the following functions in the Views tab:

• Select a single row in the table to populate the associated editing fields with the contents of

that row.

• Select one or more rows to enable the Delete button and delete views from the table.

• Click Clear to deselect all rows and empty the edit fields, making it easier to create a new view.

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Groups tab

To vi ew the Groups page, perform the following actions in the Configure tab:

1. Click System on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select Device Management.

3. Click SNMP in the sidebar sub-menu to display the SNMP Settings tab.

4. Click the Groups button at the bottom of the window.

The Groups page is displayed. See Figure 37.

FIGURE 37 Groups page

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The SNMP Groups tab has the following controls. See Table 16.

TABLE 16 SNMP Groups tab controls

Column Content

Name Displayed group name. Once created, it cannot be altered; it can only be deleted.

Security Model Security model used by this group. Options are V1, V2C, or V3.

V3 Security Level When you select v3, the security level determines whether authentication is required for

accessing the supported views.

• Authentication and Privacy: An authentication password is required from the users

• Authentication: Only authenticated packets are allowed to access the view specified

for the user group.

• None: No authentication is required to access the specified view.

Read Views Allow users who belong to this group to have read access to the MIB. (Optional)

Write Views Allow users who belong to this group to have write access to the MIB. (Optional)

Notify Views Allow trap notifications to be encrypted and sent to target hosts. (Optional)

Perform the following functions in the Groups tab:

• Select a single row in the table to populate the associated editing fields with the contents of

that row.

• Select one or more rows to enable the Delete button and delete groups from the table.

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• Click Clear to deselect all rows and empty the edit fields, making it easier to create a new

group.

SSH controls

To configure SSH settings on the Brocade Virtual ADX, perform the following steps within the
Configure tab.

1. Select the Configure tab.

2. Click System on the menu bar.

3. From the sidebar, select Device Management.

4. Click SSH in the sidebar sub-menu to display the SSH controls.

The SSH Settings tab is displayed. See Figure 38.

FIGURE 38 SSH Settings tab

5. Click Apply at the bottom right corner to apply any change you have made.

Click Reset to discard all changes.

The SSH panel has the following controls. See Table 17.

TABLE 17 SSH panel controls

Control Description

SSH Enabled If marked, enables SSH configuration. If blank, all other controls are dimmed.

SCP If marked, enables the Secure Copy protocol.

Public Key
Authentication

Use Password
Authentication

Allow Empty Password If marked, allows the password field to be blank.

Authentication Retries Number of failed authentication attempts allowed before the account is locked.

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If marked, requires user authentication (ID plus password).

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Control Description

Login Timeout Length of time allowed to complete login. (range: 1–120 seconds, default is

120 seconds)

Idle Timeout Length of time account is allowed to have no activity. Enter a number from 0 to 240.

The default is 0. The value of 0 is no time out.

Key Size Size of account encryption key. (range: 512–1024 bits, default is 768 bits)

Port Number ID of port to be used by this account.(range: 1–65535, default is 22)

Interface Interface to be used by this account. (Optional)

ACL ID (IPv4) IPv4 ACL ID of this account. Options are None and values from 0–99. (Optional)

ACL ID (IPv6) IPv6 ACL ID of this account. Options are None and values from 0–99. (Optional)

Telnet settings

To configure Telnet settings on the Brocade Virtual ADX, perform the following steps within the
Configure tab.

1. Click System on the menu bar.

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2. From the sidebar, select Device Management.

3. Click Tel net in the sidebar sub-menu to display the Telnet controls.

The Telnet Settings tab is displayed. See Figure 39.

FIGURE 39 Telnet Settings tab

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The Telnet Settings tab has the following controls. See Table 18.

TABLE 18 Telnet Settings tab controls

Control Description

Telnet Select the Enable check box to enable Telnet access to the server. If you do not select

this check box, all other controls are dimmed and disabled.

Authentication Select the Enable check box to enable authentication on Telnet access to the server.

Password The password for Telnet access. Enter an password from 1 to 48 characters.

Encryption Select the Enable check box to encrypt the Telnet password.

Source Interface Choose an interface to be used for connecting to the server using Telnet.

Login Retries Number of failed authentication attempts allowed before the account is locked. Enter a

number from 0 to 5. The default is 4.

Login Timeout Length of time in minutes allowed to complete login. Enter a number from 1 to 10. The

default is 2 minutes.

Idle Timeout Length of time in minutes that an account is allowed to have no activity. Enter a

number from 0 to 240. The default is 0. The value of 0 is no time out.

VLAN ID (Optional) The VLAN ID of this server. Choose None or a value from 0 to 4095.

ACL ID (IPv4) IPv4 ACL ID of this account. Options are None and values from 0–99. (Optional)

ACL ID (IPv6) IPv6 ACL ID of this account. Options are None and values from 0–99. (Optional)

Use the Teln et Sett ings tab to perform the following functions after populating the necessary fields:

• Click Apply at the bottom right corner to apply any change you have made.

• Click Reset to discard all changes.

• Click the Telnet Allowed Clients button to display the Telnet Allowed Clients tab. See Telne t

Allowed Clients.

Telnet Allowed Clients

To vi ew the Telnet Allowed Clients page, perform the following steps within the Configure tab.

1. Click System on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select Device Management.

3. Click Tel net in the sidebar sub-menu to display the Telnet controls.

The Telnet Settings tab is displayed.

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4. Click the Telnet Allowed Clients button.

The Telnet Allowed Clients tab is displayed. See Figure 40.

FIGURE 40 Telnet Allowed Clients tab

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The Telnet Allowed Clients tab has the following controls. See Figure 19.

TABLE 19 Telnet Allowed Clients tab controls

Column Content

Client IP IP address for authorized client. Once listed, it cannot be altered; it can only be deleted.

MAC (V6 only) MAC mask used by IPv6 addresses

In addition to the information in the table, this tab lets you set the following value:

• Client IP

• MAC (V6 only)

Use the Telnet Allowed Clients page to perform the following functions:

• Populate the required fields (IP) and click Add to add the Telnet Allowed Client.

• Click Apply at the bottom right corner to apply any changes you have made.

• Click Reset to discard all changes.

• Select a listed entry and click the Delete button to delete that specific Telnet Allowed Client.

TFTP on VLAN controls

To display the TFTP on VLAN controls, perform the following actions in the Configure tab:

1. Click System on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select Device Management.

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3. Click TFTP in the sidebar sub-menu to display the TFTP controls.

The TFTP Settings tab is displayed. See Figure 41.

FIGURE 41 TFTP Settings tab

4. Check the TFTP on VLAN Enabled box to open the VLAN ID sub-menu.

5. Click the VLAN ID sub-menu and select TFTP on VLAN to display the TFTP on VLAN controls.

6. Click Apply at the bottom right corner to apply any change you have made, or click Reset to
discard all changes.

The TFTP on VLAN panel has the following controls. See Table 20.

TABLE 20 TFTP on VLAN panel controls

Column Content

TFTP on VLAN If marked, enables the use of TFTP on this server’s VLAN.

VLAN ID The VLAN ID of this server. Options are None or a numerical value.

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Network Settings

In this chapter

•Configuring network interfaces and IP addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

•Configuring static routes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

•Configuring VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Configuring network interfaces and IP addresses

The Brocade Virtual ADX allows you to edit the interface configurations and add loopback
interfaces.

To display the interfaces on the Brocade Virtual ADX, perform the following steps within the
Configure tab.

1. Click Network on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select Interface.

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The Summary tab is displayed. See Figure 42.

FIGURE 42 Interface summary tab

The Summary tab displays a list of configured IP interfaces. Each entry in the list includes the
interface ID, interface name, type, Admin and runtime status, primary ID and MAC address.

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Enabling or disabling an interface

You can enable or disable an interface from the Summary page.

To enable or disable an interface, perform the following steps within the Configure tab.

1. Click Network on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select Interfaces.

The list of all the configured interfaces is displayed in the main page as shown in Figure 43.

FIGURE 43 Enabling or disabling an interface

3. Select an interface from the table and perform one of the following actions:

• Click Enable at the bottom of the Summary page to enable the interface.

• Click Disable to disable the interface.

For more information on enabling or disabling an interface, refer to the Brocade Virtual ADX Switch
and Router Guide.

Editing an IP interface

To edit an IP interface on the Brocade Virtual ADX, perform the following steps within the Configure
tab.

1. Click Network on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select Interface.

The Summary tab is displayed. See Figure 42.

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3. Select an interface from the Summary tab and click Edit.

The IP Interface tab is displayed. See Figure 44.

FIGURE 44 IP Interface tab

4. Provide the following information:

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• Loopback Interface ID: Displays the ID assigned to the interface.

• MAC Address: Displays the MAC address of the interface.

• Interface name: Enter a unique name for the interface. The interface name is represented

by the physical and logical parts.

• Admin Status: Deselect the Enable check box to disable the interface. By default, the

interface is enabled.

• SYN-Proxy: Click the Enable check box to activate the SYN-Proxy control.

5. Click Apply to save your entries.

Click Reset to revert the configuration to the previous configured values.

For more information on the network interfaces, refer to the Brocade Virtual ADX Switch and Router
Guide.

Adding a loopback interface

Loopback interfaces are always up, regardless of the states of physical interfaces. They can add
stability to the network because they are not subject to route flap problems that can occur due to
unstable links between a Layer 3 Switch and other devices. You can configure up to eight loopback
interfaces on a Brocade Virtual ADX. You can add up to 24 IP addresses to each loopback interface.

To configure a loopback interface on the Brocade Virtual ADX, perform the following steps within
the Configure tab.

1. Click Network on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select Interface.

The Summary tab is displayed. See Figure 42.

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3. Click New.

The IP Interface tab is displayed. See Figure 45.

FIGURE 45 Loopback IP Interface tab

4. Provide the following information:

• Loopback Interface ID: Select an ID number from 1 to 8 to assign to the interface.

• MAC Address: Enter the optional MAC address of the interface.

• Interface name: Enter an optional unique name for the interface.

• Admin Status: Select the Enable check box to enable the interface. By default, the

interface is enabled.

5. Click Apply to save your entries. The Summary page displays the loopback interface with an
lbnumber ID and a Loopback Type, as shown in Figure 46.

FIGURE 46 Loopback interface on Summary page

Click Reset to revert the configuration to the previous configured values.

For more information on the network interfaces, refer to the Brocade Virtual ADX Switch and Router
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Configuring IP addresses for the interface

To configure an IP address for the interface, perform the following steps within the Configure tab.

1. Click Network on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select Interface.

3. From the Summary page, select an interface entry from the list.

4. Click IP addresses.

The IP Address page tab is displayed. See Figure 47.

FIGURE 47 Configuring an IP address

5. Provide the following information:

• Interface ID: Displays the ID assigned to the interface.

• MAC Address: Displays the MAC address of the interface.

• Primary, Secondary, or Standby: Select whether the interface is the primary, secondary or

standby.

• IP Address: Enter the IP address of the network interface.

If you enter an IPv6 address, the following check boxes appear:

• Is Anycast: Select this check box when the IPv6 address is an anycast address for a

set of interfaces belonging to different nodes.

• Is EUI64: Select this check box to configure the IPv6 address with an automatically

computed EUI-64 interface ID.

• Mask: For IPv4, enter the subnet mask in class-based format or select Use Prefix and

choose the prefix from 1 to 31.

For IPv6, the Use Prefix check box is preselected. Enter the prefix length from 32 to 128.

• Ignore OSPF: Select this check box to disable the use of this interface address for OSPF.

This check box appears only when Primary and Secondary is selected.

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• Passive OSPF: Select this check box to disable the use of this interface address for OSFP

adjacency. This check box appears only when Primary and Secondary is selected.

• Gateway IP: Enter the gateway address for the standby interface. This field appears only

when Standby is selected.

6. Click Add to save the configuration.

The configured IP address details are displayed in the table.

To delete an IP address entry, select an IP address entry from the table and click Delete.

For more information on the IP addresses configuration, refer to the Brocade Virtual ADX Switch
and Router Guide.

Configuring static routes

The Brocade Virtual ADX uses static routes, when it does not have a route or cannot determine a
route to a destination. You can configure multiple static routes for load balancing and path
redundancy.

To add a static route on the Brocade Virtual ADX, perform the following steps within the Configure
tab.

1. Click Network on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select Static Routes.

The Summary tab is displayed. See Figure 48.

FIGURE 48 Static routes summary tab

The Summary page displays the list of configured static routes. Each entry in the list includes
the destination network, subnet mask, gateway, metric, and distance information.

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3. Click New at the bottom of the Summary page.

The Static Route - new tab is displayed. See Figure 49.

FIGURE 49 Static Route - new tab

4. Provide the following information:

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• IP Version: Click IPv4 or IPv6 to select the version of the IP address. By default, IPv4 is

selected as the version of the IP address.

• Destination Network: Enter the IP address of the destination route.

• Subnet Mask: Enter the subnet mask in a class-based format.

• Gateway: For IPv4, click either IP Address, Interface, or Null0 and provide the required

information. For IPv6, enter the information for both IP Address and Interface and choose
whether or not to select Null0:

• IP Address — The IP address of the gateway.

• Interface — The interface of the gateway.

• Null0 — Select Null0 or leave it unselected.

• Metric: Enter the value for comparing two routes for the same destination in the IP route

table. The range is from 1 through 16. The default metric is 1.

• Distance: Enter the distance value for comparing a route with routes from other route

sources to the same destination before adding the route in the IP route table. The range is
from 1 through 255. The default value is 1.

5. Click Apply to save the entries.

Click Reset to revert the configuration to the previous configured values.

To modify the configured static route information, in the Summary table, select an entry and
click Edit or double-click the entry. You can also delete a configuration by clicking Delete.

For more information on the static routes, refer to the Brocade Virtual ADX Switch and Router

Guide.

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Configuring VLANs

You can configure two types of Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs); port-based VLANs and IP
subnet VLANs. To configure VLAN on the Brocade Virtual ADX, perform the following steps within
the Configure tab.

1. Click Network on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select VLAN.

The Summary page is displayed, as shown in Figure 50.

FIGURE 50 VLAN summary

The Summary page displays a list of configured VLANs. Each entry in the list includes VLAN
name, router interface, and VLAN ports.

3. Click New at the bottom of the Summary page.

The VLAN - new page tab is displayed, as shown in Figure 51.

FIGURE 51 Configuring a VLAN

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4. Provide the following information:

• VLAN: Select the VLAN from the list.

• VLAN Name: Enter the name of the VLAN. The name can contain 16 alphanumeric

characters and you can use blank spaces in the name if you enclose the name in double
quotes.

• Router Interface: Select the Use check box for the routing interface to locally route the IP

packets from an IP subnet VLAN to the port-based VLAN on the same router. The range is
from 1 through 4095. The default value is 16.

5. Under Port Members, do the following tasks:

• Tag : Select the check box only if a port connecting the Brocade Virtual ADXs is a member

of one or more port-based VLAN.

• Select the ports from the Available Ports list and click Add to add the ports to the Selected

Ports list.

To remove a port from th e Selected Ports list, click Remove. To remove all the ports from the
selected list, click Remove All.

6. Click Apply to save your entries.

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Click Reset to revert the configuration to the previous configured values.

To modify the configured VLAN information, in the Summary table, select an entry and click
Edit or double-click the entry. You can also delete a configuration by clicking Delete.

For more information on the VLAN configuration, refer to the Brocade Virtual ADX Switch and
Router Guide.

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Traffic Settings

In this chapter

•Global traffic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

•Virtual servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

•Real servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

•Source NAT IPs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

•Health checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

•Content switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

•OpenScript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Global traffic settings

To globally configure the traffic settings in the Brocade Virtual ADX, perform the following steps
within the Configure tab.

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1. Click Tr affic on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select Global Settings.

The Basic settings in the Global Settings page is displayed, as shown in Figure 52.

FIGURE 52 Configuring basic global settings

For more information on global settings, refer to the Brocade Virtual ADX Server Load
Balancing Guide.

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3. For the Basic settings, provide the following information:

• Load Balancing Predictor: Select the algorithm to determine the traffic distribution among

the real servers. The algorithm can be one of the following:

• None — No load balancing predictor is selected.

• Least Connections — Sends the request to the real server that currently has the fewest

active connections with clients.

• Round Robin — Directs the service requests to the next server if a server fails, and

treats all servers equally regardless of the number of connections.

• Weighted — Distributes the service requests by allocating all the required connections

sequentially to the servers with a higher weight value first.

• Enhanced Weighted — Distributes the service requests by allocating all the required

connections sequentially to the servers until each real server has connections equal
to its assigned weight.

• Weighted Round Robin — Schedules a proportional share of the bandwidth when all

servers are active, and redistributes bandwidth if the bandwidth has been reserved by
an inactive real server.

• Weighted Round Robin Static — Distributes the service requests based on a

configured weight value and system capacity.

• Response Time — Distributes the service requests among real servers based on a

dynamic weight value derived from the response time of health check packets.

• TCP Age: Specify the number of minutes the Brocade Virtual ADX allows a TCP connection

to remain inactive before closing the connection. The range is from 2 through 60 minutes.
The default is 30 minutes.

• UDP Age: Specify the number of minutes the Brocade Virtual ADX allows a UDP connection

to remain inactive before closing the connection. The range is from 2 through 60 minutes.
The default is 5 minutes.

• Sticky Age: Specify the number of minutes a sticky server connection can remain inactive

before aging out. The range is from 2 through 60 minutes. The default is 5 minutes.

• Clock Scale: Enter a value to adjust the clock scale for configurations that require TCP or

UDP timeouts longer than the maximum value. The range is from 1 through 24. The default
is 1. For example, when you set the clock scale to 2, then a TCP age of 60 minutes would
be equivalent to 120 minutes.

• Source NAT: Select Enable check box to globally enable the source NAT on the real servers.

• Reassign Threshold: Select Enable check box to enable the reassign threshold (default

setting). Enter the SYN ACK threshold that specifies the number of contiguous
unacknowledged SYN ACKs accumulated for a real server, before determining that the real
server is inactive. The range is from 6 through 4000. The default is 20.

• Force Deletion: Select Enable check box to force the existing SLB connections to be

terminated within two minutes. By default, when a service is disabled or deleted, the
Brocade Virtual ADX does not send new connections to the real servers for that service.
However, the Brocade Virtual ADX does allow existing connections to complete normally,
however long that takes.

• Tra c k Gro u p Unbin d Wait All: Select Enable check box to allow track ports in a track port

group to unbind gracefully after the unbinding of the track group lead port. By default,
when you unbind a port that is the lead port in a track port group, all the ports that track
the lead port also are immediately unbound.

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4. Click Apply to save your entries.

Click Reset to revert the configuration to the previous configured values.

5. To configure the TCP options settings when the SYN cookie feature is enabled, click TCP
Options.

The TCP Options settings in the Global Settings page is displayed, as shown in Figure 53.

FIGURE 53 Configuring TCP Options global settings

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6. Provide the following information:

Virtual servers

A virtual server allows you to manage application server resources by handling the changing traffic
requirements without disrupting the service to the end-users.

The Virtual Server page displays a list of the virtual servers configured on the Brocade Virtual ADX.
Each entry includes the virtual server name, IP address of the virtual server, virtual server port,
admin state, predictor, and status.

To configure a virtual server, perform the following steps within the Configure tab.

1. Click Tr affic on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select Virtual Server.

When a client sends a SYN with a TCP option to the Virtual ADX, the Virtual ADX replies with a
SYN-ACK with a TCP option if the corresponding TCP option is enabled. Otherwise, the Virtual
ADX ignores the TCP options.

• Sack: Select the Enable check box to enable the SACK TCP option to send a selective

acknowledgment.

• Timestamp: Select the Enable check box to enable timestamp TCP option to send a

timestamp in the acknowledgement.

• Window Scale: Specify the window scale factor. Enter a number from 0 to 14.

The Virtual Server page is displayed, as shown in Figure 54.

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FIGURE 54 Virtual Server tab

3. Click the New button to navigate to the Virtual Server - new tab and configure a new virtual
server.

Creating a virtual server

A virtual server acts as a front end for the application server for distributing the service requests to
the active real servers. When a client sends a TCP or UDP requests to an application port in the
virtual server, the Brocade Virtual ADX identifies one of the back-end application servers (real
servers) based on the configured load balancing method and forwards the client request to the
identified server.

To configure a basic virtual server on the Brocade Virtual ADX, perform the following steps within
the Configure tab.

1. Click Tr affic on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select Virtual Server.

The Virtual Server page is displayed, as shown in Figure 54.

FIGURE 55 Virtual server

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The Virtual Server - new page tab is displayed, as shown in Figure 56.

FIGURE 56 Configuring virtual server

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4. Click Basic and provide the following information:

• Virtual Server Name: Enter the name of the virtual server, which distributes the load at the

real server.

• IP Address: Enter the IP address of the virtual server to which the requests are sent. You

can configure both IPv4.

• Description: Optionally, enter the description for the virtual server.

• Admin State: Deselect the Enable check box to disable the virtual server. By default, admin

state is enabled.

• Load Balancing Predictor: Select a load balancing algorithm from the list to determine the

load distribution among real servers; for example, Weighted Round Robin.

• OID Entry ID: Enter the SNMP object ID value that represents the weight of the real server.

• Max Value: Enter the maximum value for the dynamic weighting. The range is from 0

through 4,294,967,295.

• TOS Marking: Enter the value for the TOS Marking. The range is from 1 through 63.

• Health Check Layer3 DSR: This option is enable when you enter a value for the TOS

Marking. Click the check box to ensure that the health check reply packets will be sent
back to the VIP on the Brocade Virtual ADX. If you configure TOS marking without this
option, if a reply packet has the VIP as its source IP address, health checks will fail and the
packet will be dropped. The TOS marking with this option implicitly enables DSR
fast-delete, expediting the deletion of DSR SLB sessions when the Brocade Virtual ADX
receives a first TCP FIN message from a client.

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• Under Rate Limiting, you can configure the following information:

• Maximum TCP Connection Rate: Enter the maximum number of TCP connections per

second. There is no default. The maximum connection rate can be from 1 to

4000000.

• Maximum UDP Connection Rate: Enter the maximum number of UDP connections per

second. There is no default. The maximum connection rate can be from 1 to

4000000.

5. Click Advanced to configure the advanced parameters on the virtual server.

The Advanced tab is displayed, as shown in Figure 57.

FIGURE 57 Configuring advanced parameters

6. Provide the following information:

• Tra ckin g: Click one of the following options.

• Tra c k Gro u p — Allows the client to use the same server for applications associated

with the grouped ports, as long as all the ports in the group are active.

• Tra c k Port — Allows the client to use the same server for applications associated with

the grouped ports, as long as the primary port is active.

• None — Allows the client to disable the tracking option on the real server.

• Master Port: Select a master port from the list.

• Tracked Ports: Select tracked ports from the list.

• TCP Age: Specify the number of minutes the Brocade Virtual ADX allows a TCP connection

to remain inactive before closing the connection. The range is from 2 through 60 minutes.
The default value is 30 minutes.

• UDP Age: Specify the number of minutes the Brocade Virtual ADX allows a UDP connection

to remain inactive before closing the connection. The range is from 2 through 60 minutes.
The default value is 5 minutes.

• Sticky Age: Specify the number of minutes a sticky server connection can remain inactive

before aging out. The range is from 2 through 60 minutes. The default value is 5 minutes.

• Under VIP Protection, Select the Enable check box to enable VIP protection.

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• Under VIP Route Health Injection, provide the following information:

• Under Advertise VIP Route, provide the following information:

Select the Enable check box to advertise a route in the network containing the virtual
server, even if the virtual server is unavailable.

Select Disable Advertise VIP Route to block advertisement of the network on the
interface. If you do not block advertisement of the network, the Brocade Virtual ADX
advertises a route to the network containing the VIP, even if the VIP itself is
unavailable. After you select this option, the Brocade Virtual ADX advertises only a
host route to the VIP address.

Select Allow Inject Always check box to allow the configuration of the Inject Always
check box. Select the Inject always check box for route injection to occur always.

• Subnet Length: Enter the subnet mask length as an index number. For IPv6, the range

is from 1 through 128. For an IPv4 address, the range is from 1 to 32.

7. Cl i c k Apply to save your entries.

Click Reset to revert the configuration to the previous configured values.

To modify the configured virtual server information, in the summary table, select an entry and
click Edit or double-click the entry. Click Delete to delete a virtual server configuration.

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For more information on configuring virtual servers, refer to the Brocade Virtual ADX Server Load
Balancing Guide.

Creating a virtual server port

After defining the virtual server, you can add TCP or UDP ports to the virtual servers for receiving
service requests from the client.

To configure a virtual server port on the Brocade Virtual ADX, perform the following steps within the
Configure tab.

1. Click Traf f ic on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select Virtual Servers.

The Virtual Servers page is displayed.

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3. Select a virtual server from the list in Virtual Servers table and click Ports.

The Virtual Server Ports page tab is displayed, as shown in Figure 58.

FIGURE 58 Virtual server ports

The Virtual Server Ports page displayed a list of configured virtual server ports. Each entry in
the list includes port name, runtime state, protocol, backup, and heath check status.

4. Click New at the bottom of the Virtual Server Ports page. The Basic tab is displayed, as shown
in Figure 59.

FIGURE 59 Configuring virtual server ports

5. Under the Basic tab, provide the following information:

• Virtual Server Name: Enter the name of the virtual server.

• Port: Select the port you want to add to the virtual server.

• Admin State: Deselect the Enable check box to disable the virtual server port. By default,

admin state is enabled.

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• TCP/UDP: Click one of the following options:

• TCP — To enable only the TCP traffic to pass through the real server.

• UDP — To enable only the UDP traffic to pass through the real server.

• Both — To enable both the TCP and UDP traffic to pass through the real server.

• DSR: For Direct Server Return (DSR), select the following check boxes based on the

requirement:

• Enable — To enable the real server to send the return traffic directly to the client.

• No DSR Fast Delete — To disable DSR fast delete and place the sessions in a deletion

queue upon receiving two FINs from a client. By default, DSR fast delete places a
session in a deletion queue upon receiving the first FIN from a client and deletes the
session in eight seconds instead of the standard two minute FIN session age. Brocade
recommends the default setting.

• Stateless: Select the following check boxes based on the requirement:

• Enable all — To enable stateless operation for both TCP and UDP protocol.

• TCP Transport — To restrict stateless operation to the TCP protocol.

• UDP Transport — To restrict stateless operation to the UDP protocol.

• Disable Hashing — To disable the stateless SLB hashing algorithm for the port.

• CSW: Select the following check boxes based on the requirement:

• Enable — To enable Layer 7 content switching on the virtual server.

• CSW Policy — To select the CSW policy you want to add to the virtual server.

• Custom Health Check: Select a customized health check from the list.

• Port Policy: Select a port policy from the list.

• TCP Age: Specify the number of minutes the Brocade Virtual ADX allows a TCP connection

to remain inactive before closing the connection. The range is from 2 through 60 minutes.
The default value is 30 minutes.

• UDP Age: Specify the number of minutes the Brocade Virtual ADX allows an UDP

connection to remain inactive before closing the connection. The range is from 2 through
60 minutes. The default is 5 minutes. Select the UDP Fast Age and UDP Normal Age check
boxes based on the requirement.

• Syn Proxy MSS: Enter the value for the SYN-Proxy MSS. The range is from 64 through

9126. Note that the SYN-Proxy enabled checkbox for the IP interface must be selected for
this control to be active.

6. Click the Stickiness tab to enable a sticky connection on the TCP or UDP virtual server port.
The Stickiness tab is displayed, as shown in Figure 60.

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FIGURE 60 Configuring stickiness parameters

7. Provide the following information:

• Stickiness: Click Enable to enable a sticky connection on the virtual server ports, when a

service request by a client mandates a series of sequential TCP or UDP port connections to
be served by the same real server. Select the following options based on the requirement.

• Sticky To Server Group: Select the check box to enable sticky connections to be load

balanced among servers in the same group.

• Group Sticky Failover: Select the check box to send connections to a different

reachable group, when the connection with an entire server group is unreachable.

• Sticky ACL: Select the check box to ensure that subsequent packets from the same

client reaches the same real server.

• ACL ID: Enter the ID of an Access Control List (ACL) that specifies a permit action for

the traffic from specified source IP address, before source NAT is performed. The
range is from 1 through 65,535. The default value is 1.

• Active Primary Override Sticky Session: Select the check box to enable the Active

Primary Override Sticky Session, sending new connections for the port to the primary
server when it comes back up, even though there is a sticky session to the backup
server.

• Persistent Hash: Click Enable to evenly distribute hash assignments and enable a client to

direct the request to the same real server. Click one of the following options:

• Clear Hash Bucket on Change: Allows to clear the entire persistent hash table, when a

new server comes up.

• Reassign Hash Bucket on Change: Allows to calculate the number of hash entries

allocated to each existing server and reassign some of the entries to the new server.

• Sticky Based on Subnet: Click Enable to send all requests originating from a given subnet

to the same real server.

• Subnet Mask: Enter the subnet mask that is used for the stickiness.

• No Stickiness: Click Enable to disable stickiness on the virtual server port.

8. Click Advanced tab to configure the advanced parameters for the virtual server port. The
Advanced tab is displayed, as shown in Figure 61.

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FIGURE 61 Configuring advanced parameters

9. Provide the following information:

• Under Connection Management, enter the following information:

• TCP Offload: Click Enable to allow a request from one connection on the client side to

reuse any established connection on the sever side. Note that CSW must be enabled.

• Keepalive Age: Specifies how many minutes a connection on the server side can be

kept alive. The range is from 2 through 60 minutes. The default value is 2 minutes.

• Max Transactions: Specifies the maximum number of HTTP transactions that can be

completed on a connection on the server side. The range is from 1 through
4,294,967,295. The default value is 1.

• Client Keepalive: Click Enable to reuse the connection on the client side.

• None: Click None to disable the TCP offload and client keepalive functionality.

• Under Other Settings, provide the following information:

• Use Server Backup: Select the check box to enable a VIP to use the servers

designated as backups only as backups, and use the other servers as the
load-balancing servers.

• Keep Backup Active: Select the check box to configure the VIP and application port to

continue using the backup servers even after the primary servers become available
again.

• Enable Spoofing: Select the check box to mark the input interface of the connection.

Later any response traffic for the session will be forwarded using this information
regardless of any other route configured.

• Enable Port Translation: Select the check box to translate the application port number

requested by the client to the application port number you specify on the virtual server
when you bind it to the real server.

• Send Reset on Port Fail: Select the check box to reset the connection for an

unavailable application on a real server in addition to redirecting future requests away
from this real server if the port fails.

• Use Alias Port State: Select the check box to perform SLB based on an alias port state.

• Concurrent: Select the check box to allow a client to have sessions on different

application ports on the same real server at the same time.

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• Enable Server Group Failover: Select the check box to direct the HTTP request to one

of the other server groups bound to the virtual servers service, when the servers in
that server group are not available.

• Windows Terminal Server Port: Allows you to reconnect when disconnected from an

already established connection to the session directory on the Windows 2003
terminal server.

• Smooth Factor for Response Time Predictor: Enter the smooth factor value the server

response time calculation uses. You can specify a number from 1 to 99. The default is

60.

10. Click Apply to save your entries.

Click Reset to revert the configuration to the previous configured values.

To modify the configured virtual server ports, in the summary table, select an entry and click
Edit or double-click the entry. Click Delete to delete a virtual server port configuration.

For more information on configuring virtual server ports, refer to the Brocade Virtual ADX Server
Load Balancing Guide.

Binding the virtual server port

To bind a virtual server port to a real port on the Brocade Virtual ADX, perform the following steps
within the Configure tab.

1. Click Traf f ic on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select Virtual Servers.

3. Select a virtual server from the list in the Virtual Servers page and click Bindings.

The binding page is displayed, as shown in Figure 62.

FIGURE 62 Binding virtual server ports

4. Select the VIPs or ports you want to bind from the Available RS-Ports list and click Bind to move
them to the Bound RS-Ports list.

To unbind the ports, select the ports you want to unbind from the Bound RS-Ports list and click
Unbind. To bind or unbind all the ports, click Bind All or Unbind All.

For more information on binding virtual server ports, refer to the Brocade Virtual ADX Server Load
Balancing Guide.

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Enabling or disabling a virtual server

You can enable or disable a virtual server from the Virtual Servers page.

To enable or disable a virtual server on the Brocade Virtual ADX, perform the following steps within
the Configure tab.

1. Click Traf f ic on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select Virtual Servers.

The list of the virtual servers in the system is displayed on the main page, as shown in

Figure 63.

FIGURE 63 Enabling a virtual server

3. Select a virtual server from the Virtual Servers page and perform one of the following actions:

• Click Enable at the bottom of the Virtual Servers page to enable the virtual server.

• Click Disable to disable the virtual server.

For more information on enabling or disabling virtual servers, refer to the Brocade Virtual ADX
Server Load Balancing Guide.

Virtual server port configuration summary

The Virtual Server Ports tab displays ports configured on a device selected from the Virtual Server
tab.

Perform the following steps within the Configure tab to view ports configured on virtual servers,
displayed on the Virtual Server Ports tab.

1. Click Traf f ic on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select Virtual Servers.

The list of the virtual servers in the system is displayed on the main page, as shown in

Figure 63.

3. Select a virtual server from the Virtual Servers page.

4. Click the Ports button.

5. The Virtual Server Ports page is displayed for the specific virtual server selected in Step 3.

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6. Click the New button to display the Virtual Server Port - new page and use this page to
configure a virtual server port.

Real servers are the actual application servers that handles all the client service requests. To view
basic real servers configured on the Brocade Virtual ADX, perform the following steps within the
Configure tab.

1. Click Traf f ic on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select Real Servers.

The Real Servers page is displayed, as shown in Figure 64.

FIGURE 64 Real server summary

The Real Servers page displays a list of all the configured real servers. Each entry in the list
includes the real server name, IP address, port, and status.

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Creating a basic real server

To apply SLB configuration, you must create a basic real server. After you create the basic real
server, you must map the real server to the virtual server to distribute the requests from the client
among the back-end application servers.

To configure a basic real server on the Brocade Virtual ADX, perform the following steps within the
Configure tab.

1. Click Traf f ic on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select Real Servers.

The Real Servers page is displayed, as shown in Figure 64.

The Real Servers page displays a list of all the configured real servers. Each entry in the list
includes the real server name, IP address, port, and status.

3. Click New at the bottom of the Real Servers page.

The Real Sever - new page tab is displayed. By default, Basic configuration tab is displayed, as
shown in Figure 65.

FIGURE 65 Configuring real server basic parameters

4. Under Basic tab, enter the following information:

• Real Server Name: Enter the name of the real server.

• IP Address: Enter the IP address of the real server. You can configure both IPv4.

• Description: Optionally, enter a description for the real server.

• Alias Name: Optionally, enter the name of the alias.

• Admin State: Click the Enable check box to disable the real server. By default, the real

server is enabled.

• Remote: Select the Enable (only editable at creation time) check box to designate the real

server to be a remote server, if the server is attached through one or more router hops.
You can configure only during the creation of the real server.

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• Backup: Select the Enable check box to designate the real server to be a backup server if

all the primary servers are unavailable for the requested application.

• Use Learned MAC Address: Select the Enable check box to enable MAC Address learning

on the real server.

5. Click Apply to save your entries.

Click Reset to revert the configuration to the previous configured values.

To modify the configured real server information, in the summary table, select an entry and
click Edit or double-click the entry. Click Delete to delete a real server configuration.

For more information on configuring real servers, refer to the Brocade Virtual ADX Server Load
Balancing Guide.

Setting predictors and advanced settings for real servers

To configure predictors for real servers on the Brocade Virtual ADX, perform the following steps
within the Configure tab.

1. Click Tr affic on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select Real Servers.

3. Click New at the bottom of the Real Servers page.

4. Click the Predictors tab.

The Predictors tab is displayed, as shown in Figure 66.

FIGURE 66 Configuring predictors parameters

5. Under Dynamic Weighted, enter the following information:

• Port: Enter the SNMP request host port.

• Community Name: Enter an SNMP community name to restrict SNMP access to all the real

servers.

• Entry ID: Enter the SNMP request entry identification in the fields and the corresponding

SNMP Object ID (OID) value in the SNMP Request OID fields.

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6. Under Enhanced Weight, enter the following information:

Least Connection Weight: Enter the weight of the real server relative to other real servers in
terms of the number of connections on the server. The weight is based on the number of
session table entries for TCP or UDP sessions with the real server.

7. Cl ic k th e Advanced tab to configure advanced parameters for the real server configuration.

The Advanced tab is displayed, as shown in Figure 67.

FIGURE 67 Configuring advanced parameters

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8. Provide the following information:

• Health Check Tracking: Click one of the following options:

If any service port is down for a real server, the Brocade Virtual ADX does not consider the
track port group or track port configuration on the real server for load balancing. You must
configure every port in a track port group or track port configuration to be “sticky” and
bind them to the real server.

• Tra c k Gro u p: Allows the Brocade Virtual ADX to send client requests for applications

within a group of up to eight ports to the same real server, regardless of which
application the client requests first. Whenever a client attempts to connect to a port
within the port group, the Brocade Virtual ADX ensures that all ports in the group are
active before granting the connection.

• Tra c k Port: Allows the Brocade Virtual ADX to send all client requests for a specific set

of TCP or UDP ports to the same real server as a master TCP or UDP port grouped with
up to four other ports. The tracking applies only to the master port.

• None: Disables track group and track port health check tracking. By default, health

check tracking is disabled.

• Master Port: For the Track Po r t option only, choose the port as the master port.

• Tra c k Ports: For the Tr ack Gro u p option, choose up to eight TCP or UDP ports. A port can be

part of only one track port group. For the Track Po r t option, choose up to four TCP or UDP
ports.

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• Ping Health Check: Select the Enable check box to enable Layer 3 health checks to the

real server IP addresses.

• Source NAT: Select the Enable check box to allow the device to use a source IP address as

the source for packets sent to the real server.

• Source-NAT ACL: Select the check box to configure the device to apply source NAT for the

traffic received from specified source IP addresses, by creating an access control list,
which specifies a permit action for the traffic from the source IP address.

• ACL ID: Enter the identifier for the access list in the source NAT. The range is from 1

through 99. The default value is 1.

9. Under Rate Limiting, provide the following information:

• Maximum Connections: Enter the maximum number of sessions the device will maintain

in its session table. The range is from 1 through 2000000.

• Maximum TCP Connection Rate: Enter the maximum number of TCP connections per

second. The range is from 1 through 4000000.

• Maximum UDP Connection Rate: Enter the maximum number of UDP connections per

second. The range is from 1 through 4000000.

10. Click Apply to save your entries.

Click Reset to revert the configuration to the previous configured values.

For more information on configuring real servers, refer to the Brocade Virtual ADX Server Load

Balancing Guide.

Real server port configuration summary

The Real Servers Ports tab displays a list of real server ports configured on the Brocade Virtual
ADX. Each entry includes the port name, Admin status, run-time state, Slow Start status, backup,
and health check status.

To view the ports for a real server configured on the Brocade Virtual ADX, perform the following
steps within the Configure tab.

1. Click Tr affic on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select Real Servers.

The Real Server page is displayed, as shown in Figure 64.

3. Select a real server to perform the following actions:

• Click the New button to display the Configure Real Server - new tab and configure a real

server.

• Click the Edit button to open the Edit Real Server tab and edit parameters for the selected

real server entry.

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4. Click the Ports button to display the Real Server Ports tab for the selected real server entry.

FIGURE 68 Real Server ports page

From this tab, you can add, edit, enable, disable or monitor a real server port.

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To configure a basic real server port on the Brocade Virtual ADX, perform the following steps within
the Configure tab.

1. Click Tr affic on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select Real Servers.

3. Select the real server from the list in the Real Servers page and click Port.

The Real Server Ports page tab is displayed, as shown in Figure 68.

4. Click New at the bottom of the Real Server Ports page.

The Basic configuration tab is displayed, as shown in Figure 69.

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FIGURE 69 Configuring real server port

5. Under Basic, provide the following information:

• Real Server Name: Displays the name of the real server.

• Port: Select an application port from the list to add under the real servers.

• Admin State: Select the appropriate check boxes to enable the port, set the port as

backup, and clear the sessions when the port is up.

• Server ID: Enter the ID of the real server to forward the packets matching a specified rule

to a specified real server or server group. The range is from 1024 through 1535. The
default is 1024.

• Group ID: Enter the four group ID range in the corresponding fields to ensure that packets

matching the rule go to the same real server within the server group. The range is from 0
through 1023.

• Slow Start ID: Select a number from the list to configure the device to handle limited

number of connection at first and gradually increase the connections until the maximum is
reached.

• Under Rate Limiting, provide the following information:

• Maximum Connections: Enter the maximum number of connections that the client can

setup. The range is from 1 through 2,000,000.

• Maximum TCP Connection Rate: Enter the maximum number of TCP connections per

second. The range is from 1 through 4,294,967,295.

• Maximum UDP Connection Rate: Enter the maximum number of UDP connections per

second. The range is from 1 through 4,294,967,295.

6. Click Apply to save your entries.

Click Reset to revert the configuration to the previous configured values.

To modify the configured real server ports, in the summary table, select an entry and click Edit
or double-click the entry. You can also delete a configuration by clicking Delete.

For more information on configuring real server ports, refer to the Brocade Virtual ADX Server Load
Balancing Guide.

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Configuring health check parameters for a real server port

To configure the health check parameters for a real server port on the Brocade Virtual ADX,
perform the following steps within the Configure tab.

1. Click Traf f ic on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select Real Servers.

3. Select the real server from the list in Real Servers page and click Port.

4. Click New at the bottom of the Real Servers page.

5. Click Health Check tab.

The Health Check page is displayed, as shown in Figure 70.

FIGURE 70 Configuring health check parameters

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6. Provide the following information:

• Periodic Health Check: Select the Enable check box to enable the Layer 3 health check for

the local real server.

• Select the L4 Only check box to enable a Layer 4 check, if the application port is not one of

the applications that is known to the Brocade Virtual ADX.

• Element Health Check: Select a health check on the Brocade Virtual ADX to allow a health

check that is customized for a given application server.

• Port Policy: Select a port policy from the list to reduce the configuration required for health

checks and provide more flexibility while configuring health checks.

• Content Check Match List: Select a match list to be used for content check for custom

ports only.

• ASCII String: Enter the ASCII string to send for custom ports only.

• Bringup Intervals: Enter the Layer 4 and Layer 7 bringup intervals to enable the health

check policy during initial bringup of the server in seconds. The range is from 1 through
255 seconds.

7. Under Specific settings to HTTP, enter the following information:

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• URL: Enter the URL name to specify whether the HTTP health check performs a GET or

HEAD request while customizing the Layer 7 information sent with the health check.

• Status Codes: Enter the status code for the four groups to change the HTTP status codes

that the Brocade Virtual ADX accepts as valid responses. The range is from 100 through

999.

• Content Match: Select the content match from the list to attach a match list for an HTTP

content verification health check to the real server.

8. Click Apply to save your entries.

Click Reset to revert the configuration to the previous configured values.

To modify the configured real server ports, in the summary table, select an entry and click Edit
or double-click the entry. You can also delete a configuration by clicking Delete.

For more information on configuring health check on real servers ports, refer to the Brocade Virtual
ADX Server Load Balancing Guide.

Enabling or disabling a real server

You can enable or disable a real server from the Real Servers page.

To enable or disable a real server on the Brocade Virtual ADX, perform the following steps within
the Configure tab.

1. Click Traf f ic on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select Real Servers.

3. Select a real server from the list and click one of the following buttons at the bottom of the

For more information on enabling or disabling real servers, refer to the Brocade Virtual ADX Server

Load Balancing Guide.

Server groups

A server group can contain one or more real servers. If there is more than one real server in a
server group, requests are load balanced across all the servers in the group. To assign real servers
to server groups, you establish the IP address of each real server and specify the server groups to
which it belongs.

To create a real server group, perform the following steps within the Configure tab.

The list of the real servers in the system is displayed on the Real Servers page.

Real Servers page:

• Click Enable at the bottom of the Real Servers page to enable the real server.

• Click Disable to disable the real server.

1. Click Tr affic on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select Server Groups.

The Server Groups page is displayed, as shown in Figure 71.

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FIGURE 71 Server group summary

The Server Groups page displays a list of configured real server groups. Each entry in the list
includes name of the group, ports added, bound virtual server and ports, and number of real
servers.

3. Click New at the bottom of the Server Groups page.

The Configure Server Group page tab is displayed, as shown in Figure 72.

FIGURE 72 Configuring a server group

4. Provide the following information:

• Server Group Name: Enter the name of the server group.

• Add Real Servers: Select the real servers from the Available Servers list and click Add to

move the real servers to the Selected Servers list to add server group.

To modify the configured server groups, in the summary table, select an entry and click Edit or
double-click the entry. You can also delete a configuration by clicking Delete or launch the virtual
servers that are bound to the server group by clicking Virtual Servers.

For more information on configuring server groups, refer to the Brocade Virtual ADX Server Load

Balancing Guide.

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Binding a server group

To bind a server group with a virtual server port on the Brocade Virtual ADX, perform the following
steps within the Configure tab.

1. Click Tr affic on the menu bar.

2. From the sidebar, select Server Groups.

The Server Groups page is displayed.

3. Select a server group entry from the list in the Server Group page and click Bind.

The Virtual Server Bindings page is displayed, as shown in Figure 73.

FIGURE 73 Binding server groups

4. Provide the following information:

• Server Group Port: Select the port of the server group to bind with the virtual server port.

• Virtual Server: Select the virtual server that you want to bind to the server group.

• Virtual Port: Select the virtual server port to which you want to bind the server group port.

5. Click OK to bind the virtual server to the real server groups.

For more information on binding virtual servers to the server group, refer to the Brocade Virtual
ADX Server Load Balancing Guide.

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