Need to setup simple SLB on Alteon 2424, HELP!

[dsullinger]

I'm trying to setup a simple load balance with two web servers, but the docs don't help much on what is required to do this. Any help on what needs to be done would be great.

Thanks

 

[dsullinger]

Here's the steps I took to complete this:

If the switch has not been configured for basic use as of yet, go to the "Initial Setup Procedure" for the Alteon 2424 and complete these steps first
If you have not installed the EMS software that was shipped with the 2424, please install it at this time. Follow the instructions on the "EMS Software" web page on how to connect to the device..
The servers that need to be load balanced and the client connection do not need to be in the same VLAN, you will tell the 2424 which ports to use in a later step.
Select "Switch | Configure | Layer 4 | SLB..."
Select the "General" tab along the top
Enable "Server Load Balance"
Enable "Virtual Matrix Architecture"
Disable "Direct Access Mode"
Leave all other settings as default
Select the "Real Servers" tab along the top
Select the "Insert..." button at the bottom of the screen (looks like a piece of paper).
Give the server a "Real Server" number, this is used just for reference.
Enter the real static IP address of the application server to be load balanced.
Enable the "State"
Give the server a descriptive name for reference
Set the weight for the server as needed. Servers with higher numbers will receive more connections when the switch doles out the packets to all the servers in the SLB pool. If you would want them to all receive equal treatment, then give them all the same number.
Disable the "Client Proxy"
Leave all other settings as default
Repeat steps 11 through 18 for each server you will need in the SLB pool giving each one a real static IP address.
Select the "Real Groups" tab along the top
Select the "Insert..." button at the bottom of the screen.
Enter a unique "Group" number
Give the group a descriptive name for reference
Select the appropriate metric that the 2424 is to use in deciding what server will get the next connection. Test at this point shows that "leastconnections" work fine, thus the 2424 looks at which server in the pool has the least number of connections and passes the next connection to that server.
Set "Health Check" to "http"
All other settings can be left as default
Once the server group has been created, then click on the new group and then press the "Servers..." button located at the bottom left of the screen and looks like a server with a plus on the left side.
Here you will select all the servers you want in the SLB pool. You can select more than one server by either holding down the Control key and selecting them one at a time, or holding down the Shift key and selecting the first and last in the list.
Select the "Virtual Servers" tab along the top
Select the "Insert..." button at the bottom of the screen.
Enter a unique "Virtual Server" number
Enter the Virtual Server IP address that will be entered would normally be used for the Real Server that the SLB is replacing. Example, if a current FTP Server had an IP address of 192.168.10.10 and it was to be replaced with a SLB pool of servers, then the "IP Address" that would be entered as the "Virtual Server" would be this servers IP of 192.168.10.10. This is the IP that the clients will talk to through DNS or the Firewall if the server is located in the DMZ.
Enable the "State"
Enter "your.domain.name" as the "Domain Name"
Select the "Services..." button located at the bottom left of the window, it looks like a gear with a plus sign on it.
Select "Insert..."
Enter the same Virtual Server number as you did in step #2
Use a unique Virtual Service number
Select a "Virtual Port". If this is for a Web Server, then select "http(80)"
Accept all other default settings
Select the "Ports" tab along the top
The port going to the Firewall must have a "Load Balance State" set as "Client"
The ports going to the servers in the SLB pool (those you want load balanced) must have a "Load Balance State" set as "Server"
Load balancing should now be working, you can check this by simply disconnecting one of the SLB servers