HP sa9200 Getting Started Guide
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1. Before You Begin This section is designed to prepare you for the installation of your HP Multi Site Traffic Director Server Appliance SA9200 an HP Traffic Director Make sure that the items listed below are included in the box with your an HP Traffic Director and this document HP Multi Site Traffic Director Server Appliance SA9200 Getting Started Guide this guide HP Multi Site Traffic Director Server Appliance SA9200 User Guide e AC power cord e RJ 45 Ethernet cable e Serial cable e Rack and rail mounting brackets with Phillips mounting screws Installing the SA9200 in a Rack or Cabinet Installing the SA9200 in a Rack or Cabinet The an HP Traffic Director can be physically installed in either of two ways e Inastandard 19 rack cantilevered from the mounting brackets e Ina cabinet with side rail mounts Each installation method requires a particular type of mounting brackets both of which are included in the SA9200 s shipping container R ack Rack mounting requires the use of the large mounting brackets and i all eight of the included Phillips screws Installation 200000 200000000 C0000001 000000000000000 0000000 bch 000000000000800 000000000 a E 000 t 00 2220000000099800000 Large Mounting Brackets To mount the an HP Traffic Director 1 Locate the two large mounting brackets and the screws 2 Attach a large mounting bracket to each side of the SA9200 using four scr2. y to enable Enable DHCP y gt n DHCP the setup process Enter domain to delete gt yourdomain com jumps to the autoboot Primary name server to delete step DHCP gt 10 54 67 40 automatically configures Add additional name server lt return gt to end gt the IP address netmask Enter IP address gt 10 1 1 2 and default route Enter Netmask gt 255 0 0 0 gateway parameters Enter default route gt 10 54 67 4 Enter hostname gt yourSA9200 During the initial setup Autoboot enable gt you should enable autoboot This enables 2 When you have completed the initial configuration type boot at the SA9200 to boot at the ee Command Line Interface monitor gt boot prompt after subsequent Current active configuration restarts When Autoboot is disabled the startup ae ae HP_SA9200 sequence boots to the Version 3 1 Boot Monitor interface Pateh Tevel 1 0 displaying the Build D19 monitor gt prompt Current time Thu Dec 7 08 03 48 2000 Current Config default cfg Hostname yourSA9200 Using DHCP No IP Address LOM LZ Netmask 255 255 0 0 Default Route 10 54 67 4 Domain yourdomain com Primary nameserver 10 54 67 40 NIC setup auto NTP Disabled Autoboot Enabled Boot timeout 5 seconds 12 If you do not want to run the Quick Start Wizard at this time press CTRL C To run the Quick Start Wizard later type start wizard at
3. configuration parameters to conform to the needs of your particular site Before you start up the wizard you should complete the Pre Installation Checklist on page 7 and Site Survey on page 9 Create a network topology map containing the location of all components of your SA9200 In the Quick Start Wizard you are asked to enter the information you have outlined on your network topology map Next you can begin to configure any number of distributed sites e g www xyz ex com As each site is configured you are asked for load balancing criteria and which load balancers are to take part in the multi site load balancing 15 HP Multi Site Traffic Director Server Appliance SA9200 Getting Started Guide SA9200 Primary Sample Quick Start Configuration Session This section displays the prompts and sample responses in the Quick Start Wizard using the sample network topology map shown below The Quick Start Wizard is automatically started on the Console se rial port when the system boots Data Center 1 generic load balancer host name ns1 xyz ex com IP address 10 54 67 2 IP address 10 100 68 3 name isvg2 HP Traffic Director service VIP 10 54 68 7 port 255 service VIP 10 54 68 8 port 255 IP address 10 54 67 4 name Ib1 service VIP 10 54 67 5 port 80 service VIP 10 54 67 6 port 80 generic load balancer IP address 10 54 67 3 name isvg1 service VIP 10 54
4. gt without an entry when there are no more to configure What probe method would you like to use for this Service 3 Services configured under ISV groups can be probed using ping TCP or HTTP protocols The default choice is TCP Enter lt 1 gt for ping Enter lt 2 gt for TCP Enter lt 3 gt for HTTP What is the URL path usr home index html Type the path of the URL you want to probe Normally a URL is entered as http hostname filepath Type ONLY the file path portion of the URL at the Service address and port defined above For example usr home index html Enter another Service to associate with 1b2 lt Enter gt Enter a single Service and press lt Enter gt to configure a Service Press lt Enter gt without a Service entry when you have no more Services to configure Do you want to configure another ISV group in nsl xyz ex com n Enter lt y gt if you want to configure another ISV group Enter lt n gt if you have no more to configure Do you want to configure another peer HP_SA9200 n A peer HP_SA9200 participates in FLASH load balancing and can be authoritative for different distributed sites configured in this HP SA9200 If you have more than one HP_SA9200 please have their fully qualified hostnames and IP addresses available Enter lt y gt if you want to configure another peer HP SA9200 Enter lt n gt if you have no more peers to configure Hostname is the hostname a
5. the Command Line Interface prompt DHCP Requirements Interacting with the SA9200 All configurations saved in default cfg will be erased during a factory_reset Save configuration using save command before boot Save current configuration to default cfg and continue boot n gt While the unit is booting the front panel LEDs display a characteristic startup pattern When the boot sequence concludes the Power LED is steadily illuminated while the Status LED blinks If you observe any deviation from this behavior see Appendix A Diagnostics in the User Guide Under normal circumstances the SA9200 requires approximately two minutes to boot 3 The SA9200 prompts you during startup to press a key to enter the Boot Monitor CLI You have five seconds to press a key If you ignore the prompt the startup sequence finishes and the Quick Start Wizard begins Refer to the Quick Start Wizard section later in this guide for detailed instructions on completing the SA9200 configuration 4 At the login prompt type admin for the initial user name and press Enter 5 Type admin for the initial password To add a user name or change the password see the config cli username command in Chapter 5 of the User Guide Command Line Help Command line help is available in both the Boot Monitor and the operational CLI To display help text type help and press Enter DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol provides a method b
6. this site Enter lt n gt if you want place this Service in standby mode for this site You are currently mapping HP Traffic Director 1b3 and Service 10 54 67 8 255 with hostl A Service with a higher factor will be favored mor often over one with a lower factor Site hostl Load Balancing CPU Utilization Load Balancer Services Status Factor 1l1b1 10 54 67 5 80 enable 10 lb1 10 54 67 6 80 enable 10 1b2 10 100 68 5 80 enable 10 ISV Groups Service Status Factor ivgl 10 54 67 7 255 enable 10 isvg2 10 54 68 8 255 enable 10 Is this information correct y 27 HP Multi Site Traffic Director Server Appliance SA9200 Getting Started Guide A sequence of commands are displayed which follows the actual CLI configuration of the Quick Start Wizard Configuring a secondary SA9200 28 Do you want to configure another hostname n A hostname is the name of a distributed site that will be serviced by this HP_SA9200 Enter lt y gt if you want to configure another hostname Enter lt n gt if you have no more hostnames to configure Do you want to commit the configurations you have entered y Enter lt y gt if you want to commit the configurations Enter lt n gt if you do not want to commit the configurations Please wait while the configuration is being committed Would you like Quick Start Wizard to run after the next reboot n Enter lt y gt if you want Quick Start Wizard to run En
7. 6299 Poland 48 22 8659800 Portugal 21 317 6333 Russia 7095 797 3520 South Africa RSA 086 000 1030 Outside RSA 27 11 258 9301 Spain 902 321 123 Sweden 08 619 2170 Switzerland 084 880 1111 Turkey 90 212 221 6969 United Kingdom 0870 842 2339 31 HP Multi Site Traffic Director Server Appliance SA9200 Getting Started Guide Asia 32 For hardware service and telephone support contact an HP authorized reseller or one of these support centers Country and Number Australia 03 8877 8000 Hong Kong 800 96 2598 India 91 11 6826035 Indonesia 0800 21511 Japan 0120 220 119 Korea 82 2 32700911 Malaysia 60 3 2931811 or 1 800 881811 New Zealand Upper North Island 09 356 6640 Lower North Island 04 499 2026 South Island 03 365 9805 People s Republic of China 86 8008105959 Philippines 63 2 811 0643 Singapore 65 2725300 Taiwan 866 080 010055 886 2 7170055 Thailand 66 2 6613891 Vietnam Hanoi 84 4 9430101 Ho Chi Minh City 84 8 8324155 Support for Your HP SA9200 Latin America For hardware service and telephone support contact an HP authorized reseller or one of these support centers Country and Number Argentina 541 4778 8380 Brazil Sao Paulo 11 3747 7799 All Others 0800 15 77 51 Chile 800 360 9999 Columbia 9 800 91 9477 Guatemala 1 800 999 5305 Mexico Ciudad de Me
8. 67 7 port 255 service VIP 10 54 67 8 port 255 The term primary and secondary does not refer to a DNS primary master name server or secondary master name server You only configure one SA9200 within your network topology It is designated as the primary The SA9200s at other sites are always designated as a secondary NOTE Bold text is for illustrative purposes only 16 HP Traffic Director IP address 10 100 68 4 name lb2 service VIP 10 100 68 5 port 80 service VIP 10 100 68 6 port 8q SA9200 Secondary amp Peer host name ns2 xyz ex com IP address 10 100 68 2 Network Topology Map of www xyz ex com Data Center 2 Network Topology Map Primary and Secondary SA9200 Configuration You should run the Quick Start Wizard on the SA9200 that you want to designate as the primary The only difference between a primary and a secondary SA9200 is that a secondary SA9200 always receives their DNS configuration from a primary through the Global Sync process Global Sync is the process that automatically transfers copies the configuration from the primary to the secondary SA9200s After configuring the primary SA9200 run the Quick Start Wizard on each secondary SA9200 The following text was captured from a sample Quick Start Wizard session using the topology map displayed above Welcome to Quick Start Wizard The Quick Start Wizard has been designed to gu
9. A9200 What is the IP address of nsl xyz ex com 10 54 67 2 Type the IP address if it is not displayed What is the Flash port for nsl xyz ex com 2000 Flash port is the UDP port that a peer HP_SA9200 uses to send Flash information to nsl xyz ex com Do you want to configure an HP Traffic Director in nsl xyz ex com y A load balancer is any HP Traffic Director Associate a name with this HP Traffic Director its IP address and the TCP port number to communicate with the agent If you want to associate any Services with this HP Traffic Director keep them available Note If you have a third party load balancer press n to move to the ISV group configuration options Enter lt y gt if you want to configure an HP Traffic Director Enter lt n gt if you have no more to configure What is the name of the HP Traffic Director lbl Name of the HP Traffic Director may or may not be its IP address This allows you to associate the HP Traffic Director by its name to each site instead of its IP address If you do not want to associat nter the IP address of the HP Traffic Director You are asked to enter the IP address again a name Enter the IP address of HP Traffic Director 1b1 10 54 67 4 Enter the IP address of the HP Traffic Director you want to configure in nsl xyz ex com What is the HP Traffic Director port for 1b1 1999 The HP Traffic Director port is the TCP port that nsl xyz ex com uses to obtain met
10. Connect To box specify Direct to COM1 or the serial port through which the PC is connected to the SA9200 if different from COM1 3 Click OK The COM1 Properties panel appears 4 Click Restore Defaults Values should be 9600 bits per second 8 data bits parity set to none and 1 stop bit 9600 8 N 1 5 Click OK The SA9200 is now ready for initial configuration with the monitor gt prompt displayed The Boot Monitor Command Line Interface CLI must be used to perform the initial configuration of the SA9200 After initial configuration you should seldom need to access the Boot Monitor Follow the prompts as shown in the following example User inputs appear in bold an empty space after the gt prompt indicates that the user accepted the default by pressing lt Enter gt The final step of configuration is restarting the device This step must occur for the configuration to take effect 11 HP Multi Site Traffic Director Server Appliance SA9200 Getting Started Guide 1 Type setup at the monitor gt prompt to begin initial configu ration User entered names and monitor gt setup IP addresses in the Auto config NIC card n gt example are for 1 100BaseTx illustrative purposes wis only The appropriate Select Media Type 1 or 2 1 gt Use Full Duplex n gt y values for your installation may vary Done Ether configuration 100basetx full_duplex If you type
11. Traffic Director port is the TCP port that ns2 will use to obtain metrics from the HP Traffic Director 1b3 Do you want to associate services with 1b2 y A Service is a combination of the virtual IP address and port on which this Service is provided To config ure a Service type ONE virtual IP address and port separated by a colon For example 10 1 2 7 4455 Enter lt y gt if you want to associate services Enter lt n gt if you do not want to associate services Enter a service to associate with 1b2 10 100 68 5 80 A Service is a combination of the virtual IP address and port on which this Service is provided To config ure a Service type ONE virtual IP address and port separated by a colon For example 10 1 2 7 4455 Type a single Service and press lt Enter gt to configure a Service Automatic Configuration of the SA9200 Press lt Enter gt without an entry when there are no more to configure Enter another Service to associate with 1b2 lt Enter gt Enter a single Service and press lt Enter gt to configure a Service Press lt Enter gt without a Service entry when you have no more Services to configure Do you want to configure another HP Traffic Director in ns2 n Enter lt y gt if you want to configure another HP Traffic Director Enter lt n gt if you have no more to configure Do you want to configure an ISV group in ns2 y An ISV group is a name by which
12. a group of services are associated with this physical site Generally these are services that may be configured in any load balancer that is not an an HP Traffic Director These services will be probed for availability using different probe methods Identify all the services to be created for each ISV group that you want to configure Enter lt y gt if you want to configure an ISV group in NSZ Enter lt n gt if you have no more to configure What is the name of the ISV Group isvg2 Each ISV group has a unique name Services configured under this name are associated with a given physical Sites Do you want to associate Services with isvg2 y A Service is a combination of the virtual IP address and port on which this Service is provided To config ure a Service type ONE virtual IP address and port separated by a colon For example 10 1 2 7 4455 Enter lt y gt if you want to associate Services Enter lt n gt if you do not want to associate Services 23 HP Multi Site Traffic Director Server Appliance SA9200 Getting Started Guide 24 Enter a service to associate with 1b2 10 100 68 5 80 A Service is a combination of the virtual IP address and port on which this Service is provided To config ure a Service type ONE virtual IP address and port separated by a colon For example 10 1 2 7 4455 Type a single Service and press lt Enter gt to configure a Service Press lt Enter
13. cklist see Chapter 5 Boot Monitor CLI in the User Guide Review the following sections later in this guide for additional configuration requirements e If you intend to use the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP see DHCP Requirements e If you intend to use the Domain Name Service DNS see Configuring DNS Use a terminal emulator to begin the initial configuration See Boot Configuration Steps for initial setup instructions Use the Quick Start Wizard to set the default configuration See Automatic Configuration of the SA9200 SA8200 SA8220 Chicago ns mstd ex com Chicago Authority for mstd ex com Local DNS server San Diego Client a San Diego Z Typical Configuration Pre Installation Checklist Initial Configuration Setting Parameter Choice Your SA9200 Hostname Domain Name IP address IP netmask Default route gateway Primary Name Server IP address optional Media Type NIC O 100BASE O 10BASE Note The setup program can auto configure the media type Duplex Type O FULL O HALF Note The setup program can auto configure the duplex type Will this an HP Traffic Director use Dynamic Host Configuration O YES Protocol DHCP ONO N HP Multi Site Traffic Director Server Appliance SA9200 Getting Started Guide Site Survey NOTE If an ISV group is
14. erate 1 The operating mode you choose will take effect immediately Enter lt 1 gt if you want to operate in OPEN mode Enter lt 2 gt if you want to operate in CLOSE mode Enabling remote access Please wait Do you want to configure this HP_SA9200 as a primary or secondary 1 Configuring this HP_SA9200 as a primary allows you to add modify or delete an HP Traffic Director Services ISV groups map Services to hostnames and adjust parameters A hostname is the name of a distributed site that is Serviced by this HP_SA9200 A secondary HP_SA9200 obtains all its configurations from a primary HP_SA9200 Enter lt 1 gt to configure as primary Enter lt 2 gt to configure as secondary 17 HP Multi Site Traffic Director Server Appliance SA9200 Getting Started Guide The IP address of this HP_SA9200 is displayed if available The Flash port is the listening port for incoming connections The default Flash port number is 2000 An agent refers to a fulfillment agent on an HP Traffic Director It communicates Service availability and metric information to a SA9200 An HP Traffic Director refers to an HP Traffic Director Server Appliance Models SA7200 and SA7220 or HP e Commerce Traffic Director Server Appliance Models SA amp 200 and SA8 amp 220 The default TCP port number is 1999 18 What is the name of this HP_SA9200 nsl xyz ex com Enter the fully qualified hostname of this HP_S
15. ews for each bracket Use the holes near the front of the SA9200 3 Position the SA9200 in the desired space of your 19 rack and attach the front flange of each mounting bracket to the rack with two screws each HP Multi Site Traffic Director Server Appliance SA9200 Getting Started Guide Cabinet Side Rail Installation Wiring Connections NOTE The RJ 45 Ethernet cables should not exceed four 4 meters 13 3 feet in length Side rail mounting requires the use of the small mounting brackets and four of the screws side view of SA9200 side view of end view of bracket holes mounting bracke rail mount holes connect to SA9200 4 Small Mounting Brackets Locate the two small mounting brackets and the screws Attach a side rail to each SA9200 using the rows of five screw holes on the side of the SA9200 equidistant from the top and bottom The screws for this procedure are not provided with the SA9200 they should be supplied with your side rail hardware Attach a small mounting bracket to each side of the SA9200 using two colored screws for each bracket Use the holes nearest to the front of the SA9200 Note that the small mounting brackets have recesses allowing them to fit over the front end of the side rail Slide the SA9200 into the cabinet s receiving rails and secure the front flange of each mounting bracket with two screws connect the SA9200 to your network Connec
16. hp multi site traffic director server appliance sa9200 getting started guide Copyright 2001 Hewlett Packard Company All rights reserved Hewlett Packard Company 3000 Hanover Street Palo Alto CA 94304 1185 Publication Number 5971 0895 March 2001 Disclaimer The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice HEWLETT PACKARD COMPANY MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WITH REGARD TO THIS MATERIAL INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE Hewlett Packard shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this material Hewlett Packard assumes no responsibility for the use or reliability of its software on equipment that is not furnished by Hewlett Packard Warranty A copy of the specific warranty terms applicable to your Hewlett Packard products and replacement parts can be obtained from http www hp com serverappliances support Other brands and names are the property of their respective owners Getting Started Topic See Page Before You Begin 2 Installing the an HP Traffic Director 3 Booting and Initial Configuration 6 Quick Start Wizard Automatic Default 15 Configuration of the an HP Traffic Director HP Multi Site Traffic Director Server Appliance SA9200 Getting Started Guide Parts Checklist
17. ide you through the initial configuration of your HP_SA9200 1 Draw a geographical map that shows the location of each HP_SA9200 2 On the map associate each HP Traffic Director with its geographically closest HP_SA9200 3 Beside each HP_SA9200 write down the its Fully Qualified Hostname and IP address Type telnet sessions at the CLI prompt to change the number of Telnet Sessions Automatic Configuration of the SA9200 4 Beside each HP Traffic Director write down its IP address and any configured Service information 5 If you want to configure any Services that are associated with a third party load balancer group them by name These groups are called ISV groups 6 Associate each ISV group with its geographically closest HP_SA9200 7 Write down any HP_SA9200 or load balancer that are configured with non standard port numbers Use CTRL C at anytime to interrupt the Quick Start Wizard Press lt q gt to Quit lt Enter gt to Continue Begin by setting the operating mode for this HP_SA9200 Operating in OPEN mode allows remote access to this HP_SA9200 Remote access can also be granted through the Command Line Interface CLI Open mode also allows remote access via SNMP Operating in CLOSE mode does not allow any remote access to this HP_SA9200 This can be changed in the CLI by setting the number of Telnet sessions greater than zero or creating community strings What mode do you want to op
18. lace this Service in standby You are currently mapping HP Traffic Director 1b1 and Service 10 54 67 6 8 What is the Factor o A Service with a hig with a lower factor Enter a factor from You are currently as Service 10 54 67 7 2 0O with hostl f Service 10 54 67 6 80 10 her factor is favored over one t 00 Do you want to map Service 10 54 67 7 255 y Enter lt y gt if you want to map this Service Enter lt n gt if you do not want to map this Service sociating ISV Group isvgl and 55 with hostl Automatic Configuration of the SA9200 Do you want to enable Service 10 54 67 7 255 y Enter lt y gt if you want to enable the Service for this site Enter lt n gt if you want place the Service in standby for this site You are currently mapping ISV Group isvgl and Service 10 54 67 7 255 with hostl What is the Factor of Service 10 54 67 7 255 10 A Service with a higher factor is favored over one with a lower factor Enter a factor from 1 100 You are currently mapping HP Traffic Director 1b3 and Service 10 54 67 7 255 with hostl Do you want to map Service 10 54 67 8 255 n Enter lt y gt if you want to map this Service Enter lt n gt if you do not want to map this Service You are currently mapping HP Traffic Director 1b3 and Service 10 54 67 8 255 with hostl Do you want to enable Service 10 54 67 8 255 n Enter lt y gt if you want to enable this Service for
19. ly qualified hostname of the peer HP_SA9200 What is the IP address of ns2 10 100 68 2 Type the IP address if it is not displayed What is the Flash port for ns2 2000 Flash port is the UDP port that a peer HP_SA9200 uses to send Flash information to ns2 21 HP Multi Site Traffic Director Server Appliance SA9200 Getting Started Guide 22 Do you want to configure an HP Traffic Director in ns2 y A load balancer is any HP Traffic Director Associate a name with this HP Traffic Director its IP address and the TCP port number to communicate with the agent If you want to associate any Services with this HP Traffic Director keep them available Note If you have a third party load balancer press n to move to the ISV group configuration options Enter lt y gt if you want to configure an HP Traffic Director Enter lt n gt if you have no more to configure What is the name of the HP Traffic Director 1b2 ame of the HP Traffic Director may or may not be its IP address This allows you to associate the HP Traffic Director by its name to each site instead of its IP address If you do not want to associate a name nter the IP address of the HP Traffic Director You are asked to enter the IP address again What is the IP address of HP Traffic Director 1b2 10 100 68 4 Enter the IP address of the HP Traffic Director you want to configure in ns2 What is the HP Traffic Director port for 1b2 1999 The HP
20. mber To change probe method use the backspace to override the default TCP setting 20 What is the name of the ISV Group isvgl Each ISV group has a unique nam Services configured under this name are associated with a given physical site Do you want to associate Services with isvgl y Enter lt y gt if you want to associate Services Enter lt n gt if you do not want to associate Services Enter a Service to associate with isvgl 10 54 67 7 255 A Service is a combination of the virtual IP address and port on which this Service provided To configure a Service type ONE virtual IP address and port separated by a colon For example 10 1 2 7 4455 Type a single Service and press lt Enter gt Press lt Enter gt without an entry when there are no more to configure What probe method would you like to use for this Service 3 Services configured under ISV groups can be probed using ping TCP or HTTP protocols The default choice is TCP Enter lt 1 gt for ping Enter lt 2 gt for TCP Enter lt 3 gt for HTTP What is the URL path usr home myindex html Type the path of the URL you want to probe Normally a URL is entered as http hostname filepath Type ONLY the file path portion of the URL at the Service address and port defined above For example usr home index html Enter another Service to associate with 1b1 lt Enter gt Type a single Service and press lt Enter g
21. n is being committed gt config dns secondary 10 100 68 2 prompt no Now running as a Secondary You can manually change any specific configuration parameters if any of the Quick Start Wizard default settings are not sufficient for your site It is recommended that you use the custom configuration method only after you have done the initial configuration with the Quick Start Wizard This saves the time of having to do all configuration settings manually See Chapter 3 of the User Guide for manual configuration instructions 29 HP Multi Site Traffic Director Server Appliance SA9200 Getting Started Guide Support for Your HP SA9200 U S and For hardware service and telephone support contact C an ada e An HP authorized reseller or HP Customer Support Center at 1 800 633 3600 30 Support for Your HP SA9200 Eu ro pe For hardware service and telephone support contact An HP authorized reseller or One of the following HP Customer Support Centers Country and Number Austria 0660 6386 Belgium Dutch 02 626 8806 Belgium French 02 626 8807 Czech Republic 420 2 613 07 310 Denmark 3929 4099 English non UK 44 20 7512 5202 Finland 02 03 47 288 France 01 43 62 3434 Germany 0180 525 8143 Greece 30 0 16196411 Hungary 36 1 382 1111 Ireland 01 662 5525 Israel 972 9 952 4848 Italy 02 2 641 0350 Netherlands 020 6068751 Norway 22 11
22. nd press lt Enter gt to configure a Service Press lt Enter gt without an entry when you have no more Services to configure Do you want to configure another HP Traffic Director in nsl xyz ex com n A load balancer is any HP Traffic Director Associate a name with this HP Traffic Director its IP address and the TCP port number to communicate with the agent If you want to associate any Services with this HP Traffic Director keep them available Note If you have a third party load balancer press n to move to the ISV group configuration options Enter lt y gt if you want to configure an HP Traffic Director Enter lt n gt if you have no more to configure Do you want to configure an ISV group in nsl xyz ex com y An ISV group is a name by which a group of Services are associated with this physical site Generally these are Services that may be configured in any load balancer that is not an HP Traffic Director These Services are probed for availability using different services to be created for each ISV group that you want to configure Enter lt y gt if you want to configure an ISV group Enter lt n gt if you have no more to configure 19 HP Multi Site Traffic Director Server Appliance SA9200 Getting Started Guide Services are the virtual resources that the load balancer provides to network clients Services are identified by a Virtual Internet Protocol VIP address and virtual port nu
23. o you want to map Service 10 54 67 5 80 y Enter lt y gt if you want to map this Service Enter lt n gt if you do not want to map this Service You are currently mapping HP Traffic Director lbl and Service 10 54 67 5 80 with hostl 25 HP Multi Site Traffic Director Server Appliance SA9200 Getting Started Guide A factor is a threshold for an agent service The Factor of Service range is dependent on the Load Balancing method chosen 26 Do you want to enabl site Enter lt n gt if you wan mode for this site e Service 10 54 67 5 80 y Enter lt y gt if you want to enable this Service for this t place this Service in standby You are currently mapping HP Traffic Director 1b1 and Service 10 54 67 5 8 What is the Factor o A Service with a hig with a lower factor Enter a factor from O with hostl f Service 10 54 67 5 80 10 her factor is favored over one 1 100 You are currently mapping HP Traffic Director 1b1 and Service 10 54 67 5 8 0O with hostl Do you want to map Service 10 54 67 6 80 y Enter lt y gt if you wan Enter lt n gt if you do this Service to map this Service t to map not want You are currently mapping HP Traffic Director lbl and Service 10 54 67 6 8 Do you want to enable Service site Enter lt n gt if you wan mode for this site 0O with hostl 10 54 67 6 80 y Enter lt y gt if you want to enable this Service for this t p
24. ona remote site identify the ISV group by a site name If a group of services are across sites identify the ISV group by the service Photocopy multiple copies of the Site Survey tables You should complete the tables before you begin the Quick Start Wizard Definitions Data Sites Where your sites are located both the network topology and geographical location ISP s DNS Your Internet Service Provider s DNS needs to include your name server information Zones The subdomain to which the host belongs Services A service is an application protocol that is offered on a network The device where the service is running is identified by an IP address and a port is used to identify the protocol at the designated IP address A service contains an IP address and a port For example 10 54 67 6 80 describes a service consisting of a server s HTTP application listening on port 80 Agents The HP Traffic Directors at each site refers to either HP Traffic Director Server Appliance Models SA7200 and SA7220 or HP e Commerce Traffic Director Server Appliance Models SA8200 and SA8220 They are used to keep the SA9200 informed of the services it manages The information it provides to the SA9200 includes metrics site status response time and number of current connections of the server farm they are balancing ISV Group Intelligent Site Verification ISV is used to directly determine the availability of a a service or b a
25. rics from the HP Traffic Director 1b1 Do you want to associate Services with 1b1 y Enter lt y gt if you want to associate Services Enter lt n gt if you do not want to associate Services Services are the virtual resources that the load balancer provides to network clients Services are defined by their Virtual Internet Protocol VIP address and virtual port number An ISV Group refers to a collection of services All services in a group share the same ISV polling parameters Naming ISV Groups To name a group on a remote Site identify the ISV group by a site name If a group of services are across sites identify the ISV group by the service probe methods Identify all th Automatic Configuration of the SA9200 Enter a Service to associate with 1b1 10 54 67 5 80 A Service is a combination of the virtual IP address and port on which this Service provided To configure a Service type ONE virtual IP address and port separated by a colon For example 10 1 2 7 4455 Type a single Service and press lt Enter gt Press lt Enter gt without an entry when there are no more to configure Enter another Service to associate with 1b1 10 54 67 6 80 Type a single Service and press lt Enter gt to configure a Service Press lt Enter gt without an entry when you have no more Services to configure Enter another Service to associate with 1b1 lt Enter gt Type a single Service a
26. service that is balanced using a third party load balancer Methods of verification include a site ping TCP connect and HTTP probe An ISV Group is a collection of services All services in a group share the same ISV polling parameters Initial Configuration Site Survey Data Sites SA9200 IP address SA9200 Fully Qualified Hostname ISP s DNS Fully Qualified Domain Name IP address Aliases Agents ISV Groups Agent ISV Group Name Agent Port if agent 1999 Flash Source Flash Port Services VIP Port Probe Method Probe URL Flash information is only required if using Flash Load Balancing trf HTTP is the probe method select a URL to probe the default URL is Site Survey continues on the next page HP Multi Site Traffic Director Server Appliance SA9200 Getting Started Guide Site Survey continued Hostnames Hostname Balance Method Zone Services ISV or Agent Name VIP Port 10 Boot Configuration Steps Boot Monitor Interacting with the SA9200 Interacting with the SA9200 To interact with the SA9200 you need a terminal emulator such as HyperTerminal on your PC The instructions below are for HyperTerminal 1 Type any character in the Name field of the Connection Descrip tion window and click OK The Phone Number panel appears 2 In the
27. ssociated with each VIP When you have finished the Quick Start Wizard NTP needs to be configured if you selected Flash as the load balancing method Type settime at the Boot Monitor prompt or config sys ntp create lt ntpserver gt at the CLI prompt Automatic Configuration of the SA9200 Do you want to configure a hostname y A hostname is the name of a distributed site that is serviced by this HP_SA9200 Enter lt y gt if you want to configure a hostname Enter lt n gt if you have no more hostnames to configure Enter the hostname you want to configure hostl nsl xyz ex com Hostname is the fully qualified name of th Distributed Site For example www xyz com If you have an alias for this site you should enter the alias name For xample if www abc xyz com is the alias name of www xyz com please enter www abc xyz com instead of www xyz com Choose the load balancing method for 1 Weighted Random Weighted Round Robin CPU Utilization Average Response Tim Least Number of Connections 6 Flash Enter Choice 1 6 3 Ow WN Do you want to map any Services with hostl y Each service that you associated with configured HP Traffic Director s and any ISV group s is displayed for you to map with this hostname Choose only the services that you want to map with this hostname Enter lt y gt if you want to map any Services Enter lt n gt if you do not want to map any Services D
28. t Press lt Enter gt without an entry when there are no more to configure Press n if the information is incorrect The screen returns to the What is the name of this HP SA9200 question Flash load balancing refers to Flash Response Mode load balancing All SA9200s and any load balancers with Flash agents enabled are Flash peers The Flash port is the listening port in the SA9200 for incoming connections The default Flash port number is 2000 Automatic Configuration of the SA9200 Do you want to configure another ISV group in nsl xyz ex com n Enter lt y gt if you want to configure another ISV group Enter lt n gt if you have no more to configure HP_SA9200 nsl xyz ex com IP 10 54 67 2 Port 2000 HP Traffic Director lbl IP address 10 54 67 4 Port 1999 Services 10 54 67 5 80 10 54 67 6 80 ISV Name isvgl Services 10 54 67 7 255 Probe Method myindex html HTTP URL usr home Is this information correct y Do you want to configure a peer HP_SA9200 y A peer HP_SA9200 participates in FLASH load balancing and can be authoritative for different distributed sites configured in this HP_SA9200 If you have more than one HP_SA9200 have their fully qualified host names and IP addresses available Enter lt y gt if you want to configure a peer HP_SA9200 Enter lt n gt if you have no more peers to configure What is the name of the peer HP_SA9200 ns2 Enter the ful
29. t the provided power cable Connect the provided RJ 45 network cable to your network Use the serial cable provided to connect the serial port labeled Console to the serial port of any Terminal A PC running HyperTerminal is described later in this guide It is recommended that the RJ 45 Ethernet cables used to connect the the an HP Traffic Director be routed down from their front panel connectors and toward the rear of the rack then bundled at the rear of the rack Routings at variance with the one described here can result in unacceptable RF interference Installing the SA9200 in a Rack or Cabinet H The Reset Switch located on the rear panel of the SA9200 behaves ese WITC p 7 as follows Function If the power cable is connected and the device is powered up pressing the switch powers the device down If the power cable is connected and the device is powered down pressing the switch powers the device up HP Multi Site Traffic Director Server Appliance SA9200 Getting Started Guide Configuration Checklist Initial Configuration SA8200 SA8220 Los Angeles a558 BESS To expedite installation 1 Photocopy the Pre Installation Checklist and the Site Survey later in this guide before you configure the SA9200 Fill out the copies before reading the rest of this guide and keep them handy while you perform the initial configuration For further informa tion regarding the choices in the che
30. ter lt n gt if you do not want Quick Start Wizard to run Thank you for using the Quick Start Wizard Now that the primary SA9200 is up and running it is easy to add additional SA9200s to your network The additional SA9200s can be easily added by configuring them as secondary SA9200s They receive all of their configuration information from the designated primary through the Global Sync process which automatically transfers the primary SA9200 configuration to any secondary SA9200s Run the Quick Start Wizard on each SA9200 that you want to designate as a secondary Do you want to configure this HP SA9200 as a primary or secondary 2 Configuring this HP_SA9200 as a primary allows you to add modify or delete an HP Traffic Director Services ISV groups map Services to hostnames and adjust parameters A hostname is the name of a distributed site that is Serviced by this HP_SA9200 Command Line Configuration Automatic Configuration of the SA9200 A secondary HP_SA9200 obtains all its configurations from a primary HP_SA9200 Enter lt 1 gt to configure as primary Enter lt 2 gt to configure as secondary Enter the IP address of the primary HP SA9200 10 54 67 2 Primary IP address is the IP address of the HP_SA9200 from which configurations are downloaded for this secondary HP_SA9200 Each time configurations changes in the primary it is passed down to all its secondaries Please wait while the informatio
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32. y which computers using TCP IP can obtain configuration parameters automatically through the network at startup If you use DHCP you must give the DHCP server the following parameters for it to pass to the SA9200 IP address e Netmask e Default route e SA9200 Name e Domain Optional e Domain Name Server Optional 13 HP Multi Site Traffic Director Server Appliance SA9200 Getting Started Guide Configuring DNS 14 Your DNS server may contain additional names on your network that the SA9200 may need to resolve The SA9200 can be configured to recognize these by entering the domain and primary name server s IP addresses in the SA9200 s Boot Monitor Host name resolution is always performed first at the primary DNS server then if necessary at the secondary DNS server Quick Start Wizard Automatic Configuration of the SA9200 Automatic Configuration of the SA9200 There are two methods for configuring the SA9200 often used in combination e Automatic Quick Start Wizard default configuration e Manual or custom configuration For instructions on manually configuring the SA9200 or modifying an existing configuration see Chapter 3 CLI Configuration in the User Guide The Quick Start Wizard is an interactive default configuration tool that allows you to configure the SA9200 with default settings by responding to specific prompts After the default configuration you can specifically customize certain
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