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Glossary
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6in4
6in4 is an Internet transition mechanism for migrating from Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) to IPv6.
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Access Control Lists (ACLs)
Refers to rules that are applied to port numbers or network daemon names that are available on a host or other layer 3, each with
a list of hosts and/or networks permitted to use the service
active connection count
Shows the number of connections currently active on the server.
active connections weight
The relative influence on the policy of the number of active connections currently open to a server
Active Content Verification (ACV)
These are Server Health Checks. ACV health checks basically have Equalizer attempting to open a TCP connection to a server
and determing if the server accepts. When the server accepts, Equalizer sends a user-defined request to the server (for example
GET a web page). If the server does not accept the request within the configured time, or is the server does not respond with the
response the user configured, the server is marked "down" and no further traffic is sent to that server until it starts responding to
health checks.
active-active
Equalizer clusters are instantiated on two peers and organized into failover groups. If the other peer's connectivity for the failover
group's resources is judged to be "healthier" than the peer on wihich the group is running, then the group fails over to the other
peer.
active-standby
All Equalizer clusters are instantiated on a primary system, and all will failover to a backup unit if the backup unit is judgged to be
"healthier" than the primary system.
ActiveX
ActiveX is a Microsoft software component for Windows. It controls are small programs, sometimes called add-ons that are used
on the Internet and can enhance the browsing experience by allowing animation or helping with tasks such as Microsoft security
updates.
adaptive load balancing
Distributes the load according to the following performance indicators for each server.
Address Resolution Protocol
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is a protocol used by IPv4, to map IP network addresses to the hardware addresses used by a
data link protocol. The protocol operates below the network layer as a part of the interface between the OSI network and OSI link
layer.
address translation
The modification of external addresses to standardized network addresses and of standardized network addresses to external
addresses.
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