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Equalizer Configuration Checklist
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Equalizer from an external-network test machine. (See Chapter 4, “Administering
Equalizer Operation” for information about how to add clusters and servers.)
When you telnet to a virtual cluster from the external test machine, Equalizer should
connect you to one of the servers configured in the cluster. Repeatedly connect to the
same virtual cluster to make sure that Equalizer is routing the connections to different
servers in the cluster. (The servers aren’t necessarily selected in a round-robin fashion.
Equalizer uses an adaptive algorithm to determine which server will get the next
connection.)
You can also use a client tool such as a Web browser to perform this test.
7. From the Internet-client test machine, connect to each virtual cluster.
If you need assistance resolving configuration problems, see Chapter 7, “Troubleshooting”.
Equalizer Configuration Checklist
Use this checklist to verify that you’ve completed the configuration process:
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Is Equalizer configured? Make sure you have set Equalizer’s administration address,
default gateway, and network IP addresses.
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If you are using a two-network configuration, have the default routes on your servers
been updated to use Equalizer's address on the internal network.
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Have the IP addresses and netmasks on the servers been configured as valid
addresses on the internal network (in a two-network topology)?
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Have the server daemons (httpd, ftpd etc.) been started on all of the servers?
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Has at least one virtual cluster been configured for Equalizer for testing? (See
“Adding a Virtual Cluster” on page 62 for information on configuring virtual
clusters.)
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Has each configuration test been successfully completed?