Dell 3-DNS, Administrator'S Manual

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Introduction
3-DNS
®
Administrator Guide 1 - 1
IMPORTANT HARDWARE INFORMATION
References to hardware and upgrades contained in this document are
specific to F5 Networks hardware products. For information concerning the
initial deployment of your system, see the
Deployment Guide that was
shipped with your system. For in-depth Dell-specific hardware information,
see the server documentation that is provided on the
Resource CD and that
shipped with your system if you ordered printed documentation.
References to hardware-specific features of the F5 Networks IP Application
Switch, such as the spanning tree protocol and port mirroring, are not
supported on Dell™ PowerEdge™ hardware.
Getting started
The 3-DNS Administrator Guide is designed to help you quickly install and
configure the 3-DNS
®
Controller to manage your wide-area network traffic
and DNS. The Administrator Guide contains the following chapters:
◆
Planning the 3-DNS Configuration
This chapter describes the network and configuration planning you need
to do before you install the 3-DNS Controller in your network.
◆
Working with the Setup Utility
This chapter describes the Setup utility and its functions. The Setup
utility runs automatically the first time you turn on the 3-DNS Controller.
◆
Post-Setup Tasks
This chapter describes the base network, which includes the IP addresses,
VLANs, and network interfaces on the 3-DNS Controller.
◆
Essential Configuration Tasks
This chapter describes the software configuration tasks you must
complete, regardless of the type of wide-area traffic management you
want to configure.
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Configuring a Globally Distributed Network
This chapter describes the tasks you complete to set up a globally
distributed network.
◆
Configuring a Content Delivery Network
This chapter describes the tasks you complete to set up a network that
includes a CDN provider.
◆
Working with Quality of Service
This chapter describes the components of the Quality of Service load
balancing mode.