Coyote Point Systems Equalizer, Руководство по установке и администрированию

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Equalizer Installation and Administration Guide ix
Preface
This guide is indented for people who are installing, configuring, or administering an
Equalizer™ system. This guide contains seven chapters and five appendices:
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Overview—an overview of Equalizer concepts and terminology and information to
help you plan your Equalizer configuration.
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Installing Equalizer—instructions for installing Equalizer.
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Configuring Equalizer—setting up Equalizer to work with your network and servers.
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Administering Equalizer Operation—using the Equalizer administration tools and
monitoring Equalizer operation.
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Administering Virtual Clusters—adding and removing virtual clusters and servers,
changing load balancing options, and shutting down servers.
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Administering Geographic Clusters—adding and removing geographic clusters and sites
and changing geographic load balancing and targeting options.
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Troubleshooting—diagnosing Equalizer installation and configuration problems.
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Appendix A—describes how to develop custom Server Agents.
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Appendix B—describes how to configure Equalizer to distribute requests to servers
assigned IP addresses on reserved, non-routable networks.
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Appendix D—describes how to modify the Equalizer configuration file.
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Appendix E—describes the Equalizer’s physical and environmental specifications.
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Appendix F—contains the complete License and Warranty information for this product.
A glossary of the technology-specific terms used throughout this book follows
Appendix F.
If you are setting up Equalizer for the first time, you should read the Overview chapter
before attempting to install and configure your system.