Alteon

34.x

Alteon Level 1
Lab Manual
Server Load Balancing
Table of Contents

Objectives .................................................................................................................................. 3
Overview .................................................................................................................................... 3
Lab Preparations: Restore Standard Setup ............................................................................................................ 3
Lab Activities ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Configuration Details ...................................................................................................................................................... 4
Configure Basic SLB ................................................................................................................. 5
Define real servers........................................................................................................................................................... 5
Validate Configuration .............................................................................................................. 7
Verify configuration by generating test-traffic to your web servers. ............................................................ 7
Configure Advanced Health Check.......................................................................................... 8
Create advanced health checks. .................................................................................................................................. 8
Bind Health Check to Group ......................................................................................................................................... 9
Combine Heath Checks ................................................................................................................................................. 10
Add multiple ports to the servers. ........................................................................................................................... 11

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Objectives
After viewing module "Server Load Balancing" and then completing this lab, you should be able to:
• Configure basic server load balancing (SLB).
• Export (save) SLB configurations to a file.
• Validate your configuration with test-traffic to web servers.
• Create advanced health checks for multiple services.
• Load balance to multiple application ports.

Overview
In this lab we configure the Alteon to support server load balancing.
We configure server load balancing (SLB) by setting up Layer 4 real servers and binding them into a group.

We also bind the load balancing metric and health check to the server group. Then we configure the virtual server
and assign a service -- and bind that the server group. We are all set to load balance.

Advanced health checks add flexibility in determining the condition of servers.

In this lab we create different health checks for multiple services running on the servers. We set up dependencies.
After we add multiple ports, we load balance between those ports.

Lab Preparations: Restore Standard Setup

Before you begin this lab:
a. You should have successfully completed routing and switching STANDARD SETUP configuration.
b. You should have successfully completed High Availability configuration.
c. Access Alteon management port and login. Import HIGH AVAILABILITY configuration -- else be
sure it is already the Alteon configuration.
d. Verify your current HIGH AVAILABILITY configuration is working before going forward.
e. All changes done at one Alteon, preferred Device A, and synced to the second HA device.

Lab Activities
Here is a summary of what you'll be doing in lab:
1. Configure basic server load balancing
• Define real servers
• Create server group
• Bind health check to the group
• Create virtual server and bind to the group
• Define virtual service

2. Configure advanced health check

• Create advanced health checks
• Bind HC to server
• Group health check
• Combine health checks
• Add ports to a server

3. Validate your configuration

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Configuration Details

Recommendation: When you perform implementation in real life, be sure to collect information in preparation of
your work.

Real Servers

Real Server ID Server IP Address

WebServer1 10.200.1.100

WebServer2 10.200.1.200

Group

Group ID Group1

Servers WebServer1, WebServer2

Healthcheck ICMP

Metric Round Robin

Virtual Server Settings

Virtual Server VIRT ID = Virt1

VIP Address 192.168.175.50

Floating IP 10.200.1.254

Virtual Services

Service http (port 80)

Proxy IP 10.200.1.15/32

Group Group ID = Group1

Binding Force Proxy

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Configure Basic SLB
Define real servers
1. Define real WebServer1 and WebServer2.
Configure Real Servers

Real Server ID Server IP Address Description

WebServer1 10.200.1.100 Web Application Server 1

WebServer2 10.200.1.200 Web Application Server 2

Real server ID = up to 32 alpha-numeric characters, case-sensitive, NO SPACES.

Description is not important for load balancing. But, in case of debugging it is mostly very helpful!
NOTE: After each “Apply” the Alteon A will ask if you want to synchronize the configuration only n case you have
not enabled Automatic Sync at Modules to Sync.

GUI:
a. Configuration → Application Delivery → Server Resources → Real Servers
b. Click + [to add]
c. Make sure Real Server is enabled
d. Add values for Real Server ID, Description and Server IP Address
e. Submit changes
f. Repeat setup for second server. Alternatively mark first server, click Duplicate Real Server
button, and adjust parameter for Real Server ID, Description and Server IP Address.

Create Server Group

2. Create server group. Use server group ID=Group1.
Add WebServer1 and WebServer2 to the group.
Set metric for the group to roundrobin.

a. Configuration → Application Delivery → Server Resources → Server Groups

b. Click + [add a group]
c. Group ID Group1
d. Add WebServer1 and WebServer2 to selected for this group
e. Group Settings tab:
a. SLB Metric = Round Robin
f. Submit
g. Apply

All real servers for a specific service belong together in one group.

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Create a Virtual Server
3. Create virtual server ID = Virt1

Virtual Server Settings

Virtual Server VIRT ID = Virt1

Description Web Application

VIP Address 192.168.175.50

a. Configuration → Application Delivery → Virtual Services

b. Click + [to add]
c. Make sure you click “Enable Virtual Server”
d. Set Virtual Server ID Virt1
e. Add Description Web Application
f. Set IP Address 192.168.175.50
g. Click Submit

Define a Virtual Service

4. Define a virtual service as http port 80 and bind to the group.
Force connection through Proxy IP in the http service.
Bind to server group ID = Group1.

Virtual Services

Service http (port 80)

Proxy IP 10.200.1.15 / 255.255.255.255

Group Group ID = Group1

Delayed Binding Disable

• Configuration → Application Delivery → Virtual Services

a. Select and edit virtual server Virt1
b. At Virtual Services Click + [to add]
c. Service Port: 80
d. Group ID: Group1
e. Proxy IP tab:
a. Client NAT Mode: Address/Subnet
b. Client NAT IPv4 Address: 10.200.1.15
c. Mask: 255.255.255.255

This is the entry, listening or termination IP address for a specific Alteon service. For Radware Lab,
forcing through proxy IP ensures connection through the PIP.

f. Submit and Close

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 g. Apply
h. Save
i. Sync in case you did not choose Automatic Sync

IMPORTANT: Radware Labs use AlteonOS v34.+. Starting with AlteonOS v30.0+, server load balancing, port
client processing, server processing, and proxy processing are enabled by default. If your business uses an
older version, you must enable these features separately – on each respective port.

Synchronize the Configuration

If you didn’t enable automatic synchronization in the HA lab, synchronize Alteon A to Alteon B by either:
Click “Sync” (if you haven’t done so in the step above)

Validate Configuration
Verify configuration by generating test-traffic to your web servers.
Connect to virtual server IP (VIP) from your RDP PC. Browse to http://radware.lab or http://192.168.175.50
Using Chrome or Firefox allow viewing of web content within a different browser than doing
the configuration task in Edge.
You should see a response that you reached WebServer1 or WebServer2. You may need to open a new
browser window to see load balancing working.

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View status and statistics on your virtual server connection.

GUI: On Master Alteon!

• Monitoring → Overview → Service Status View (first time view take a couple of seconds)
• Monitoring → Application Delivery → Server Resources → Real Servers
• Monitoring → Application Delivery → Server Resources → Server Groups
• Monitoring → Application Delivery → Virtual Servers and select virtual service

CLI:
/info/slb/real WebServer1
/i/slb/real WebServer2
/i/slb/group Group1
/i/slb/virt Virt1
/stat/slb/virt Virt1
/st/slb/group Group1
/st/slb/real WebServer1

Get more detailed information on CLI:

/oper/displog ena

Configure Advanced Health Check

Create advanced health checks.
1. Create an advanced HTTP health check.
a. Health ID = HTTP_Check
b. Name = HTTP
c. Path = index.htm
d. Hostname = www.radware.lab

Configuration → Application Delivery → Server Resources → Health Check

a. Add a new Health Check (click + icon)
b. Select Type HTTP(S) and OK
c. HTTP ID HTTP_Check
d. Description My HTTP health check
e. Destination Port 80
f. HTTP(S) tab:
g. Hostname = www.radware.lab
h. Path = index.htm
i. Submit

2. Create a TCP port 81 health check.

a. Select Type TCP and OK
b. TCP ID TCP_Check
c. Description My TCP_Check
d. Destination Port 81
e. Submit

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 3. Create an advanced HTTP health check for an image.
Use path “images/img2.jpg” which ONLY resides on Server web2
a. Health ID HTTP_IMG_Check
b. Description: My_Image_check
c. Destination port 80
d. Hostname www.radware.lab
e. Path /images/img2.jpg
f. Submit
g. Apply

Bind Health Check to Group

Bind HTTP_Check health check to both real servers. (WebServer1 and WebServer2)

Configuration → Application Delivery → Server Resources → Server Group

a. Edit Group1
b. Group Settings tab
c. Health Check select HTTP_Check
d. Submit
e. Apply

CLI:
/i/slb/group Group1
Real Server Group Group1:
metric roundrobin
health HTTP_Check (HTTP), content
maxconex: disabled
Operation: enabled
Virtual Server: Virt1, IP4 192.168.175.50
Virtual Services:
http: vport http, srvdown drop
Real Servers:
WebServer1: 10.200.1.100, Web Application Server 1, 00:0c:29:a9:4b:5c, vlan 14,
port 2, health port 80(runtime HTTP), 8 ms, UP

WebServer2: 10.200.1.200, Web Application Server 2, 00:0c:29:da:75:c3, vlan 14,

port 2, health port 80(runtime HTTP), 8 ms, UP

Both servers should show up. Health check should say HTTP_Check.

Repeat above for:

• TCP_Check
o Health check should show TCP_Check and both servers should be up.
• HTTP_IMG_Check
o Health check should show HTTP_IMG_Check and WebServer1 should show FAILED.

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Combine Heath Checks
Create a health check to combine HTTP and TCP.
Use LOGEXP ID = HTTPTCP Type = LOGEXP Description = Combo_httptcp

Configuration → Application Delivery → Server Resources → Health Check

a. Add a new Health Check LOGEXP
b. OK
c. LOGEXP ID: HTTPTCP
d. Description: Combo_httptcp
e. From the Health Check ID drop down list select HTTP_Check
f. Enter the & in the Logical Expression, no spaces before/after the logical expression
g. From the Health Check ID drop down list select TCP_Check
h. Submit
i. Apply

Attach this combined health check to group Group1 and apply.

Configuration → Application Delivery → Server Resources → Server Groups

a. Edit Group1
b. Group Setting tab
c. Health Check: HTTPTCP
d. Submit
e. Apply & Save

Check the status of group Group1

Configuration → Overview → Service Status View

You should see that for each server the health module has created a runtime instance of
each check of the logical expression.

CLI:
>> Alteon-A - Server Load Balancing Information# /i/slb/group Group1
Real Server Group Group1:
metric roundrobin
health HTTPTCP (LOGEXP), content
maxconex: disabled
Operation: enabled
Virtual Server: Virt1, IP4 192.168.175.50
Virtual Services:
http: vport http, srvdown drop
Real Servers:
WebServer1: 10.200.1.100, Web Application Server 1, 00:0c:29:a9:4b:5c, vlan 14, port 2, health port
80(runtime LOGEXP), 3 ms, UP
Expression string: HTTP_Check&TCP_Check

HC instance HTTP_Check, type HTTP, name My HTTP health check, STATUS UP, 5 ms, Invert-result disabled

HC instance TCP_Check, type TCP, name My TCP Check, STATUS UP, 2 ms, Invert-result disabled

WebServer2: 10.200.1.200, Web Application Server 2, 00:0c:29:da:75:c3, vlan 14, port 2, health port
80(runtime LOGEXP), 2 ms, UP
Expression string: HTTP_Check&TCP_Check

HC instance HTTP_Check, type HTTP, name My HTTP health check, STATUS UP, 3 ms, Invert-result disabled

HC instance TCP_Check, type TCP, name My TCP Check, STATUS UP, 2 ms, Invert-result disabled

Nov 17 10:36:14 NOTICE slb: real server WebServer2, IP 10.200.1.200 operational

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Change the group health check to TCP.

Configuration → Application Delivery → Server Resources → Server Groups

a. Edit Group1
b. Group Settings tab
c. Health Check: tcp
d. Submit
e. Apply

Add multiple ports to the servers.

WebServer1 is running two HTTP instances listening to port 80 & 81, WebServer2 listen to port 80 – 83. Due to
double number of instances set WebServer2 a weight value of 2 getting for each instance a similar amount of
traffic.

Configuration → Application Delivery → Server Resources → Real Servers

• Edit WebServer1
• Add a Service Port using the + above the table called Service Port
• 80 and Submit
• 81 and Submit
• Submit and Close
• Edit WebServer2
• Add port 80 and Submit
• Add port 81 and Submit
• Add port 82 and Submit
• Add port 83 and Submit
• In the Properties tab, change the Weight to 2.
• Submit

Change Group Port Metric

Set group metric to Least Connections. Set rport metric to roundrobin.

Configuration → Application Delivery → Server Resources → Server Groups

a. Edit Group1
b. Group Settings tab
c. SLB Metric: Least Connections
d. Advanced tab
e. Real Port Metric: keep Round Robin
f. Submit

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Change Virtual Server

Set the virtual server to use all the ports on the server by setting the Rport to 0.

Configuration → Application Delivery → Virtual Services

a. Select Virtual Server Virt1
b. Select Virtual Services of Selected Virtual Servers Virt1
c. Edit Virt1
d. Properties tab
e. Change Real server Port from 80 to 0
f. Submit
g. Apply

Use the CLI below to see the status of the virtual server. A confirmation line is printed for each port to be up.

Use the command /info/slb/virt Virt1 to see the status of the virtual server.
/i/slb/virt Virt1
Virt1: IP4 192.168.175.50, 00:03:b2:78:01:00, vname Web Application
Virtual Services:
http: rport 0, group Group1, health tcp (TCP), ipheader x-forwarded-for
Real Servers:
WebServer1: 10.200.1.100:80, Web Application Server 1, group ena, health (runtime TCP), 1 ms, UP

WebServer1: 10.200.1.100:81, Web Application Server 1, group ena, health (runtime TCP), 1 ms, UP

WebServer2: 10.200.1.200:80, Web Application Server 2, group ena, health (runtime TCP), 1 ms, UP

WebServer2: 10.200.1.200:81, Web Application Server 2, group ena, health (runtime TCP), 2 ms, UP

WebServer2: 10.200.1.200:82, Web Application Server 2, group ena, health (runtime TCP), 0 ms, UP

WebServer2: 10.200.1.200:83, Web Application Server 2, group ena, health (runtime TCP), 1 ms, UP

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Test Configuration

Open Chrome Browser and surf to http://www.radware.lab. You can use the bookmark VIP on HTTP.
Close the browser and open it again. Click on bookmark VIP on HTTP. SLB select the different pages available for
these different web ports.

Before continuing with next hands-on lab revert back Real server Port from 0 to 80.

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