Configuring the WSM using Device Manager

Configuring basic FWLB with free-metric

Free-metric FWLB lets you use other load balancing metrics besides hash. For more information, see About free-metric FWLB.

To configure free-metric for the basic FWLB figure:

1. On the private-side WSM, enable return to sender (RTS) on the ports attached to the firewalls (ports 7 and 8). For more information, see Configuring ports for server load balancing.
2. On the public-side WSM, remove the redirection filter from the ports attached to the real servers (ports 5 and 6), but make sure filter processing is enabled. For more information, see Creating a new filter and Enabling or disabling filtering on a port.
3. On the public-side WSM, set the FWLB metric (hash, least connections, round robin, minimum misses, response, or bandwidth). See About load balancing metrics.

See also:

• Configuring the 8600 switch for FWLB
• Configuring FWLB on the public-side of the WSM network
• Configuring FWLB on the private-side of the WSM network
• Configuring the static routes at the firewalls for FWLB
• Configuring basic FWLB with a DMZ
• Monitoring the firewall
• Configuring basic FWLB
• Firewall overview