Configuring the WSM using Device Manager

Configuring a health check for a real server group  

You can configure the type of health check performed on a real server group. The default health check is TCP.

To configure the type of health check to perform for a real server group:

1. From the device view, select the Web Switching Module.

The Web Switching Module is highlighted.

2. From the Edit menu, choose WSM Card > L4 Switching > SLB.

The Server Load Balance dialog box opens to the General tab.

3. Click the Real Groups tab.

The Real Groups tab opens.

4. Double-click the Health Check field for the real server group and choose a health check from the drop-down selection list.
5. (Optional) Double-click the Health Check Content field for the real server group, and type a string of up to 34 characters.
6. Click Set > Apply.

An Information dialog box opens reminding you to save the configuration.

7. Click OK.

The Information dialog box closes.

8. From the Real Groups tab, click Close.

The health check is configured for the real server group and the SLB dialog box closes.

9. To save the change, right-click the WSM card and choose one of the following from the shortcut menu:
• Save configuration (backup)--Saves changes to the active and backup WSM configuration blocks.
• Save configuration (no backup)--Saves changes to the active WSM configuration block.

See also:

• Modifying the health check interval and retries
• Types of real server group health checks
• About server failures
• About service failures
• About health checking
• SLB--General tab fields
• Health Checking