Configuring the WSM using Device Manager

Configuring basic FWLB   

The following figure shows a simple network topology with FWLB. This example uses two WSMs and two 8648TX modules in a single 8600. The public-side WSM is installed in slot 4, and the private-side WSM is installed in slot 10. The upstream router, Web server farm, and firewalls are physically connected to the 8648TX modules. The WSMs, connected to the Passport 8648TX backplane, perform the firewall load balancing.

The configuration in the figure above, requires the following:

• 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 free-metric (optional)
• Configuring basic FWLB with a DMZ

See also:

• About load balancing metrics
• Firewall overview
• Methods of firewall load balancing
• About basic FWLB
• About free-metric FWLB
• About demilitarized zones
• Basic FWLB implementation
• Monitoring the firewall