To Configure the J2EE Policy Agents Load Balancer

Before You Begin

The load balancer hardware and software used for this deployment is BIG-IP® manufactured by F5 Networks. If you are using different load balancer software, see the documentation that comes with that product for detailed settings information.

1. Access https://is-f5.example.com, the Big IP load balancer login page, from a web browser.

2. Log in using the following information:

   User name:

   username

   Password:

   password

3. Click Configure your BIG-IP (R) using the Configuration Utility.

4. Create a Pool.

   A pool contains all the backend server instances.

   1. In the left pane, click Pools.

   2. On the Pools tab, click Add.

   3. In the Add Pool dialog, provide the following information:

      Pool Name

      J2EEAgent-Pool

      Load Balancing Method

      Round Robin

      Resources

      Add the Application Server IP addresses and port numbers: pr-1:1081 and pr-2:1081.

   4. Click Done.

   5. In the List of Pools, click J2EEAgent-Pool.

   6. Click the Persistence tab and provide the following information:

      Persistence Type:

      Choose Active Http Cookie

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      Note –

      Active Http Cookie persistence uses an HTTP cookie stored on a client computer to allow the client to reconnect to the same server previously visited.

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      Method:

      Choose Insert

   7. Click Apply.

5. Add a Virtual Server.

   The virtual server presents an address to the outside world and, when users attempt to connect, it would forward the connection to the most appropriate real server.

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   If you encounter JavaScript errors or otherwise cannot proceed to create a virtual server, try using Internet Explorer for this step.

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   1. In the left frame, click Virtual Servers.

   2. On the Virtual Servers tab, click Add.

   3. In the Add a Virtual Server dialog box, provide the following information:

      Address

      Enter the IP address for lb-5.example.com

      Services Port

      91

   4. Continue to click Next until you reach the Pool Selection dialog box.

   5. In the Pool Selection dialog box, assign the J2EEAgent-Pool pool.

   6. Click Done.

6. Add Monitors.

   Monitors are required for the load balancer to detect the backend server failures.

   1. Click Monitors in the left frame.

   2. Click the Basic Associations tab.

   3. Mark the Add checkbox for the IP address for pr–1:1081 and pr–2:1081.

   4. At the top of the Node column, select tcp.

   5. Click Apply.

7. Log out of the load balancer console.