parray.pat

The parray.pat (PAT) file describes each member in the proxy array of which the proxy you are administering is a member. The PAT file is an ASCII file used in proxy to proxy routing. It contains proxy array members’ machine names, IP addresses, ports, load factors, cache sizes, and so on.

Syntax

Proxy Array Information/1.0
ArrayEnabled: numberConfigID: ID numberArrayName: nameListTTL: minutes
name IPaddress proxyport URLforPAT infostring state time status loadfactor cachesize

Parameters

Proxy Array Information is version information.

ArrayEnabled specifies whether the proxy array is enabled or disabled. Possible values are:

• 0 — The array is disabled.

  • 1 — The array is enabled.

    ConfigID is the identification number for the current version of the PAT file. The proxy server uses this number to determine whether the PAT file has changed.

    ArrayName is the name of the proxy array.

    ListTTL specifies how often the proxy should check the PAT file to see if it has changed. This value is specified in minutes.

    name is the name of a specific member of the proxy array.

    IPaddress is the IP address of the member.

    proxyport is the port at which the master proxy accepts HTTP requests.

    URLforPAT is the URL of the PAT file that the member will poll the master proxy for.

    infostring is version information.

    statetime is the amount of time the member has been in its current state.

    status specifies whether the member is enabled or disabled.

  • on means that the member is on.

  • off means that the member is off. If the member is off, its requests will be routed through another member of the array.

    loadfactor is an integer that reflects the number of requests that should be routed through the member.

    cachesize is the size of the member’s cache.

Example

Proxy Array Information/1.0
ArrayEnabled: 1
ConfigID: 1
ArrayName: parray
ListTTL: 10

proxy1 200.29.186.77 8080 http://pat iPlanetWebProxy/4 0 on 100 512
proxy2 187.21.165.22 8080 http://pat iPlanetWebProxy/4 0 on 100 512