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.
Access https://is-f5.example.com, the Big IP load balancer login page, from a web browser.
Log in using the following information:
username
password
Click Configure your BIG-IP (R) using the Configuration Utility.
Create a Pool.
A pool contains all the backend server instances.
In the left pane, click Pools.
On the Pools tab, click Add.
In the Add Pool dialog, provide the following information:
J2EEAgent-Pool
Round Robin
Add the Application Server IP addresses and port numbers: ProtectedResource-1:1081 and ProtectedResource-2:1081.
Click Done.
In the List of Pools, click J2EEAgent-Pool.
Click the Persistence tab and provide the following information:
Choose Active Http Cookie
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.
Choose Insert
Click Apply.
Add a Virtual Server.
If you encounter JavaScript errors or otherwise cannot proceed to create a virtual server, try using Internet Explorer for this step.
In the left frame, click Virtual Servers.
On the Virtual Servers tab, click Add.
In the Add a Virtual Server dialog box, provide the following information:
Enter the IP address for LoadBalancer-6.example.com
91
J2EEAgent-Pool
Continue to click Next until you reach the Pool Selection dialog box.
In the Pool Selection dialog box, assign the J2EEAgent-Pool pool.
Click Done.
Add Monitors.
Log out of the load balancer console.