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: pr-1:1081 and pr-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.
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.
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 lb-5.example.com
91
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.
Monitors are required for the load balancer to detect the backend server failures.
Log out of the load balancer console.