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:
AuthenticationUI-Pool
Round Robin
Add the IP address and port number of both Distributed Authentication User Interface host machines: da-1:1443 and da-2:1443.
Click Done.
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 JavaScriptTM errors or otherwise cannot proceed to create a virtual server, try using Internet Explorer.
In the left frame, Click Virtual Servers.
On the Virtual Servers tab, click Add.
In the Add Virtual Server wizard, enter the virtual server IP address and port number.
Enter the IP address for lb-3.example.com
9443
Continue to click Next until you reach the Pool Selection dialog box.
In the Pool Selection dialog box, assign the AuthenticationUI-Pool Pool.
Click Done.
Add Monitors.
Monitors are required for the load balancer to detect backend server failures.
Configure the load balancer for persistence.
In the left frame, click BIGpipe.
In the BIGpipe command window, type makecookie IP-address:port.
IP-address is the IP address of the da-1 host machine and port is the same machine's port number; in this case, 1443.
Press Enter to execute the command.
Something similar to Set-Cookie: BIGipServer[poolname]=4131721920.41733.0000; path=/ is displayed. Save the numbered value (in this case, 4131721920.41733.0000) for use in To Configure Load Balancer Cookies for the Distributed Authentication User Interface.
In the left frame, click BIGpipe again.
In the BIGpipe command window, type makecookie IP-address:port.
IP-address is the IP address of the da-2 host machine and port is the same machine's port number; in this case, 1443.
Press Enter to execute the command.
Something similar to Set-Cookie: BIGipServer[poolname]=4148499136.41733.0000; path=/ is displayed. Save the numbered value (in this case, 4148499136.41733.0000) for use in To Configure Load Balancer Cookies for the Distributed Authentication User Interface.
Log out of the load balancer console.