The LoadMaster Edge Security Pack (ESP) has the ability of steering client traffic to individual Real Servers in a Virtual Service based on the Active Directory (AD) group membership of users initiating client traffic. An example scenario would be a Virtual Service which has four Real Servers. Two Real Servers could be configured to have a primary association with Active Directory Group 1 and two Real Servers could be configured to have a primary association with AD Group 2. When a user attempts to access the Virtual Service, their group membership will be verified and the information used to steer their request to the appropriate Real Servers. If the Real Servers selected based on group membership are not available, the default behavior is to fall back to the assigned scheduling method for the Virtual Service.

Document Purpose

The purpose of this document is to provide information and instructions on how to configure the LoadMaster to steer client traffic based on group membership. For more information on the ESP feature and options in general, refer to the ESP, Feature Description.

Intended Audience

This document is intended for network and application administrators that are interested in finding out more about using ESP for steering client traffic based on AD group membership in the LoadMaster.