Appendix A: Connection Scaling For Large Scale Deployments

Execution of this procedure is optional and should be used only in cases where network traffic is expected to be greater than 64,000 server connections at any one particular time.

You must disable L7 Transparency to use connection scaling.

To use connection scaling, follow the steps below:

1. In the main menu of the LoadMaster WUI, select System Configuration.
2. Select Miscellaneous Options.
3. Select L7 Configuration.

   

4. Select the Allow connection scaling over 64K Connections check box.
5. In the main menu of the LoadMaster WUI, select Virtual Services.
6. Select View/Modify Services.
7. Click the Modify button of the appropriate Virtual Service.
8. Expand the Advanced Properties section.
9. Enter a list of Alternate Source Addresses.
   Note: Multiple IPv4 addresses must be separated with a space, each must be unallocated and allow 64K connections.
10. Click the Set Alternate Source Addresses button.