Connection Scaling For Large Scale Deployments

This is optional and should be used only in cases where you expect your network traffic to be greater than 64,000 server connections at any one particular time.

You must disable L7 Transparency in order to use connection scaling.

To use connection scaling, follow the steps below:

1. In the main menu, 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, select Virtual Services.
6. Select View/Modify Services.
7. Click the Modify button on the relevant Virtual Service.
8. Expand the Advanced Properties section.
9. In the Alternate Source Addresses text box, enter a list of Alternate Source Addresses. 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.