To add an External Virtual Service for the Gateway-VAs, follow the steps below:

  1. In the main menu of the LoadMaster WUI, select Virtual Services and Add New.

  2. Enter a valid IP address in the Virtual Address field.
  3. Enter 443 as the Port.
  4. Enter a recognizable Service Name, for example Workspace Ext.
  5. Click Add this Virtual Service.
  6. Configure the settings as shown in the following table:

    Section

    Option

    Value

    		 Comment
    SSL Properties SSL Acceleration Enabled Click OK.
    Reencrypt Enabled
    Certificates Select the relevant certificate. Click > to assign the certificate. Click Set Certificates.

    Standard Options

    		Persistence Mode Super HTTP
    Persistence Timeout 30 Minutes Do not set the persistence timeout to less than 30 minutes. A lower value may result in a 502 error ('The service is currently unavailable') for clients attempting to connect.

    		Scheduling Method least connection

    Real Servers

    		Real Server Check Method HTTPS Protocol
    URL / Click Set URL.
    HTTP Method GET
  7. Click Add New.

  8. Enter a Gateway-VA address in the Real Server Address field.
  9. Ensure that 443 is entered as the Port.
  10. Click Add This Real Server.
  11. Click OK.
  12. Continue to add the remaining Real Servers by entering the Real Server Address of each Gateway-VA and clicking Add This Real Server until all servers in the pool are added. When finished, click the Back button.
  13. Expand the Advanced Properties section.
  14. Select the Enable button in the Content Switching section.
  15. Select X-Forwarded-For from the Add HTTP Headers drop down menu.
  16. Click the Add HTTP Redirector button.
  17. Expand the Real Servers section.

  18. Click None in the Rules column for the first listed Real Server.

  19. Select the content matching rule created in the Create a Content Matching Rule section.
  20. Click Add.
  21. Click the Back button.
  22. Repeat for each Real Server to add the content matching rule to all pool members.
  23. In the main menu of the LoadMaster WUI, click View/Modify Services.
  24. Confirm that the newly created service is listed with a status of Up and that all of the added member servers are listed in black, non-bold font.