7-4
User
Guide

for

the

Cisco

Application

Networking

Manager

5.2
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Chapter
7






Configuring

Virtual

Servers
Configuring
Virtual

Servers
If
you

create

a

virtual

server

using

the

Virtual

Server

configuration

window,

modify

it

using

the

CLI
or
Expert

options

(Config

>

Devices

>

Expert),

and

then

attempt

to

modify

it

again

using

the

Virtual
Server
configuration

window,

error

messages

will

be

displayed

and

you

will

not

be

able

to

modify
the
virtual

server.

•
Changes
to
virtual
server

IP

address

type

is

not

allowed
When
creating

a

virtual

server,

you

choose

whether

to

use

the

IPv4

or

IPv6

address

type.

You

cannot
change
the

IP

address

type

of

an

existing

virtual

server.

If

you

need

to

change

the

IP

address

type,
you
must

create

a

new

vi

rtual

ser

ver.
Note
IPv6
requires

ACE

module

and

ACE

appliance

software

Version

A5(1.0)

or

later.
Related
Topics

•
Configuring
Virtual

Servers,

page
7-2

•
Information
About

Using

ANM

to

Configure

Virtual

Servers,

page
7-4

•
Virtual
Server

Usage

Guidelines,

page
7-5

•
Virtual
Server

Testing

and

Troubleshooting,

page
7-6

•
Virtual
Server

Configuration

Procedure,
page
7-7
Information
About

Using

ANM

to

Configure

Virtual

Servers
Follow
these

guidelines

when

using

ANM

to

configure

vi

rtual

servers:

•
Virtual
server

configuration

windows
The
ANM

Virtual

Server

configuration

windows

are

designed

to

aid

you

in

configuring

virtual
servers
by

presenting

configuration

options

that

are

relevant

to

your

choices.

For

example,

the
protocols
that

you

select

i

n

the

Properties

configuration

subset

determine

the

ot

her

configuration
subsets
th

at

ap

pear.

•
Use
the

virtual

server

configuration

method

that

suits

you
The
ANM

Virtual

Ser

ver

configuration

windows

simplify

t

he

process

of

creating,

modifying,

and
deploying
virtual

servers

by

displaying

those

options

that

you

are

most

likely

to

use.

In

addition,

as
you
specify

attributes

for

a

virtual

server,

such

as

protocols,

the

interface

refreshes

with

related
configuration
options,

such

as

Protocol

Inspection

or

Application

Acceleration

and

Optimization,
which
speeds

virtual

server

configuration

and

deployment.
While
Virtual

Server

configuration

windows

remove

some

configuration

complexities,

they

have

a
few
constraints

that

the

Expert

configuration

options

do

not.

If

you

are

comfortable

using

the

CLI,
you
can

use

the

Expert

options

(such

as

Config

>

Devices

>

context

>

Expert

>

Class

Maps

or

Policy
or
Config

>

Devices

>

context

>

Load

Balancing

>

Parameter

Maps

to

configure

more

complex
attributes
of

virtual

servers,

traffic

policies,

and

parameter

maps.

•
Synchronizing
virtual

server

configurations
If
you

configure

a

virtual

server

using

the

CLI

and

then

use

the

Sync

option

(Config


>

Devices

>
ACE

>

Sync)

to

synchronize

configurations,

the

configuration

that

appears

in

ANM

for

the

virtual
server
mi

ght

not


di

splay

all

configuration

options

for

that

vi

rtual

server.

The

configuration

that
appears
in

ANM

depends

on

a

number

of

items,

such

as

the

protocols

configured

in

class

maps

or
the
rules

defined

for

policy

maps.