7-5
User
Guide

for

the

Cisco

Application

Networking

Manager

5.2
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Chapter
7






Configuring

Virtual

Servers
Configuring
Virtual

Servers
For
example,

if

you

configure

a

virtual

server

on

the

CLI

that

includes

a

class

map

that

can

match
any
protocol,

you

will

not

see

the

virtual

server

Application

Acceleration

and

Optimization
configuration
subset

in

ANM.

•
Modifying
shared

objects
Modifying
an

object

that

is

used

by

multiple

vi

rtual

servers,

such

as

a

se

rver

farm,

real

ser

ver,

or
parameter
map,

could

impact

the

other

virtual

servers.

See

the

“Shared

Objects

and

Virtual

Servers”
section
on

page

7-9

for

more

information

about

modifying

objects

used

by

multiple

virtual

servers.
Related
Topics

•
Configuring
Virtual

Servers,

page
7-2

•
Virtual
Server
Configuration

and

ANM,

page
7-2

•
Virtual
Server

Usage

Guidelines,

page
7-5

•
Virtual
Server

Testing

and

Troubleshooting,

page
7-6

•
Virtual
Server

Configuration

Procedure,
page
7-7
Virtual
Server

Usage

Guidelines
The
Virtual

Server

configuration

window

provides

you

with

numerous

configuration

options.

However,
instead
of

setting

every

option

in

one

pass,

configure

your

virtual

server

in

stages.

The

first

stage

should
always
be

to

establish

basic

“pass

through”

connectivity

with

simple

load

balancing

and

include

minimal
additional
features.

This

level

of

setup

should

verify

that

ports,

VLANs,

interfaces,

SSL

termination

(if
applicable),
and

real

servers

have

been

set

up

properly,

enabling

basic

connectivity.
After
you

establish

this

level

of

connectivity,

additional

virtual

server

features

will

be

easier

to

configure
and
troubleshoot.
Common
features

t

o

add

to

a

working

basic

vi

rtual

server

include:

•
Health
monitoring

probes

•
Session
persistence

(sticky)

•
Additional
real

servers

to

a
server
farm

•
Application
pr

otocol

inspection

•
Application
acceleration

and

optimization
(ACE
appliance

only)
Ta
b

l

e


7-1

identifies

and

describes

virtual

server

configuration

subsets

with

links

to

related

topics

for
configuration
information.
Related
Topics

•
Configuring
Virtual

Servers,

page
7-2

•
Virtual
Server
Configuration

and

ANM,

page
7-2

•
Virtual
Server

Testing

and

Troubleshooting,

page
7-6

•
Virtual
Server

Configuration

Procedure,
page
7-7