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ServerIron ADX Advanced Server Load Balancing Guide 95
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Sample configurations
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TCS with reverse proxy
TCS with reverse proxy relieves clients who have configured their web browsers to point to a proxy
server from the need to reconfigure their browsers. When you configure the ServerIron ADX for this
feature, the ServerIron ADX performs TCS for clients whose browsers do use a proxy and for clients
whose browsers do not use a proxy:
For clients whose browsers do not use a proxy, the ServerIron ADX performs transparent TCS,
using the normal hash mechanism to map requests to a cache server based on the source and
destination information in the mask and the IP address of the requested site.
For clients whose browsers use a proxy, the ServerIron ADX load balances the requests across
the cache servers. The clients are served transparently by a virtual IP address (VIP) that you
configure on the ServerIron ADX with the same IP address as the proxy. Although this is
different from the hash mechanism used for transparent TCS, the results for the client are
exactly the same. The ServerIron ADX sends the request to a cache server that either has the
requested content and sends it back to the client or does not have the requested content but
quickly obtains it from the Internet, then sends it back to the client. In addition, the hash
mechanism not only distributes traffic, but also ensures that duplication of content is
minimized. The hash mechanism minimizes duplication by ensuring that a particular web site
is always cached on the same cache server.
In either case, the ServerIron ADX provides the requested content to the client.
Figure 25 shows an example of a TCS configuration in which some clients have browsers
configured to use a proxy while other clients’ browsers are not thus configured.
FIGURE 25 Example Proxy Server Cache Load Balancing Configuration
Internet
Cache-Server1
209.157.22.26
Cache-Server2
209.157.22.27
SI
Client browers A, B, and C
do not use a proxy address.
RAS
BAR
AB
C
D
E
F
The ServerIron transparently switches
client requests for web site IP addresses
to a cache server based on the hash mask.
Client browsers D, E, and F
are configured to use proxy address
209.157.22.2
The ServerIron receives requests
from these clients on the VIP, which
is configured as the proxy server.
The ServerIron then load balances
the requests to the cache servers.
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