Chapter 19 System Management 19.1 Administrative Tools 19.1.1 Overview This chapter will focus on various configuration maintenance elements, such as downloading new OS software, rebooting your FortiBalancer appliance, reverting your configuration to a previously saved status or returning the FortiBalancer appliance to its factory default settings among other closing strategies. The final series of configuration […]
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Logging – FortiBalancer
Chapter 18 Logging 18.1 Overview The Logging mechanism used by the FortiBalancer appliance is Syslog compliant. System error and HTTP access information during proxy application are logged by using the logging subsystem. Syslog is a standard program for Unix and there are also Syslog implementations for Windows. On the Unix platform, syslog is started by […]
ePolicy – FortiBalancer
Chapter 17 ePolicy 17.1 Overview ePolicy is a script-based function for extending the capabilities of the FortiBalancer appliance. Using the scripts written in Tools Command Language (TCL), you can customize new features in addition to the existing functions on the FortiBalancer appliance. For example, the FortiBalancer appliance can be customized to support more application protocols, […]
Advanced IPv6 Configuration – FortiBalancer
Chapter 16 Advanced IPv6 Configuration 16.1 Overview As the IPv4 addresses exhaust, how to transit from the IPv4 network to the IPv6 network becomes a challenge for many enterprises and organizations. The FortiBalancer appliance provides comprehensive support for IPv6 to help enterprises and organizations with the IPv4-to-IPv6 transition without any business interruption. With the IPv4/IPv6 […]
Access Control – FortiBalancer
Chapter 15 Access Control 15.1 WebWall 15.1.1 Overview The WebWall functionality of the FortiBalancer appliance allows you to create permit/deny rules to filter packets passing through your network infrastructure. The WebWall supports the filtering of TCP, UDP and ICMP packets that are using the IPv4 or IPv6 address. To use access lists you will define […]
Global Server Load Balancing – FortiBalancer
Chapter 14 Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB) 14.1 Overview GSLB (Global Server Load Balance) is also known as Smart DNS (SDNS). This function allows you to distribute Web traffic among a collection of servers deployed in multiple geographic locations. We will cover introduction of GSLB and the examples of GSLB configuration in this chapter. 14.2 […]
Link Load Balancing – FortiBalancer
Chapter 13 Link Load Balancing (LLB) 13.1 Overview This chapter details the configuration of the following Inbound and Outbound Link Load Balancing implementations: Single FortiBalancer appliance and two ISPs Dual FortiBalancer appliances and two ISPs 13.2 Understanding LLB LLB (Link Load Balancing) allows TCP/IP network traffic to be load balanced through up to 128 upstream […]
Quality of Service – FortiBalancer
Chapter 12 Quality of Service (QoS) 12.1 Overview This chapter introduces how to setup the QoS (Quality of Service) function on the FortiBalancer appliance. We setup the QoS functionality to provide administrators with the control over network bandwidth and allow them to manage the network from the business perspective, rather than the technical perspective. 12.2 […]