3Com 3C16120 - SuperStack 3 Server Load Balancer Release Note
Summary of 3C16120 - SuperStack 3 Server Load Balancer
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Http://www.3com.Com/ published june 2001 superstack ® 3 server load balancer server load balancer plus release notes 3c16120 3c16121 software version a3.5 release date june, 2001.
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3com corporation 5400 bayfront plaza santa clara, california 95052-8145 copyright © 2001, 3com technologies. All rights reserved. No part of this documentation may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative work (such as translation, transformation, or adaptation) witho...
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C ontents r elease note information overview 5 product prerequisites 5 web browser requirements 6 solaris and linux operating systems 6 reset to factory defaults 6 configuration issues 6 changing password 7 committing configurations 7 resetting unit settings 7 clock settings 8 redundant configuratio...
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T echnical s upport online technical services 1 world wide web site 1 3com knowledgebase web services 1 3com ftp site 2 support from your network supplier 2 support from 3com 2 returning products for repair 4.
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R elease note information overview these release notes cover the server load balancer (3c16120) and the server load balancer plus (3c16121). Before using your server load balancer and server load balancer plus, please read this document in its entirety. It contains important information about the pr...
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6 r elease note information balancer plus. If the jre program is missing, you will be prompted to install it. See the server load balancer and server load balancer plus user guide for information. For an up to date list of supported operating systems and browser releases, refer to the 3com web site ...
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Configuration issues 7 changing password the server load balancer and server load balancer plus provide two levels of access, admin and monitor. The password field contains blank default login passwords. The two levels of access are: ■ admin — the user can access and change all manageable parameters...
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8 r elease note information redundant configuration when resetting device a, the primary ip addresses (for both device a & device b), the subnet mask and the default router settings are preserved. The device redundancy setting is set to none and device b synchronizes to this configuration setting. W...
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Redundant configuration issues 9 table 1 depicts the contributing values used for the various network connectivity components monitored by the server load balancer and server load balancer plus: in the example message log line shown under virtual router redundancy protocol priority generation on pag...
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10 r elease note information in some cases, these identifiers could collide with either another server load balancer and server load balancer plus or with other network devices that are taking part in the vrrp protocol. As a result, it may be necessary to override the vrids used by the server load b...
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System clock 11 system clock the time settings may get lost when power is removed from the device for durations greater than 30 days. Following an initial installation or whenever power is removed from the device for an extended period of time, it is recommended that the time setting be verified. Th...
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12 r elease note information see the server load balancer and server load balancer plus user guide for information. Server network address translation the server load balancer and server load balancer plus allows for a network address to be specified for translation when a server initiates a connect...
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Software upgrades 13 table 2 describes the backoff delay times for each retry: once the server load balancer and server load balancer plus have backed off the timeout, it will never go back down again. For example, if a packet is dropped it may go from a time out of 8 to 16 seconds and remains at a ...
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T echnical s upport 3com provides easy access to technical support information through a variety of services. This section describes these services. Information contained in this section is correct at time of publication. For the most recent information, 3com recommends that you access the 3com corp...
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2 t echnical s upport 3com ftp site download drivers, patches, software, and mibs across the internet from the 3com public ftp site. This service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To connect to the 3com ftp site, enter the following information into your ftp client: ■ hostname: ftp.3com.Co...
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Support from 3com 3 ■ a list of system hardware and software, including revision levels ■ diagnostic error messages ■ details about recent configuration changes, if applicable here is a list of worldwide technical telephone support numbers. These numbers are correct at the time of publication. Refer...
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4 t echnical s upport returning products for repair before you send a product directly to 3com for repair, you must first obtain an authorization number. Products sent to 3com without authorization numbers will be returned to the sender unopened, at the sender’s expense. To obtain an authorization n...
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Returning products for repair 5 u.S.A. And canada 1 800 net 3com (1 800 638 3266) enterprise customers: 1 800 876 3266 1 408 326 7120 (not toll-free) table 2 numbers to call for authorization country telephone number fax number.
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