Load Balancing Oracle

WebLogic Server
Version 1.1.0
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1. About this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. Loadbalancer.org Appliances Supported. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3. Software Versions Supported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3.1. Loadbalancer.org Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3.2. Oracle WebLogic Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4. Oracle WebLogic Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
5. Load Balancing Oracle WebLogic Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
5.1. Persistence (aka Server Affinity) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
5.2. Virtual Service (VIP) Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5.3. Port Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5.4. TLS/SSL Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
6. Deployment Concept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
7. Configuring Oracle WebLogic Server for Load Balancing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
8. Loadbalancer.org Appliance – the Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
8.1. Virtual Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
8.2. Initial Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
8.3. Accessing the WebUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Main Menu Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
8.4. Appliance Software Update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Determining the Current Software Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Checking for Updates using Online Update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Using Offline Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
8.5. Ports Used by the Appliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
8.6. HA Clustered Pair Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
9. Appliance Configuration for Oracle WebLogic Server – Using Layer 7 SNAT Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
9.1. Configuring the Virtual Service (VIP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
9.2. Defining the Real Servers (RIPs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
9.3. Setting Up the TLS/SSL Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Uploading the Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Creating the TLS/SSL Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
9.4. Finalizing the Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
10. Testing & Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
10.1. Using the Load Balanced Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
10.2. Using System Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
11. Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
12. Further Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
13. Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
13.1. Configuring HA - Adding a Secondary Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Non-Replicated Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Adding a Secondary Appliance - Create an HA Clustered Pair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
14. Document Revision History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
1. About this Guide
This guide details the steps required to configure a load balanced Oracle WebLogic Server environment utilizing
Loadbalancer.org appliances. It covers the configuration of the load balancers and also any Oracle WebLogic
Server configuration changes that are required to enable load balancing.

For more information about initial appliance deployment, network configuration and using the Web User Interface
(WebUI), please also refer to the Administration Manual.

2. Loadbalancer.org Appliances Supported

All our products can be used with Oracle WebLogic Server. For full specifications of available models please refer
to https://www.loadbalancer.org/products.

Some features may not be supported in all cloud platforms due to platform specific limitations, please check with
Loadbalancer.org support for further details.

3. Software Versions Supported

3.1. Loadbalancer.org Appliance

V8.6 and later

The screenshots used throughout this document aim to track the latest Loadbalancer.org
software version. If using an older software version, note that the screenshots presented here
may not match the WebUI exactly.

3.2. Oracle WebLogic Server


WebLogic Server 12cR1 and later

4. Oracle WebLogic Server

Oracle WebLogic Server is an application server designed for developing and deploying Java Enterprise Edition
(EE) and Jakarta EE applications. While it can be used as a web server in its own right, it is better suited for
hosting dynamic applications. This generally means it will sit behind another web server, e.g. OHS, Apache, Nginx,
or IIS.

5. Load Balancing Oracle WebLogic Server

It’s highly recommended that you have a working Oracle WebLogic Server environment first
before implementing the load balancer.

5.1. Persistence (aka Server Affinity)

HTTP cookie persistence is used to ensure that a given client connection sticks to the same web server. This is

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the default setting for HTTP mode virtual services at layer 7.

5.2. Virtual Service (VIP) Requirements

To provide load balancing and HA for Oracle WebLogic Server, a single VIP is required:


HTTP

In addition, a TLS/SSL termination service is required to allow clients to connect using HTTPS.

5.3. Port Requirements

The following table shows the ports that are load balanced:

Port Protocols Use

80 TCP/HTTP Client HTTP Traffic

443 TCP/HTTPS Client HTTP Secure Traffic

(Configured for TLS/SSL
Termination, Not Strictly Load
Balanced)

5.4. TLS/SSL Termination

TLS/SSL connections must be terminated by the load balancer. This allows HTTP header manipulation to take
place, which is required in order for Oracle WebLogic Server to be correctly load balanced.

Instructions on how to configure a TLS/SSL termination service are given in the 'Appliance Configuration' section.

6. Deployment Concept

VIPs = Virtual IP Addresses

The load balancer can be deployed as a single unit, although Loadbalancer.org recommends a
clustered pair for resilience & high availability. Please refer to the section Configuring HA -
Adding a Secondary Appliance in the appendix for more details on configuring a clustered pair.

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By default, Oracle WebLogic, along with any hosted Java EE / Jakarta EE applications, will not be aware that an
inbound client connection used TLS/SSL. This is because all calls to HttpServletRequest.isSecure()
return "false".

The solution to this issue is to inform the WebLogic server that it is running behind a proxy server. This is done by
enabling the WebLogic Plugin. This will, among other things, prompt WebLogic to look for certain HTTP request
headers: in particular, a header field named WL-Proxy-SSL. The load balancer needs to add this header to client
HTTP requests, ensuring that the header is present on connections that are sent to the backend servers.

7. Configuring Oracle WebLogic Server for Load Balancing

The WebLogic Plugin must be enabled for WebLogic servers to be correctly load balanced. To do this:

1. Log in to the WebLogic Console (http://<ip_address>:7001/console/) as the weblogic user.

2. On the left hand side of the admin console, select your base domain.

3. In the main console window, select Configuration > Web Applications.

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 4. Scroll down in the console window and find WebLogic Plugin Enabled. Tick the checkbox to enable the
WebLogic Plugin at the domain level.

5. Scroll down to the very bottom of the console window and click Save. This will apply the setting server-wide
and will not require a restart of WebLogic server.

8. Loadbalancer.org Appliance – the Basics

8.1. Virtual Appliance
A fully featured, fully supported 30 day trial is available if you are conducting a PoC (Proof of Concept)
deployment. The VA is currently available for VMware, Virtual Box, Hyper-V, KVM, XEN and Nutanix AHV and has
been optimized for each Hypervisor. By default, the VA is allocated 2 vCPUs, 4GB of RAM and has a 20GB virtual
disk. The Virtual Appliance can be downloaded here.

The same download is used for the licensed product, the only difference is that a license key file
(supplied by our sales team when the product is purchased) must be applied using the
appliance’s WebUI.

Please refer to Virtual Appliance Installation and the ReadMe.txt text file included in the VA
download for additional information on deploying the VA using the various Hypervisors.

The VA has 4 network adapters. For VMware only the first adapter (eth0) is connected by
default. For HyperV, KVM, XEN and Nutanix AHV all adapters are disconnected by default. Use

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 the network configuration screen within the Hypervisor to connect the required adapters.

8.2. Initial Network Configuration

After boot up, follow the instructions on the appliance console to configure the management IP address, subnet
mask, default gateway, DNS Server and other network settings.

Be sure to set a secure password for the load balancer, when prompted during the setup routine.

8.3. Accessing the WebUI

The WebUI is accessed using a web browser. By default, users are authenticated using Apache authentication.
Users can also be authenticated against LDAP, LDAPS, Active Directory or Radius - for more information, please
refer to External Authentication.

There are certain differences when accessing the WebUI for the cloud appliances. For details,
please refer to the relevant Quick Start / Configuration Guide.

A number of compatibility issues have been found with various versions of Microsoft Internet
Explorer and Edge. The WebUI has been tested and verified using both Chrome & Firefox.

1. Using a browser, navigate to the following URL:

https://<IP-address-configured-during-the-network-setup-wizard>:9443/lbadmin/

You’ll receive a warning about the WebUI’s certificate. This is due to the default self signed
certificate that is used. If preferred, you can upload your own certificate - for more
information, please refer to Appliance Security Features.

2. Log in to the WebUI using the following credentials:

Username: loadbalancer
Password: <configured-during-network-setup-wizard>

To change the password, use the WebUI menu option: Maintenance > Passwords.

Once logged in, the WebUI will be displayed as shown below:

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 3. You’ll be asked if you want to run the Setup Wizard. Click Dismiss if you’re following a guide or want to
configure the appliance manually. Click Accept to start the Setup Wizard.

The Setup Wizard can only be used to configure Layer 7 services.

Main Menu Options

System Overview - Displays a graphical summary of all VIPs, RIPs and key appliance statistics
Local Configuration - Configure local host settings such as IP address, DNS, system time etc.
Cluster Configuration - Configure load balanced services such as VIPs & RIPs
Maintenance - Perform maintenance tasks such as service restarts and taking backups
View Configuration - Display the saved appliance configuration settings
Reports - View various appliance reports & graphs
Logs - View various appliance logs
Support - Create a support download, contact the support team & access useful links

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Live Chat - Start a live chat session with one of our Support Engineers

8.4. Appliance Software Update

To ensure that the appliance(s) are running the latest software version, we recommend a software update check
is performed.

Determining the Current Software Version

The software version is displayed at the bottom of the WebUI as shown in the example below:

Checking for Updates using Online Update

By default, the appliance periodically contacts the Loadbalancer.org update server and checks
for updates. An update check can also be manually triggered as detailed below.

1. Using the WebUI, navigate to: Maintenance > Software Update.

2. Select Online Update.

3. If the latest version is already installed, a message similar to the following will be displayed:

4. If an update is available, you’ll be presented with a list of new features, improvements, bug fixes and security
related updates.

5. Click Online Update to start the update process.

Do not navigate away whilst the update is ongoing, this may cause the update to fail.

6. Once complete (the update can take several minutes depending on download speed and upgrade version)
the following message will be displayed:

7. If services need to be reloaded/restarted or the appliance needs a full restart, you’ll be prompted accordingly.

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Using Offline Update
If the load balancer does not have access to the Internet, offline update can be used.

Please contact [email protected] to check if an update is available and obtain the latest
offline update files.

To perform an offline update:

1. Using the WebUI, navigate to: Maintenance > Software Update.

2. Select Offline Update.

3. The following screen will be displayed:

4. Select the Archive and Checksum files.

5. Click Upload and Install.

6. If services need to be reloaded/restarted or the appliance needs a full restart, you’ll be prompted accordingly.

8.5. Ports Used by the Appliance

By default, the appliance uses the following TCP & UDP ports:

Protocol Port Purpose

TCP 22 SSH

TCP & UDP 53 DNS

TCP & UDP 123 NTP

TCP & UDP 161 SNMP

UDP 6694 Heartbeat between Primary & Secondary appliances in HA mode

TCP 7778 HAProxy persistence table replication

TCP 9080 WebUI - HTTP (disabled by default)

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Protocol Port Purpose

TCP 9081 Nginx fallback page

TCP 9443 WebUI - HTTPS

8.6. HA Clustered Pair Configuration

Loadbalancer.org recommend that load balancer appliances are deployed in pairs for high availability. In this
guide a single unit is deployed first, adding a secondary unit is covered in the section Configuring HA - Adding a
Secondary Appliance of the appendix.

9. Appliance Configuration for Oracle WebLogic Server –

Using Layer 7 SNAT Mode
9.1. Configuring the Virtual Service (VIP)
1. Using the web user interface, navigate to Cluster Configuration > Layer 7 – Virtual Services and click on Add
a new Virtual Service.

2. Define the Label for the virtual service as required, e.g. WL_VIP.

3. Set the Virtual Service IP Address field to the required IP address, e.g. 192.168.98.102.

4. Set the Ports field to 80.

5. Set the Layer 7 Protocol to HTTP Mode.

6. Click Update to create the virtual service.

7. Click Modify next to the newly created VIP.

8. Under Header Rules click Add Rule.

9. Set Type to Request.

10. Set Option to Set.

11. Set Header to WL-Proxy-SSL.

12. Set Value to true.

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 13. Click Ok to add the header rule.

14. Click Update.

9.2. Defining the Real Servers (RIPs)

1. Using the web user interface, navigate to Cluster Configuration > Layer 7 – Real Servers and click on Add a
new Real Server next to the newly created VIP.

2. Define the Label for the real server as required, e.g. examplesvr01.

3. Set the Real Server IP Address field to the required IP address, e.g. 192.168.98.10.

4. Click Update.

5. Repeat these steps to add additional servers as required.

9.3. Setting Up the TLS/SSL Termination

Uploading the Certificate
The appropriate certificate for the service in question must be uploaded to the load balancer for TLS/SSL
termination to work. The process for doing this is as follows:

1. Using the web user interface, navigate to Cluster Configuration > SSL Certificate and click on Add a new SSL
Certificate.

2. Press the Upload prepared PEM/PFX file radio button.

3. Define the Label for the certificate as required. It may make sense to use the domain that the certificate is
associated to, e.g. 4.example.com.

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 4. Click on Browse and select the appropriate PEM or PFX style certificate.

5. If uploading a PFX certificate, enter the certificate’s password in the PFX File Password field.

6. Click Upload certificate.

For more information on creating PEM certificate files and converting between certificate formats please refer to
Creating a PEM File.

Creating the TLS/SSL Termination

1. Using the WebUI, navigate to: Cluster Configuration > SSL Termination and click Add a new Virtual Service.

2. Using the Associated Virtual Service drop-down, select the Virtual Service created above, e.g. WL_VIP.

Once the VIP is selected, the Label field will be auto-populated with SSL-WL_VIP. This can
be changed if preferred.

3. Leave Virtual Service Port set to 443.

4. Leave SSL Operation Mode set to High Security.

5. Select the SSL Certificate uploaded previously, e.g. 4.example.com.

6. Click Update.

9.4. Finalizing the Configuration

To apply the new settings, HAProxy and STunnel must both be reloaded. This can be done using the buttons in
the "Commit changes" box at the top of the screen or by using the Restart Services menu option:

1. Using the WebUI, navigate to: Maintenance > Restart Services.

2. Click Reload HAProxy.

3. Click Reload STunnel.

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10. Testing & Verification
For additional guidance on diagnosing and resolving any issues you may have, please also refer
to Diagnostics & Troubleshooting.

10.1. Using the Load Balanced Service

Use the URL associated to the virtual service to test connecting via a web browser, e.g.
https://www.example.com/testhtml

It may be necessary to create a host entry for this test to work, if host name resolution using
DNS is not possible.

Ensure that the connection is deemed to be "secure" by the browser:

10.2. Using System Overview

The System Overview can be viewed in the WebUI. It shows a graphical view of all VIPs & RIPs (i.e. the web
servers) and shows the state/health of each server as well as the state of the cluster as a whole. The example
below shows that both web servers are healthy and available to accept connections:

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11. Technical Support
For more details about configuring the appliance and assistance with designing your deployment please don’t
hesitate to contact the support team using the following email address: [email protected].

12. Further Documentation

For additional information, please refer to the Administration Manual.

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13. Appendix
13.1. Configuring HA - Adding a Secondary Appliance
Our recommended configuration is to use a clustered HA pair of load balancers to provide a highly available and
resilient load balancing solution.

We recommend that the Primary appliance is configured first and then the Secondary should be added. Once the
Primary and Secondary are paired, all load balanced services configured on the Primary are automatically
replicated to the Secondary over the network using SSH/SCP.

For Enterprise Azure, the HA pair should be configured first. In Azure, when creating a VIP using
an HA pair, 2 private IPs must be specified – one for the VIP when it’s active on the Primary and
one for the VIP when it’s active on the Secondary. Configuring the HA pair first, enables both IPs
to be specified when the VIP is created.

The clustered HA pair uses Heartbeat to determine the state of the other appliance. Should the active device
(normally the Primary) suffer a failure, the passive device (normally the Secondary) will take over.

Non-Replicated Settings
A number of settings are not replicated as part of the Primary/Secondary pairing process and therefore must be
manually configured on the Secondary appliance. These are listed by WebUI menu option in the table below:

WebUI Main Menu Sub Menu Option Description

Option

Local Configuration Hostname & DNS Hostname and DNS settings

Local Configuration Network Interface All network settings including IP address(es), bonding
Configuration configuration and VLANs

Local Configuration Routing Routing configuration including default gateways and static routes

Local Configuration System Date & time All time and date related settings

Local Configuration Physical – Advanced Various settings including Internet Proxy, Management Gateway,
Configuration Firewall connection tracking table size, NIC offloading, SMTP relay,
logging and Syslog Server

Local Configuration Security Appliance security settings

Local Configuration SNMP Configuration Appliance SNMP settings

Local Configuration Graphing Appliance graphing settings

Local Configuration License Key Appliance licensing

Maintenance Software Updates Appliance software update management

Maintenance Firewall Script Appliance firewall (iptables) configuration

Maintenance Firewall Lockdown Appliance management lockdown settings

Wizard

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 Make sure that if these settings/updates have been configured on the Primary appliance, they’re
also configured on the Secondary appliance.

Adding a Secondary Appliance - Create an HA Clustered Pair

If you have already run the firewall lockdown wizard on either appliance, you’ll need to ensure
that it is temporarily disabled on both appliances whilst performing the pairing process.

1. Deploy a second appliance that will be the Secondary and configure initial network settings.

2. Using the WebUI on the Primary appliance, navigate to: Cluster Configuration > High-Availability
Configuration.

3. Specify the IP address and the loadbalancer user’s password for the Secondary (peer) appliance as shown in
the example above.

4. Click Add new node.

5. The pairing process now commences as shown below:

6. Once complete, the following will be displayed on the Primary appliance:

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7. To finalize the configuration, restart heartbeat and any other services as prompted in the "Commit changes"
message box at the top of the screen.

Clicking the Restart Heartbeat button on the Primary appliance will also automatically restart
heartbeat on the Secondary appliance.

For more details on configuring HA with 2 appliances, please refer to Appliance Clustering for
HA.

For details on testing and verifying HA, please refer to Clustered Pair Diagnostics.

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14. Document Revision History
Version Date Change Reason for Change Changed By

1.0.0 9 July 2021 Initial version DT, AH

1.0.1 13 April 2022 Updated HTTP header manipulation Changes to the AH

instructions appliance WebUI

1.0.2 26 April 2022 Updated SSL related content to reflect New software RJC
latest software version release

1.0.3 28 September 2022 Updated layer 7 VIP and RIP creation Reflect changes in AH
screenshots the web user
interface

1.0.4 5 January 2023 Combined software version information Housekeeping AH

into one section across all
documentation
Added one level of section numbering

Added software update instructions

Added table of ports used by the

appliance

Reworded 'Further Documentation'

section

Removed references to the colour of

certain UI elements

1.0.5 2 February 2023 Updated screenshots Branding update AH

1.0.6 7 March 2023 Removed conclusion section Updates across all AH

documentation

1.1.0 24 March 2023 New document theme Branding update AH

Modified diagram colours

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