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Table Of Contents

Numerics - A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - Z

Index

Numerics

200 response 2-37

A

access

to GSSM GUI 1-16

access lists

adding rules to 3-23

associating with an interface 3-21

Content Services Switch 1-11

creating 3-20

definition 3-20

disassociating from an interface 3-22

for filtering traffic 3-20

removing rules from 3-24

viewing 3-25

activate

GSS 2-21

Add Existing tab 2-53

adding

rules to access list 3-23

addresses

name server 1-7

admin password

resetting 3-17

advanced device configuration 3-1

answer

about 1-9, 1-19

CRA

creating 2-44

definition 1-19

delete 2-49

error messages 3-47

hit count 4-11

keepalive 1-21

keepalive statistics 4-11

modify all in location 2-48

modifying 2-47

monitoring 4-11

name server

creating 2-46

definition 1-19, 1-20

DNS Rule Wizard 2-65

reactivating 2-47, 2-48

status 4-13

suspending 2-47, 2-48

VIP

creating 2-40

definition 1-19

answer group

additional address space 2-64

balance methods 2-49

CRA 2-52

creating 2-50

definition 1-19

deleting 2-57

DNS rule 1-15, 2-63

error messages 3-50

modifying 2-53

name server 2-52

reactivating 2-56

suspending 2-56

suspending or reactivating all for an owner 2-56

VIP 2-53

answer hit counts 4-9

answer keepalive statistics 4-11

Anywhere source address 1-18, 2-24

appliance-based global server load balancing 1-12

application service provider 1-4

A record

match query type 2-67

associating

access list with interface 3-21

asterisk icon 1-38

B

backup of GSSM

conditions for 3-31

overview 3-30

procedure 3-31

backup of GSSM database

conditions for 3-31

overview 3-30

procedure 3-32

balance clause 2-50

balance method

about 1-23

answer group pair 2-50

balance clauses 2-50

boomerang 1-25

clause 2-69

DNS rule 1-15

hashed

by domain name 2-70

by source address 2-70

definition 2-66

least loaded 1-24, 2-66

options 1-25

ordered list 1-23, 2-66

round-robin 1-23, 2-66

weighted round-robin 1-24, 2-67

Berkeley Internet Name Domain

See BIND

BIND

sample zone configuration file 2-77

boomerang

balance method 1-25

DNS race 1-25

server

function 1-25

monitoring status of 4-3

browsers

supported 1-33

C

Cancel button 1-39

CAPP Hash Secret 2-38

CAPP Secure 2-38

cautions

description of xiv

certificate

accepting 2-9

trusting 2-10

changing

GSSM role 3-2

startup and running configuration 3-5

CIDR block masking 1-18, 2-24

clause

balance clause 2-50

selecting 2-69

CLI

device management 1-32

device monitoring 4-2

monitoring GSS network 4-3

network configuration 2-2

resetting password 3-16

closeness

DNS race 2-44

communication

between nodes 1-30

interbox 1-16

configuration

advanced 3-1

DNS rule filters 2-72

GSLB 2-1, 2-11

GSS 2-6, 2-23

GUI 3-7

network 2-1

order of 2-11

primary GSSM 1-16

request routing 2-1

security 3-8

standby GSSM 1-16

console cable 2-2

content routing agent

See CRA

content rule

GSLB 1-11

Content Services Switch

11000 series 1-11

configured as DNS server 1-11

data center 1-31

definition GLO-2

for server load balancing 1-8

peers 1-11

VIPs 1-12, 1-19

zone-based GSLB 1-11

Content Switching Module

data center 1-31

definition GLO-2

for server load balancing 1-8

VIPs 1-12, 1-19

conventions

document xiii

copy command 3-6

copying

startup configuration to or from disk 3-7

CRA

about 1-20

answer

creating 2-44

DNS Rule Wizard 2-65

balance method 1-26, 2-50

definition GLO-2

keepalive

about 1-22

proximity determination 2-44

CRA decay timing

keepalive property 2-35

CRA minimum interval

keepalive property 2-36

create

region 2-13

CSM

See Content Switching Module

CSS

See Content Services Switch

Current Members tab 2-53

current software version

determining 3-34

customer

as owner 1-28

ASP 1-4

definition GLO-2

profiles 1-3

D

database

about 1-16

backing up 3-32

creating 2-3

monitoring status of 4-7

synchronized with standby GSSM 1-31

validating records 4-7

validation report 4-8

data center

definition GLO-2

deployment 1-31

debug log message 4-26

default CAPP hash secret

keepalive property 2-35

default name server query domain

keepalive property 2-35

delay time 1-1

delegation

definition 1-5

of domains to GSS 1-29, 2-76

delete

GSS 2-23

Delete button 1-40

deployment

configuring name servers 2-76

data center 1-31

GSS devices behind firewall 3-25

locations and regions 2-12

overview 1-29

owners 2-12

details windows 1-36

determining

current software version 3-34

disassociating

access list from interface 3-22

DNS

about 1-5

configuring for GSS 2-76

creating DNS rules 2-61

iterative request 1-6

queries per second 4-19

query

hosted domain 1-17

match D-proxy 1-18

match type 2-67

race 1-20

recursive request 1-6

request resolution 1-7

server

Content Services Switch acting as 1-11

modifying 2-76

shortcomings 1-8

subdomain 1-17

traditional routing 1-5

unmatched queries 4-19

zone configuration file 2-76

DNS race

as balance method 1-25

coordinate start time 2-44

CRAs 1-20

statistics 4-3

dns-record command 1-12

DNS rule

about 1-14

active status 2-68

answer 1-15

balance clause 2-50

components 1-14

creating 2-58

definition GLO-2

deleting 2-72

error messages 3-51

filters

configuring 2-72

example 2-72

parameters 2-74

removing 2-75

hit count 4-14

reactivating all by owner 2-71

suspended status 2-68

suspending 2-71

suspending all by owner 2-71

DNS Rule Builder

about 2-59

creating DNS rules 2-68

DNS RULES button 1-34

DNS Rule Wizard

about 2-60

CRA answer 2-65

creating DNS rules 2-61

name server answer 2-65

VIP answer 2-64

DNS server

monitoring 4-4

dns-server command 1-11

DNS TTL 2-67, 2-69

documentation

objectives xi

organization xii

related xiv

text conventions xiii

domain lists

about 1-18

adding domains to 2-28

creating 2-28, 2-29

defined 2-28

deleting 2-33

DNS rule 2-62

error messages 3-58

maximum domains 1-18

maximum nonwildcard domain length 2-32

modifying 2-32

wildcards in domains 2-29

domain name

hash 2-66

name space 1-5

Domain Name System

See DNS

domains

delegating to GSS 1-29, 2-76

hit count 4-16

hit counts 4-16

maximum length 2-32

maximum name length 1-17

maximum per domain list 1-18

maximum supported 2-29

pattern matching 2-29

wildcards

example 2-29, 2-63

maximum length 2-32

downgrading

order of operation 3-40

D-proxy

about 1-6

definition GLO-2

iterative requests 1-6

name server forwarding 1-20

query GSS 1-18

requesting 1-14

E

Edit icon 1-38

enable

GSS 2-21

error messages 3-46to 3-71

Ethernet interface

segmenting traffic on 3-18

Export button 1-39

exporting GSSM data 4-28

F

fatal error log message 4-25

filtering GSS traffic

using access lists 3-20

filters

DNS rules 2-72

parameters 2-74

removing 2-75

firewall

deploying GSS devices behind 1-30, 3-25

permitting traffic to GSS 1-30

follow command option 4-22, 4-24

forwarding

to name server 1-20

FQDN

See fully qualified domain name

FTP

enabling 2-7

FTP enable

network configuration item 3-5

full GSSM backup 3-31

fully qualified domain name

definition GLO-2

G

global keepalive properties

modifying 2-34

table 2-35

global server load balancing

about 1-10

balance clauses 2-50, 2-69

configuration 2-1, 2-10

content rule-based 1-11

data centers 1-31

definition GLO-3

global statistics 4-19

monitoring 4-9

using Content Services Switch 1-11

using the GSS 1-12

zone-based 1-11

Global Site Selector

about 1-17

acting as GSSM 1-16, 1-29

activating 2-21

architecture 1-15

authoritative DNS server 1-12

balancing data centers 1-31

boomerang server 4-3

communication 1-30

configured as GSSM 2-3

configuring 2-1, 2-5

console cable 2-2

definition GLO-3

delete 2-23

deployment

behind firewall 1-30

data center 1-31

typical 1-28

DNS server 4-4

domain pattern matching 2-29

enable remote connect 2-7

error messages 3-68

factors in responding to a request 1-12

hardware 1-12, 1-16, 1-17

interact with SLBs 1-12

keepalives

global properties 2-34

overview 1-21

key features 1-2

locating 1-29

login accounts 3-14

management

CLI-based 1-32

GUI-based 1-32

maximum supported domains 2-29

modifying 2-23

monitoring

through CLI 4-2

through GUI 4-6

network configuration 3-4

overview 1-2

packet filtering 1-30

publicly addressable 1-29

remote access 2-2

reporting interval 3-8

synchronized with GSSM 1-17

user account

creating 3-14

deleting 3-16

modifying 3-15

Global Site Selector Manager

acting as GSS 1-16

backing up 3-30

communication 1-30

configuring

primary 2-4

procedure 2-3

standby 2-4

database 1-16, 2-3

monitoring 4-7

restoring from backup 3-41

default username and password 2-10

definition GLO-3

deployment 1-29

DNS rule configuration interface 2-58

DNS rules 1-14, 1-34

enabling GUI 2-5

exporting data 4-28

GUI

changing the password 3-12

creating user account 3-9

modifying user account 3-11

monitoring 4-6

overview 1-33

removing user account 3-12

HELP button 1-35

icons 1-38

locating 1-29

login accounts 3-9

log on to 2-8

MONITORING button 1-34

password 3-12

primary 1-16

printing data 4-28

redundancy 1-31

RESOURCES button 1-34

restoring from full backup 3-43

role change 3-2

standby

act as primary 1-31

as backup 1-29

definition 1-17

switching primary and standby role 3-2

TOOLS button 1-35

two primary GSSMs (note) 3-2

upgrading software 3-33

global statistics 4-19

glue A records

adding to zone configuration file 2-76

group

resources by region, location, owner 2-20

GSLB

See global server load balancing

GSS

See Global Site Selector

gss.log file 4-22

gss command 4-2

GSS communications

network configuration item 3-5

GSSM

See Global Site Selector Manager

gssm primary-to-standby command 3-3

gssm standby-to-primary command 3-3

GSS network

configuration 1-16

definition GLO-3

deployment 1-28

global statistics 4-19

grouping (table) 2-20

GSLB configuration 2-10

GSLB status 4-9

management 1-32

monitoring

through CLI 4-3

through GUI 4-6

organizing 1-27, 2-12

primary GSSM 1-16

time 1-33

URL 2-9

GSS-related ports and protocols 3-26

GUI

browsers supported 1-33

configuration 3-7, 3-8

details windows 1-36

device management 1-32

enabling 2-5

icons 1-38

list windows 1-35

logging on 1-33, 2-8

navigation 1-37

organization 1-34

password 3-12

refresh 3-8

security 3-8

timeout 3-8

understanding 1-33

user account

creating 3-9

modifying 3-11

removing 3-12

H

hash

by domain name 2-70

by source address 2-70

hashed balance method

by domain name 2-66

by source address 2-66

HELP button 1-35

hosted domain

about 1-17

definition 2-28, GLO-3

maximum name length 1-17

requested 1-14

host name

field 4-6

network configuration item 3-5

Host tag 2-38

HTTP

secure HTTP 2-9

HTTP HEAD default destination port

keepalive property 2-35

HTTP HEAD default path

keepalive property 2-35

HTTP-Head keepalive

about 1-22

type 2-37, 2-43

HTTP HEAD minimum interval

keepalive property 2-36

HTTP HEAD response timeout

keepalive property 2-35

I

ICMP keepalive type 1-21, 2-37, 2-43

ICMP minimum interval

keepalive property 2-36

icon

asterisk 1-38

Edit 1-38

question mark 1-40

sort 1-38

wizard 1-38

info log message 4-26

interface

GSS communications as network configuration item 3-5

network configuration item 3-5

Internet Explorer

supported versions 1-33

IP address

field 4-6

network configuration item 3-5

IP default gateway

network configuration item 3-5

IP name server

network configuration item 3-5

IP TTL 2-70

iterative requests 1-6

K

KAL

See keepalive

KAL-AP By Tag 2-43

KAL-AP By VIP 2-43

KAL-AP keepalive

about 1-21

KAL-AP By Tag 1-22, 2-43

KAL-AP By VIP 1-22, 2-43

type 2-37, 2-43

KAL-AP minimum interval

keepalive property 2-36

keepalive

about 1-21

and NAT 1-22

configuring for an answer 1-21

definition GLO-4

error messages 3-64

external 1-12

global properties

modifying 2-34

table 2-35

monitoring status of 4-5

probes per second 4-19

shared

about 2-36

creating 2-37

deleting 2-39

error messages 3-62

modifying 2-38

type

CRA 1-22

HTTP-Head 1-22

ICMP 1-21

KAL-AP 1-21

name server 1-22

None 1-22

keepalive negative probe count 4-12

keepalive packets received 4-11

keepalive packets sent 4-11

keepalive positive probe count 4-11

keepalive probes per second 4-19

keepalive properties 2-35

KeepAlive query domain field

for determining liveness 2-46

keepalive transition count 4-12

L

L4

See Layer 4 information

L7

See Layer 7 information

Layer 4 information 1-8

Layer 7 information 1-8

least loaded

about 1-24

balance method 2-66

weight option 1-26

list windows 1-35

load 1-12

loading

startup configuration from external file 3-6

load optimization

and GSLB 1-10

load threshold

about 1-27

VIP answer 2-55

location

about 1-27

creating 2-13

definition 2-12, GLO-4

deleting 2-16

error messages 3-66

modify all answers in 2-48

modifying 2-14

log files

subsystem 4-24

viewing 4-20

logging levels 4-20

logging on

to GSSM GUI 2-8

login

default 2-10

GUI 1-33

login accounts

creating

GSS 3-14

GSSM 3-9

deleting GSS 3-16

GSS 3-14

GSSM 3-9

modifying

GSS 3-15

GSSM 3-11

login certificate 2-9

LT

See load threshold

M

MAC address 4-6

management

CLI-based 1-32

GUI-based 1-32

Manually entered domain list button 2-62

Manually entered source address list button 2-62

Match DNS Query Type drop-down list 2-67

messages

system log 4-27

monitoring

boomerang server status 4-3

database status 4-7

DNS server 4-4

global load-balancing status 4-9

keepalives 4-5

status of GSS devices

by CLI 4-2

from the GUI 4-6

MONITORING button 1-34

N

name server

about 1-6, 1-20

answer type

creating 2-46

authoritative 1-7

balance method 2-50

balance method options 1-26

configuring 2-76

definition GLO-4

forwarding 1-20

keepalive 1-22

known addresses 1-7

order 2-55

weight 2-55

name server records

adding to zone configuration file 2-76

navigation

GUI 1-37

Netscape Navigator

supported versions 1-33

network

configuration

erasing 3-4

for GSS devices 3-5

modifying 3-4

overview 2-2

running 3-5

startup 3-5

connectivity 2-2

deployment 1-29

GSSM connectivity 2-3

locating GSS on 1-29

Network Address Translation

keepalives 1-22

network management 1-32

network topology 1-1

nodes

communication 1-30

nonadmin password

resetting 3-18

None keepalive type 2-43

NS

See name server

NS minimum interval

keepalive property 2-36

O

obtaining

software upgrade file 3-35

one-way delay 2-45

order

about 1-23, 1-26

assigning 2-64

name server 2-55

VIP answers 2-55

ordered list

definition GLO-4

ordered list balance method 1-23, 2-66

origin server

definition GLO-5

owner

about 1-28

creating 2-16, 2-17

deleting 2-19

deploying 2-12

error messages 3-67

modifying 2-19

reactivating all DNS rules 2-71

suspending all answer groups for 2-57

suspending all DNS rules 2-71

P

packet filtering 1-30

pad size 2-69

Partner Initiated Customer Access

See PICA

password

admin

resetting 3-17

CLI

resetting 3-16

default 2-10

GSSM GUI

changing 3-12

nonadmin

resetting 3-18

peers 1-11

PICA

registration number 3-36

ports and protocols

required for GSS devices 3-26

PostgreSQL database 1-16

Predefined source address list button 2-62

preference 1-12

primary GSSM

about 1-16

changing to standby 3-2

two enabled simultaneously (note) 3-2

Print button 1-40

printing GSSM data 4-28

profile

customer 1-3

properties

keepalive

modifying 2-34

protocols and ports

required for GSS devices 3-26

proximity

boomerang 1-25

DNS race 2-44

in Content Services Switch 1-11

Q

query

match DNS type 2-67

not matched to D-proxy 1-18

question mark icon 1-40

R

reactivate

all answer groups for an owner 2-57

all answers in location 2-48

all DNS rules by owner 2-71

answer group 2-56

records

validating database 4-7

recursive request 1-6

redundancy

and GSLB 1-10

and synchronization 1-31

Refresh button 1-39

refresh interval 3-8

region

about 1-27

creating 2-13

definition GLO-5

deleting 2-16

deploying 2-12

error messages 3-67

modifying 2-14

removing

rules from access list 3-24

report

answer hit counts 4-9

answer status 4-13

database validation 4-8

DNS rule hit count 4-14

domain hit count 4-16

keepalive statistics 4-11

source address hit count 4-17

reporting interval 3-8

requests

handled by SLBs 1-9

iterative 1-6

resolution 1-6, 1-13

routing 2-11

source 1-12

Reset button 1-39

resetting

admin password 3-17

CLI password 3-16

nonadmin password 3-18

RESOURCES button 1-34

response

selected by SLB 1-9

response time

and GSLB 1-11

as component of proximity 1-12

restoring

earlier software version 3-41

GSSM database from a backup 3-41

GSSM from full backup 3-43

return record count 2-67, 2-69

round-robin

about 1-24

in balance clause 2-66

weight 1-26

round-trip time

versus one-way delay 2-45

running configuration

changing 3-5

S

Save button 1-39

scalability

and GSLB 1-11

secret

definition 2-70

Secure Socket Layer

definition GLO-5

security

configuration 3-8

GUI 3-8

segmenting

GSS traffic by interface 3-18

server delay 2-70

server load 1-1

server load balancer

definition GLO-5

maximum supported 1-12

placement on network 1-9

request handling 1-9

server load balancing

about 1-8

service and support xvi

service provider

definition GLO-5

Set Answers KAL ICMP button 2-39

Set Answers KAL None button 2-39

severity log message 4-25

shared HTTP-Head keepalive 2-44

shared ICMP keepalive 2-43

shared keepalive

about 2-37

creating 2-37

deleting 2-39

error messages 3-62

modifying 2-38

show access-list command 3-25

show logs command 4-22

show statistics command

boomerang 4-3

dns 4-4

SLB

See server load balancer

SNMP

enabling and disabling 3-27

viewing status 3-28

SNMP port

changing 3-29

software

starting 2-5

software update

new update file 3-35

obtaining file from Cisco 3-35

overall procedure 3-33

verifying 3-39

software version

determining 3-34

restoring earlier 3-41

sort

DNS rules 2-72

removing 2-76

sort icon 1-38

sorting 1-35

source address

about 1-18

blocks 1-18, 2-24

hash 2-66

hit counts 4-17

in DNS rule 2-62

maximum per source address list 2-24

source address and domain hash

about 1-24

source address list

about 1-18

anywhere 1-18

creating 2-24

default 2-24

definition 1-18, GLO-5

deleting 2-28

error messages 3-69

maximum addresses 2-24

modifying 2-27

source of request 1-12

SSH

disabled 2-2

enabling 2-7

SSH enable

network configuration item 3-5

SSL

See Secure Socket Layer

standby GSSM

changing to primary 3-2

definition 1-16

enabling as primary 1-17

starting

Cisco GSS software 2-5

startup configuration

changing 3-5, 3-6

loading from external file 3-6

static proximity

definition GLO-6

statistics

global 4-19

stopping an answer 2-47

subdomain

delegate to GSS 1-29

subscriber

definition GLO-6

subsystem log files

viewing 4-24

suspend

all answer groups for an owner 2-56

all answers in a location 2-48

all DNS rules by owner 2-71

answer 2-47

answer group 2-56

DNS rule 2-68, 2-70

switching

primary and standby GSSM role 3-2

synchronization

primary and standby GSSM 1-31

system log

messages 4-27

severity 4-25

viewing 4-25

T

Tag field

used as key 2-44

tail command option 4-22, 4-24

TCP

to communicate status 1-30

technical support xvi

Telnet

disabled 2-2

enabling 2-7

Telnet enable

network configuration item 3-5

terminal session 2-2

third-party software

viewing information 3-45

time

GSS network 1-33

timeout, GUI

configuring 3-8

Time To Live

definition GLO-6

TOOLS button 1-35

traffic

segmenting

by interface 3-18

troubleshooting 3-46to 3-71

TTL

See Time To Live

type command 4-24

U

unmatched DNS queries 4-19

upgrade file

adding 3-35

upgrading

GSS device software

order of operation 3-33

procedure 3-37

upstream DNS configuration 2-76

URL

secure HTTP 2-9

user account on GSS

creating 3-14

deleting 3-16

modifying 3-15

user account on GSSM

creating 3-9

modifying 3-11

removing 3-12

user error messages 3-71

user interface

details windows 1-36

enabling 2-5

icons 1-38

list windows 1-35

log on to 2-8

navigation 1-37

organization 1-34

understanding 1-33

username

default 2-10

UTC 1-33

V

validating

database records 4-7

verifying

software upgrade 3-39

viewing

access lists 3-25

gss.log file 4-22

log files 4-20

SNMP status 3-28

subsystem log files 4-24

system log 4-25

third-party software information 3-45

VIP

about 1-9, 1-19

answer

DNS Rule Wizard 2-64

keepalive types 2-43

balance method 2-50

balance method options 1-26

creating answer 2-40

load threshold 2-55

order 2-55

weight 2-55

virtual IP address

See VIP

W

warning log message 4-25

web browser

access GSSM GUI 2-9

supported 1-33

WebNS

definition GLO-6

weight

about 1-26

assigning 2-65

least loaded 1-26

name server 2-55

round-robin 1-26

VIP 2-55

weighted round-robin

about 1-24

used in balance clause 2-67

weight option 1-26

wildcards

in domains 2-29

wizard

DNS Rule Wizard 2-60

icon 1-38

write memory command 3-5

Z

zone-based GSLB 1-11

zone configuration file

modifying 2-76

sample 2-77


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