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Chapter 9: Configuring Proxies
Configuring proxies
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To delete a proxy, highlight the proxy you want to delete, and click Delete in the
lower left portion of the window. You cannot delete proxies that are preconfigured
on the Sidewinder G2 and you cannot delete a proxy that is
specified as a service in a proxy rule.
When you select a proxy in the proxy table, the configuration information for
that proxy appears in the Proxy Properties tab in the lower portion of the
window. This tab allows you to modify the proxy information. However, you
cannot modify a proxy’s name or protocol once it has been created. To change
the name or protocol for a proxy, you must delete the proxy and then create a
new proxy with the new name and/or protocol.
To configure or modify the properties for a proxy, select the proxy in the table,
and follow the steps below.
Note: The fields that appear will vary depending on which proxy you select.
1 In the Enabled In Burbs field, select the burb(s) for which this proxy is
enabled. A check mark indicates that a burb is enabled for that proxy.
Important: Be sure to deselect any burbs for which you do not want this proxy
enabled. (If a burb is disabled, a check mark will not appear next to it.)
2 In the Port Definitions field, specify the port(s) or range(s) of ports that the
proxy will use. TCP proxies can have multiple, non-contiguous ports
configured. Non-TCP proxies may only be allowed to have a single port, or
a single port range configured.
To add a new port or range of ports, click New. To modify an existing port or
range of ports, highlight the entry and click Modify. The Port(s) Configuration
window appears. For information on configuring the Port Configuration
window, see “Configuring connection ports” on page 271.
Important: Do not specify a port number or range that is currently being used
for a server or another proxy running on the Sidewinder G2.
3 (http, https, sql, and generic TCP proxies only) To specify the total number
of connections expected for a proxy, select one of the following options
from the Expected Connections drop-down list:
Caution: Do not change the value for this field unless you have experienced
performance problems for one of the proxies listed. Opening multiple instances
of a single proxy can create performance problems if you enable them
unnecessarily. For specific information on when to enable multiple proxy
instances, see “Configuring multiple instances of certain proxies” on page 246.
• 1000—Select this value to open a single instance for a proxy.
• 2000—Select this value to open a single instance for a proxy.
• 4000—Select this value to open two identical proxies.
• 8000—Select this value to open four identical proxies.
• 16000—Select this value to open eight identical proxies.