ePrism User Guide - EdgeWave

HALO (High Availability and Load Optimization)
Configuring the F5 Load Balancer
As part of ePrism’s clustering solution, you can use the BIG-IP F5 iControl load balancer to
control traffic to your clustered systems. ePrism includes a configuration screen where you can
configure the BIG-IP load balancer via the iControl administrative connection.
This integration allows you to configure and communicate the ePrism cluster system nodes directly
to the BIG-IP device. Information on email content and traffic load can be communicated directly
with the load balancer, resulting in intelligent failover decisions.
Note: See the BIG-IP documentation for more information on configuring the load
balancer.
Select HALO -> F5 Integration from the menu to configure the BIG-IP load balancer.
Click the Config button to setup a new F5 configuration.
• BIG/IP Enabled — Select the check box to enable management of the BIG/IP load balancer
with iControl.
• BIG/IP IP Address — Specify the IP address of the BIG/IP system used for iControl
administrative access.
• Login — Enter the login ID used to configure the load balancer.
• Password — Enter the password for the login ID above.
• Pool — Specify the name of the load balancing pool used for mail flow for the ePrism cluster.
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