
Glossary
BIG-IP® Reference Guide Glossary - 1
Any IP Traffic
Any IP Traffic is a feature that allows the BIG-IP to load balance protocols
other than TCP and UDP.
ARL (Akamai Resource Locator)
An ARL is a URL that is modified to point to content on the Akamai
Freeflow Network
TM
. In content conversion (akamaization), the URL is
converted to an ARL, which retrieves the resource from a geographically
nearby server on the Akamai Freeflow Network for faster content delivery.
big3d
The big3d utility is a monitoring utility that collects metrics information
about paths between a BIG-IP and a specific local DNS server. The big3d
utility runs on BIG-IP units and it forwards metrics information to 3-DNS
Controllers.
BIG-IP active unit
In a redundant system, the active unit is the BIG-IP that currently load
balances connections. If the active unit in the redundant system fails, the
standby unit assumes control and begins to load balance connections.
BIG-IP web server
The BIG-IP web server runs on a BIG-IP and hosts the Configuration utility.
bigpipe
The bigpipe utility provides command line access to the BIG-IP.
BIG/stat
BIG/stat is a statistical monitoring utility that ships on the BIG-IP. This
utility provides a snap-shot of statistical information.
BIG/top
BIG/top is a statistical monitoring utility that ships on the BIG-IP. This
utility provides real-time statistical information.
BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain)
BIND is the most common implementation of DNS, which provides a
system for matching domain names to IP addresses.
cacheable content determination
Cacheable content determination is a process that determines the type of
content you cache on the basis of any combination of elements in the HTTP
header.
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