
Introduction
BIG-IP® Reference Guide 4-1
Introduction
This chapter describes the elements that make up the high-level network of
BIG-IP. The high-level network is distinct from the base network, which is
configured with the Setup utility.
Just as the base network is built on the BIG-IP interfaces, the high-level
network is built on the load balancing pool. The high-level network includes
all of the properties associated with pools, as well as virtual servers, and
nodes. It can also include pool-selection rules, as well as services, proxies,
SNATs, NATs, and health monitor associations for nodes.
• Pools represent groups of nodes that can receive traffic from BIG-IP
according to a specified load balancing method.
• Rules enable a virtual server to choose among multiple pools based on
selection criteria. In the form of cache rules, they also allow the virtual
server to cache content intelligently based on frequency of access.
• Proxies are used for SSL acceleration and content conversion
(akamaization) where these features are present.
• Virtual Servers can be of four types: standard, wildcard, network, or
forwarding.
• Proxies are used for SSL acceleration and content conversion
(akamaization) where these features are present.
• Services correspond to the ports (for example, port 80 and port 443)
specified for nodes as they are defined in load balancing pools. Service
options include enabling/disabling of service, connection limits, and
timeouts for UDP and TCP.
• SNATs and NATs are secure network address translations and network
address translations, respectively, and are used primarily to allow servers
to establish outgoing connections as clients.
• Health monitors are status checking devices that may be configured by
the user, and are associated with nodes for ongoing monitoring.
The remaining sections of this chapter describe each of these elements and
the procedures for configuring them for BIG-IP.
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