Installation manual

Configuring a Global Server
Adding a Global Server
CLI Storage-Management Guide 10-5
Use the virtual server command to create a virtual server for an ARX and assign a VIP
address to the switch:
virtual server switch-name virtual-ip-address mask [vlan vlan-id]
where
switch-name (1-128 characters) is the host name of the current ARX, and
virtual-ip-address is one VIP for the switch, which you create with this
command.
mask establishes the subnet part of the virtual-IP address.
vlan vlan-id (optional; 1-65535) is the VLAN that carries the above subnet.
The default is VLAN 1.
For example, suppose the local switch has the hostname, “bstnA6k.” The following
command sequence assigns it a VIP of 192.168.25.10 and adds the switch to the
global server at “www.wwmed.com:”
bstnA6k(gbl)# global server www.wwmed.com
bstnA6k(gbl-gs[www.wwmed.com])# virtual server bstnA6k 192.168.25.10 255.255.255.0 vlan 25
bstnA6k(gbl-gs-vs[www.wwmed.com~192.168.25.10])# ...
This next example uses the same switch in another global server, insur.medarch.org.
This global server will access the switch through another VIP, 192.168.25.14:
bstnA6k(gbl)# global server insur.medarch.org
bstnA6k(gbl-gs[insur.medarch.org])# virtual server bstnA6k 192.168.25.14 255.255.255.0
vlan 25
bstnA6k(gbl-gs-vs[insur.medarch.org~192.168.25.14])# ...
Registering with a WINS Server (CIFS)
This section only applies to virtual servers that support CIFS storage.
The Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) resolves domain-based names (such as
www.mycompany.com) with IP addresses (such as 192.168.95.91). It is analogous to
the Domain Name System (DNS), except that WINS integrates with the
dynamic-addressing protocol, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).