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Chapter 2 Installation, Configuration and Management
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2.4.2 Configuring Optional Parameters
This section provides an overview of the optional parameters and the
procedure to configure these optional parameters in NetScaler 9000 system.
1. Specifying HTTP Traffic Ports
This configuration parameter identifies the web server HTTP ports,
allowing the NetScaler 9000 system to perform Request Switching for
any client request that has a destination port matching to one of these
configured ports.
If the incoming client request is not destined for a service or virtual server
configured on the NetScaler 9000 system, the destination port in this
packet must match one of the globally configured HTTP ports. This
allows the NetScaler 9000 system to perform connection keep-alive/
server off-load.
To specify this optional parameter, use the -httpPort argument of the
set config CLI command.
2. Specifying Connection Settings
You can specify the maximum number of connections made from the
NetScaler 9000 system to the web server(s) attached to it. The value you
enter here is applied globally to all attached servers. (For example, if you
enter 500 and there are three servers attached to the NetScaler 9000
system, the NetScaler 9000 system will support a maximum of 500
connections to each of the three servers.) The default value allows an
unlimited number of connections to be made.
Note: If you are using Apache Server
™
, you may want to set this
parameter. Setting this parameter is optional for other web
servers. The value set here must be equal to the value of the
MaxClients parameter set in the Apache Server.
If you want to set unique values for one or more of the attached servers,
you may do so using the set service CLI command after you
complete configuring the NetScaler 9000 system.
Note: For more information, refer to NetScaler 9000 Series Command
Reference Guide.